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Captain Marvel Adventures 79 Universal
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9.2
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Currently the Highest Graded Copy of this Issue. Includes the first appearance of the very popular Tawky Tawny
(Published) December 1947
(Cover) C.C. Beck
9 page Captain Marvel
"The Talking Tiger"
(Appearance) Tawky Tawny
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck
(Reprinted) Shazam #8 (December 1973)
The story opens to a hermit complaining about civilization. He's talking to a tiger and surprisingly the tiger talks back. However, the hermits talk of civilization has piqued the interest of the tiger and so he heads to America to the chagrin of the hermit. He stows away on a boat but after he arrive in the U.S. and starts to chat with a sailor the man runs of screaming for help. Billy hears the cries for help and transforms. The tiger tries to reason with Cap but our hero disbelieves his ears and punches the tiger out.
Mr. Tawny is put in a zoo and even when he demonstrates he can talk he's inexplicably kept in the cage. He manages to break out only to run into Capt Marvel again. He wisely retreats, hiding in a tree, and then decides to take a stroll into the city. Again, people are frightened by the walking tiger and run away in fear. Tawny decides he could blend in better if he wore clothes. Marvel runs into the clothed Tawny and finally confirms that he is speaking. He gets Tawny a job at a museum and he's welcomed into society.
7 page Captain Marvel
"The World's Worst Actor"
(Pencils/Inks) Pete Costanza
Elroy P. Fauntleroy is the world's worst actor but he tries out for a role on a new WHIZ television program. Meanwhile, Billy is having issues with a temperamental actor named Blackwell who ends up kicking Billy in the rear. He transforms and forces the man to perform as Elroy shows up. Elroy tries acting but ends up tying himself up in the curtains and falls off the stage. Blackwell then throws some pepper in Elroy's face so Capt Marvel throws him out the door. Elroy starts to walk away when he faints. A sympathetic Marvel ends up hiring him except he decides to use him as a comedy actor instead of a dramatic actor as Elroy fancies himself. Later, Cap worries that Elroy will find out he's being treated as a joke. Blackwell tries to tell Elroy to humiliate him but Cap tosses him out. Despite his best efforts Elroy gives a ridiculous performance and the next days reviews praise his hilarious performance. He's initially angry but when he's suddenly embraces his comedic side.
7 page Captain Marvel
"Minerva's True Love"
(Appearance) Aunt Minerva
(Pencils/Inks) Pete Costanza
Billy Batson is walking down the street when he hears an explosion. Handsom Dan, the jewel thief, is running down the street with a huge sack and ducks into a house as Billy transforms. Turns out it's the house of Aunt Minerva and he arrives just as Minerva shoots a spider off the wall. She spots Dan and immediately falls in love. When there is a knock at the door she hides Dan in a closet and calls him her 'future husband'. It's Capt Marvel at the door and he immediately shrinks away at the sight of Minerva. When Dan hears Minerva talking about marrying him he immediately turns himself in.
Later, Minerva decides to break the love of her life out of jail and when Marvel goes to check on Dan he finds his guard unconscious. Cap finds a note from Dan asking to be saved and leaves the address of Minerva's hideout. The police surround her place but Minerva is a crack shot and literally shoots the buttons of the cops uniforms until the clothes fall off. Dan smashes a crate over Minerva's head to no effect. Cap shows up and Dan hides behind him. He arrests Dan but Minerva holds on to Cap's leg and they end up in opposite jail cells.
4 page Captain Kid
"Candidate For Chaos"
(Script/Pencils/Inks) Al Liederman
2 page Jon Jarl text
"Rocket Race"
(Script)Otto Binder [as Eando Binder]
8 page Captain Marvel
"The Ancient Crime"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils/Inks) Pete Costanza
(Reprinted) Shazam! #13
Billy is reading about ancient Egypt when he comes across a mention of old Shazam stating he was 'evil'. Billy decides to question old Shazam himself. Rather than defend himself old Shazam suggests Capt Marvel travel back to ancient Egypt. He find Shazam but the wizard is treated as a hero. Cap spots a suspicious looking man but is distracted when a fire breaks out near the pharaoh's throne. He takes care of the problem but when old Shazam returns he demands riches in payment for past services threatening to destroy the Pharaoh. When old Shazam doesn't recognize Marvel, Cap decides he's a fraud and pulls off his beard.
