Fawcett Publications · 10¢ · 52 Pages
A Golden Age issue from the height of Captain Marvel’s popularity, featuring classic cover and interior work by C. C. Beck and stories by longtime Marvel Family writer Otto Binder.
• Classic C.C. Beck cover: “Captain Marvel Becomes a Petrophile!”
• Multiple full-length Captain Marvel features
• 52-page Golden Age format
• Blend of superhero adventure, humor strips, sci-fi text story, and vintage ads
Notable stories include:
“Captain Marvel Meets Billy Batson!” – Zeus’ lightning causes unexpected transformations
“At the Center of the Earth!” – Hollow Earth adventure
“Captain Marvel Gets a Hobby!” – the rock-collecting tale behind the cover concept
“The King of Terror Island!”
Plus humor strips (Dopey Danny Dee, Tightwad Tad), a Jon Jarl sci-fi text story, Captain Kid feature, and period ads for Wheaties, Popsicles, Gillette tires, Daisy air rifles, and more.
A complete snapshot of post-war Golden Age comic publishing.
• Significant wear consistent with low grade
• Edge wear, creasing, and handling
• Aging to interior pages typical of 1940s newsprint
• Complete with readable interior
Lower-grade but solid example of a 1947 Fawcett issue.
During the 1940s, Captain Marvel was one of the best-selling superheroes in America. Issues from the mid-to-late 1940s capture the peak of Fawcett’s storytelling — bright, imaginative, and distinct from contemporaneous DC and Timely output.
Fawcett Publications · 10¢ · 52 Pages
A Golden Age issue from the height of Captain Marvel’s popularity, featuring classic cover and interior work by C. C. Beck and stories by longtime Marvel Family writer Otto Binder.
• Classic C.C. Beck cover: “Captain Marvel Becomes a Petrophile!”
• Multiple full-length Captain Marvel features
• 52-page Golden Age format
• Blend of superhero adventure, humor strips, sci-fi text story, and vintage ads
Notable stories include:
“Captain Marvel Meets Billy Batson!” – Zeus’ lightning causes unexpected transformations
“At the Center of the Earth!” – Hollow Earth adventure
“Captain Marvel Gets a Hobby!” – the rock-collecting tale behind the cover concept
“The King of Terror Island!”
Plus humor strips (Dopey Danny Dee, Tightwad Tad), a Jon Jarl sci-fi text story, Captain Kid feature, and period ads for Wheaties, Popsicles, Gillette tires, Daisy air rifles, and more.
A complete snapshot of post-war Golden Age comic publishing.
• Significant wear consistent with low grade
• Edge wear, creasing, and handling
• Aging to interior pages typical of 1940s newsprint
• Complete with readable interior
Lower-grade but solid example of a 1947 Fawcett issue.
During the 1940s, Captain Marvel was one of the best-selling superheroes in America. Issues from the mid-to-late 1940s capture the peak of Fawcett’s storytelling — bright, imaginative, and distinct from contemporaneous DC and Timely output.
