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Capt. Marvel Adventures #002 [Summer'41][FICHE]-68pg-c2c -Rolster

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Issue: #2
Published: Summer 1941, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: France Herron
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. (7 3/4" X 10 10/16") Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Inerior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The series title as given in the indicia for this issue is "64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures." On sale date from the publication date as submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries; Part 1; Group 2; Pamphlets, Leaflets, Contributions to Newspapers or Periodicals, Etc., Lectures, Sermons, Addresses for Oral Deliveries, Maps; 1941; New Series; Volume 38; Number 5. Copyright number: AA 364771.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Featuring:	Captain Marvel
Credits:	Pencils: C. C. Beck \| Inks: C. C. Beck
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Captain Marvel Billy Batson Nazi Soldier

Comic Story (17 pages)	World of the Microscope
Featuring:	Captain Marvel
Synopsis:	Sivana uses his latest discovery to shrink Captain Marvel and Beautia in size, landing them in a microscopic world, where they face an array of dangers including Sivana himself.
Credits:	Script: Manly Wade Wellman \| Pencils: George Tuska \| Inks: George Tuska
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] Beautia Sivana Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain) The Germ-People (villains, Introduction For All)

Activity (1 page)
Featuring:	Play Square With Captain Marvel
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Comic Story (12 pages)	Invasion from Mars
Featuring:	Captain Marvel
Synopsis:	Captain Marvel battles the Spider Men from Mars, who have invaded the Earth, and whom, he discovers, are robots!
Credits:	Pencils: George Tuska \| Inks: George Tuska
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] Sterling Morris Henderson (astronomer) The Spider Men From Mars (villains, Introduction For All, All On Earth Die) Un-named King Of Mars (villain, Introduction, Reforms)

Text Story (2 pages)	The Curse of the Scorpion
Featuring:	Captain Marvel
Synopsis:	Billy joins a group of archaeologists who are involved in tomb excavations and are just about to obtain information about the ancient Scorpion Dynasty when the expedition discovers the Golden Scorpion and adjusts its lenses, causing an explosion. When the smoke clears, Billy stands before the ancient High Priest of Siam named Shazam, who gives Billy strange powers which transform him into the mighty Captain Marvel! After the group divides the lenses up among themselves, with one being given the Scorpion itself, they flee the tomb and begin crossing a swinging bridge, which suddenly collapses.
Credits:	Pencils: George Tuska (spot illustrations) \| Inks: George Tuska (spot illustrations) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] Shazam [aka High Priest Of Siam] Betty Wallace Howell (Billy's Boss) Dr. Stephen Lang (archaeologist) Professor Luther Bentley (archaeologist) James Malcolm (backer Of Expedition)

Comic Story (14 pages)	The Pirate's Treasure
Featuring:	Captain Marvel
Synopsis:	Mr. Morris sends Billy out to discover the truth behind the strange murder of a poor sailor, and Billy finds himself shanghaied aboard the pirate ship "Sea Witch", heading for an isolated island where the Captain of the ship seeks the sunken treasure of Tamungu just off shore.
Credits:	Script: Rod Reed \| Pencils: George Tuska \| Inks: George Tuska
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] Sterling Morris Un-named Sailor (death) Captain Thaddeus Heth (villain, Introduction, Death) Mozo (villain, Introduction, Death) Esau Grommett (villain, Introduction, Death)

Comic Story (18 pages)	The Arson Fiend
Featuring:	Captain Marvel
Synopsis:	Captain Marvel investigates reports of a strange little man carrying a small black bag, selling fire insurance. When a business fails to buy it, a strange arsonist appears on the scene and sets the place on fire.
Credits:	Script: Rod Reed \| Pencils: George Tuska \| Inks: George Tuska
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] Sterling Morris Mr. Barclay (introduction, Death) Mike (introduction) The Arson Fiend [George D. Tweedle] (villain, Introduction, Death)

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