He forces the man to sign a confession on a gold plate but just as he finishes a dust storm wipes the man and the whole village away. Cap buries the plate under a pyramid. Back to the present time, Cap directs archaeologists to the location of the plate clearing the wizards good name.
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| The Return of Mr. Tawny |
Captain Marvel Adventures 82 Universal
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9.0
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Fourth Highest Grade Behind a Trio of 9.2's.
(Published) March 1948
(Cover) C.C. Beck
9 page Captain Marvel
"Sivana Meets Aunt Minerva"
(Script) Bill Woolfolk
Sivana has come up with a brilliant plan to eliminate Capt. Marvel, climb in Billy Batson's window and slit his throat. Meanwhile, Aunt Minerva has created a love potion that she'll use on Capt. Marvel after forcing Billy to transform. Minerva arrives at Billy's just after Sivana prompting him to dive under a bed when he senses an intruder. Mistaking Sivana for Billy she hits him with the love potion and he pops out moonstruck. Not being choosy, Minerva is fine with Sivana's advances until Billy wakes, transforms and belts Sivana in the face. Minerva embraces the Big Red Cheese causing him to change back to Billy and Sivana knocks him out with a chair. Minerva dives into Sivana's arm knocking him down and out.
Back at Minerva's hideout, Sivana continues to profess his love so she orders him out and steal the finest jewels. Still having a crush on Marvel she calls Billy and tells him where Sivana will be stealing the jewels. Marvel shows up as Sivana is breaking into a vault and punches him in the face but he escapes while Cap is occupied with his underlings.
Impressed by the jewels Minerva agrees to elope and Sivana goes back to his hideout to gather all his money when Cap shows up and punches him to the ceiling. The jolt shakes Sivana out of his love stupor and he begs to be put in jail to avoid Minerva. Cap ends up carrying both to prison as they hit and curse each other.
7 page Captain Marvel
"The Streamlining of Captain Marvel"
(Script) Bill Woolfolk
Spotting "Blimp" Baldwin's gang robbing the Hysler Building from their blimp, Capt. Marvel swoops in and begins pummeling them. The pilot accidentally steers the dirigible into the building igniting it in flames. Marvel carries the burning blimp away from the city and rescues the crooks who are now happy to go to jail.
At his HQ, Blimp Baldwin is angry over his lack of weight loss even as he consumes a huge meal. Baldwin has a very porcine appearance with a pig nose and huge belly. He's told that Capt. Marvel thwarted the Hysler robbery and decides crime doesn't pay with Cap around. He proposes a plan to weaken Cap by causing him to lose weight.
At WHIZ Billy receives a massive amount of mail for Capt. Marvel each one encouraging him to lose weight. Later, Billy finds an image of a fat Capt. Marvel drawn on the sides of a building. He changes to Marvel and begins washing the picture off the wall when some boys begin mocking him for being fat. Cap ducks into a clothing store and checks out his rear end in a mirror to see if he truly is fat. Unsurprisingly, we find the boys were given money to call Marvel fat. A man approaches Cap suggesting he could help him lose weight and gets Cap to spend time in a sweat box at his salon. Two hours later ,Cap is told to sit on a vibrating horse. He hears a phone ring and answers it but before Cap can say a word Baldwin lays out the evenings crime thinking he's talking to someone else. Cap reacts quickly punching out the salon owner and capturing Blimp. The End
7 page Captain Marvel
"The Medieval Demon"
(Script) Bill Woolfolk
Horace Stoker, a practitioner of the black arts, makes his living shaking people down by threatening to put a curse on them but as he's lost credibility his income has declined. In order to gain back respect he decides to destroy Capt. Marvel.
Later, Billy is stuck in a traffic jam and transforms to Capt. Marvel to investigate only to discover a hairy bipedal creature blocking the road. A cop tries to arrest the demon but he escapes and begins scaring other people. A bus runs over the demon but he just disappears returning to Stoker. Horace sends the demon out again to destroy Capt. Marvel but the creature seems sad and lost in this strange world. He arrives in the city and kids start pelting him with stones thinking he's a man in a costume (which still doesn't make it right). Cap saves the demon, still not realizing it's a demon. Try as he might the demon can't convince people he's for real until he tries to paralyze Marvel with fear and choke the life out of him at which point Cap knocks him so hard he disappears. He appears backs at Stoker's house and chokes him to death which is a surprising brutal ending for a Capt. Marvel story.
8 page Captain Marvel
"The Return of Tawky Tawny"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Inks/Pencils) C.C. Beck
Visiting Tawky Tawny at the museum where he works, Billy inquires as to how he learned to speak. They arrange to meet later at Tawny's apartment but on the way Billy hears a gunshot and changes to Capt. Marvel. He discovers a man named Tom Todd holding a smoking gun, standing over a corpse. Tom claims innocence saying that the dead man was his boss and after he heard a gunshot he picked up the gun without thinking. The police take him away assuming he's guilty but Cap believes his unlikely story.
Later, Billy arrives at Tawny's and mentions the shooting including the suspects name. When Tawny hears the name he exclaims that Todd was an old friend. Turns out Tom Todd raised Tawny from a cub after his mom was shot by hunters. He even brought Tawny to school and when Tawny was full grown rode him like a horse. After Tawny is accused of killing a man in a nearby village he and Tom are forced to flee. They come across a hermit who happens to be testing a brain energizing serum and lo and behold Tawny is granted the ability to speak.
Tom and Tawny start back towards the village and spot the true killer tiger. Tawny defeats the tiger and they drag it back to the village to prove Tawny's innocence. Now Tawny wants to help Tom just as Tom helped him. They go to the scene of the murder and Tawny is able to use his tiger nose to track the true killer by smell. They capture the man and Tom is set free.
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| The Problem of Mr. Tawny |
Captain Marvel Adventures 86
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9.2
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Currently Tied as the Second Highest Grade Behind a Pair of 9.4's. One of the 9.4's is the other Crowley copy
(Published) July 1948
(Cover) C.C. Beck
9 page Captain Marvel
"Mr. Tawny's Problem"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils) C.C. Beck
(Inks) Pete Costanza
The grind of modern living leaves Mr. Tawny frazzled and he decides to take a vacation from his job at the museum. Tawny returns to a game preserve where he used to live but can't find his old animal friends. He smells a human and sheds his clothes, running on all fours. Tawny discovers two poachers andand easy attacks. He reveals that he is intelligent and only intends to turn them over to the authorities. One of the poachers tosses a vial of catnip in Tawny's face leaving him loopy and easy for capture.
Billy decides to go visit Tawny and changes to Capt. Marvel to cut down on travel time. Cap arrives in time to discover the two poachers dragging Tawny away in a net. Cap frees Tawny but the poachers manage to escape. After washing the catnip off Tawny the two split up to try and find the poachers. Marvel dresses up in a lion pelt and is immediately shot at. He grabs the two poachers and carries them back to their camp and then tries to call out to Mr. Tawny. When Tawny fails to respond he *groan* says his magic word to create a sound Tawny can't miss. Wisdom of Solomon my butt. Changing to Billy he is then clunked on the head and tossed in a gorilla cage. Tawny arrives just in time to rescue Billy. After all the excitement Mr. Tawny decides to go back to civilization to relax.
1/2 page Dopey Danny Dee story
"Some Memory"
(Script/Pencils/Inks) George Marko
7 page Captain Marvel
"Captain Marvel Unites a Split Personality"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils/Inks) Pete Costanza?
Billy asks bank president Walter Walker to check over the WHIZ accounts but Walker seems highly confused and dizzy and Billy suggests he take a vacation. After Billy leaves a strange transformation occurs as Walker changes into Reklaw, master thief. Billy hears a noise as he passes a bank and finds the night watchman knocked unconscious. Billy transforms and finds Reklaw looting the bank safe. Reklaw is punched into a wall but manages to shut the light off and make his escape.
Capt. Marvel heads off to tell Walker that his bank was stolen. Meanwhile, Reklaw hides the loot in a closet and then after a moment of dizziness returns to his normal self with no memory of the crime. I just noticed that Walker always wears a large glowing ring that I assume will be the source of his Jekyll and Hyde transformation. Capt. Marvel arrives and immediately figures out exactly what's going on including the influence of the ring. He consults a psychiatrist who deduces that the split personality is the result of stress and Cap suggests a plan to free Walker from Reklaw.
That night Reklaw attempts another bank robbery while Cap watches on. Capt. Marvel bursts in, grabbing Reklaw and accusing him of murder. He knocks Reklaw out and when the man recovers he's strapped in an electric chair. A harmless electrical charge is applied and Reklaw passes out. The shock kills Reklaw but Walker awakens. Later, Walker takes all long vacation and recovers completely.
7 page Captain Marvel
"The Rumor That Wouldn't Stop"
(Script) Bill Woolfolk
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck
Capt. Marvel enters a tailors' to get his uniform cleaned and the owner gild's it so it shines like a light bulb. A rumor starts spreading that Cap's clothes are literally made of gold. The homeless attack Cap for being greedy and a reporter writes an article on the greed of Marvel. Returning to his apartment Cap finds a pair of men attempting to rob the place. Turns out a newspaper retraction article said that Cap was going to be sharing the non existent gold fortune with the poor and the two needed the money for food which Marvel kindly supplies them with.
Meanwhile a couple of crooks decide to act on a rumor that Capt. Marvel has $80 million and decide to kidnap Billy and Mr. Morris. They do just that and threaten to kill Billy unless Mr. Morris gives up the location of the loot. They remove Billy's gag and stab him but he has time to shout Shazam and proceeds to pummel the thieves. Cap pummels the gang leader tossing him into the mud. A new newspaper article is written that Capt. Marvel unequivocally does NOT have $80 million. Problem solved.
4 page Captain Kid
"Three Shots For a Dime"
(Pencils/Inks) Al Liederman
8 page Captain Marvel
"The Men of Destiny"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils/Inks) Pete Costanza
An aviator breaks in to Billy's radio broadcast imploring him to send a request for help to Capt. Marvel. He tells the story of crashing on a tiny island and being captured by 'The Men of Destiny'. He claims that before he escaped he found out they intended to control the world and could walk through walls. Before he can finish the bizarre Men of Destiny arrive and Capt Marvel discovers he can't touch them. The aviator flees and the Men decide to disappear... literally. Turns out the aviator hid in a broom closet and Cap decides to carry him back to the mysterious island.
He leaves the aviator in a safe place and checks out the island. Cap is immediately attacked and still can't touch his foes. When a storm comes they disappear to safety and Cap flies off to find their fortress. Somehow he immediately finds them and manages to land a crushing punch to their leaders face. The Men of Destiny immediately give up and it dawns on Cap that they are actually Venusian's crash landed on Earth. Cap repairs their spaceship and they happily return to Venus.
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| The Lionizing of Mr. Tawny |
Captain Marvel Adventures 92 Universal
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8.0
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Despite Being a Mere 8.0 this is the Highest Graded Copy of this Issue and one of only four graded comics.
(Published) January 1949
(Cover) C.C. Beck
9 page Captain Marvel story
"The Lionizing of Mr. Tawny"
(Appearance) Tawky Tawny
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils and Inks) C.C. Beck
Mr. Tawny gets a letter from Epic Studios asking him to come to Hollywood and appear in a jungle film. Tawny will play the part of an actual jungle tiger but with his intellect he can easily follow the directorial directions. Tawny replaces an animal impersonator who later decides to KILL Tawny as an act of revenge. Cap protects him and Tawny becomes the toast of Tinseltown enraging his enemy further. The stress of being so popular begins to weigh on Tawny even as the killer makes another attempt on his life. Cap finally manages to catch the villain and Tawny returns home to sit in his easy chair and look over letters of fans who've submitted suggestions for his name. There was an actual contest at the time to see who could come up with a first name for Mr. Tawny.
In the story Hollywood producer Gordon De Boom accidentally calls Captain Marvel Captain Marble which is the name Mad magazine used in the Cap parody.
7 page Captain Marvel story
"The Curse of the Evil Eye"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils) C.C. Beck
(Inks) Pete Costanza?
Billy spots Millionaire Reginald Vanderpool shoplifting jewelry in a department store. When Cap apprehends him Vanderpool seems confused and the store declines to press charges so he is released. Almost immediately he tries a hold up outside the store before again being caught and released by Cap. A distance away Patcheye Patchog is using his "long range hypnotic powers" to force Vanderpool to rob. After Vanderpool attempts arson Captain Marvel is finally forced to take him to the police. Vanderpool is released with a stiff fine but his reputation is ruined. Later Vanderpool robs a jewelry store at night and takes the jewels to Patchog while Billy Batson watches on. Spotting Batson, Patchog paralyzes him with hypnosis Patchog controls Vanderpool to shoot Billy but his aim is terrible and the sound of the gun discharging wakens Billy from the hypnotic control. Captain Marvel takes out Patchog and Vanderpool's name is restored.
7 page Captain Marvel story
"Captain Marvel Becomes a Jinx"
(Appearance) Dr. Sivana
(Script) Otto Binder
Captain Marvel travels to Binkville for Captain Marvel day but the moment he walks into town a car crash occurs when a driver spots the famous hero. A rumor starts circulating that Captain Marvel is a jinx which seems confirmed when he lands hard on the grandstand and absolutely demolishes it. Turns out Dr. Savana sabotaged the grandstand and intends to continue to slander Captain Marvel's name. Captain Marvel and the mayor decide to tour the town in the mayor's car but Sivana sabotaged that also causing the steering wheel to dislodge and the bottom to drop off. Later, Cap has an ill advised tug of war against the towns strongest men but the rope snaps sending all the men into a lake. Convincing the town the Cap is a jinx Sivana leads a crowd to burn a statue of Captain Marvel in effigy but Sivana accidentally lights his own fake beard on fire and Cap punches him out. He puts out the fire and the day ends up a success despite Sivana.
2 page Jon Jarl text story
"World of Youth"
(Script) Otto Binder [as Eando Binder]
9 page Captain Marvel
"The Land of Limbo"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils and Inks) C.C. Beck
When an Art Museum art director wish a painting would 'Go to Limbo' a strange man shows up to literally do just that. He is the collector from Limbo and as he's leaving he decides he's tired of only taking things people don't want so he grabs an expensive painting also. Captain Marvel spots him but before he can act the man rides a horse drawn cart into the air straight into Limbo. When the collector tries to grab another valuable sculpture Captain Marvel follows him straight into Limbo. Problem is when Cap arrives in Limbo his memory is lost and he can't remember what he was trying to recover. Cap returns to Earth but everyone has forgotten the items taken to Limbo. Somehow Captain Marvel is able to remember and returns but the collector unleashes a forgotten God named Boolzeboob and then an ancient forgotten dragon which are both dispatched by the world's mightiest mortal. He returns the stolen items and later reveals that Cap learned what items were stolen by looking at the police blotter which kinda makes no sense.
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| Mr. Tawny Loses Faith In Mankind |
Captain Marvel Adventures 96 Universal
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9.4
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Currently Tied as the Highest Graded Copy of this Issue. The other 9.4 is a Davis Crippen D copy.
11 Page Captain Marvel Story
"Mr. Tawny Loses Faith In Mankind"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencil/Inks C.C. Beck
Mr. Tawny sells his name and likeness to a manufacturer named Mr. Twister who aggressively markets his products using Tawny's face. Hilariously one of the products is a breakfast cereal with Tawny saying, 'It's Great'. This is 2 years before Tony the Tiger began Kellogg's Frosted Flakes with the "They're Grrreat' tagline. Captain Marvel tries the cereal and discovers they are literally sawdust and the people who bought the product turn on Mr. Tawny. Later Captain Marvel discovers that the Tawny toys are just old doornobs. When Tawny discovers that the Tawny soda is just colored water he goes into a rage and attacks the salespeople. Tawny is arrested as an accomplice in the swindle and Captain Marvel encourages the police to take him in. Thinking Tawny has taken the fall Mr. Twister returns to hatch a new swindle only to get caught by Captain Marvel and put in jail as Tawny is released. At the end of the story it is revealed that Mr. Tawny has been given a first name of 'Tawky' following a contest for readers.
7 Page Captain Marvel Story
"The Big Balloon Race Around the World"
(Script) William Woolfolk
Billy Batson broadcasts from the basket of Ebenezer Hawkins who's trying to win $50,000 in prize money in a balloon race around the world. Unfortunately one other racer decides to use unscrupulous methods to win but Captain Marvel protects Hawkins from peril. Naturally Ebenezer wins with Cap's protection and receives the prize money as well as validation for his deceased friend Jerome Vinnert who predicted that balloons would overtake planes as the chief means of transportation *ahem*. My favorite part is how Ebenezer kept falling asleep whenever danger struck giving Billy the chance to change to Captain Marvel.
7 Page Captain Marvel Story
"The Empty City"
(Script) Otto Binder
Captain Marvel needs $10,000 for a children's charity so he enters a contest to design a "unique and sensational" building. Cap uses the Rock of Eternity to travel forward to 2449 AD to crib some future building designs. He finds a huge domed city but huge guns extend from panels and begin immediately attacking. He forces his way in but discovers the future city completely empty of people. It turns out the collective city decided to take a back to nature sabbatical but when they tried to return the cities automated defenses forced them away. Cap busts the defenses to allow the people back in the city and then uses some future designs to win the contest which seems like somewhat of a cheat.
"The World Owner" by Otto Binder
9 Page Captain Marvel Story
"Never Trouble Trouble"
(Script) William Woolfolk
After saving a trolley car full of people Captain Marvel is scolded by a grumpy old man who's wandering by who accuses Cap of being a busybody. Later Billy Batson slips on a wet floor and slips smashing an expensive chandelier being hung at station WHIZ. From then on Billy and Captain seem to create trouble with everything they do. Things go so bad that Cap ends up in jail where Mr. Trouble wanders by mocking him. Turns out the grumpy old man controls all trouble in the world and is tired of Cap saving the day. Cap turns the tables on Mr. Trouble playing a series of practical jokes under Mr. Trouble begs him to stop making him trouble.
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| Mr. Tawny's Persecution Complex |
Captain Marvel Adventures 98 Universal
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9.0
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Currently the Highest Graded Copy of this Issue
(Published) July 1949
(Cover) C.C. Beck
12 page Captain Marvel story
"The United Worlds"
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck
7 page Captain Marvel story
"The Mystery Metal"
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck
7 page Captain Marvel story
"Captain Marvel Loses His Memory"
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck?
2 page Jon Jarl text story
"Atomic Express Mail"
(Script) Otto Binder [as Eando Binder]
4 page Captain Kid story
"The Clean-Up Man"
(Pencils and Inks) Al Liederman?
7 page Captain Marvel story
"Mr. Tawny's Persecution Complex"
(Appearance) Tawky Tawny
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck?
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| Mr. Tawny's Detective Case |
Captain Marvel Adventures 108 Universal
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9.2
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Currently Tied as the Highest Graded Copy of this Issue. The other 9.2 is a Crowley copy.
(Cover) C.C. Beck
10 page Captain Marvel story
"The Terrible Termites"
A Professor comes to station WHIZ to warn that giant termites are threatening the planet. When Captain Marvel and the professor arrive at his house it's nothing but a pile of sawdust with termites the size of mice and rats. The professor is yanked into the ant hill by an enormous termite and Cap turns back into Billy to fit down the hole. The termites underground are not only man sized but they are also highly intelligent and capable of speech. Billy is knocked out and a termite begins to monologue about taking over the Earth and killing all humans. The professor and Billy are covered with soil to the point where Billy cannot even say his magic word but a lone termites comes to their rescue and Billy is able to transform. The peaceful termite informs Cap that the termites plan to burrow under buildings to bring them down. Cap and the termite stand on the top of WHIZ to get a better view but the radio station is the first building to get literally get pulled underground whole. Cap and the termite going on the attack with the peaceful termite knocking out the aggressive leader of the "terrible termites". With the lead termite defeated the other termites are more than happy to return underground peacefully.
7 page Captain Marvel story
"The Betrayal of Mr. Morris"
Mr. Morris is a kindly generous man but when he rejects the detective agency of Jonas and Gordon's offer to protect him things start to go bad. He's nearly killed by a falling stone slab while walking with Billy Batson were it not for the timely save by Captain Marvel who later determines it was no accident. While eating lunch at a restaurant Mr. Morris spots Billy's secretary Miss. Jameson watching him intently and slips out paranoid that she may be trying to poison him. When he returns home he finds that someone has rifled through his den. He believes his butler may have been behind the search and goes to call Jonas and Gordon to seek protection. Meanwhile Billy stops by Mr. Morris's office to find Jonas and Gordon stealing from his safe. One of the villains attempt to knock Billy out but he changes to Captain Marvel and moves to punch out the crooks. Mr. Morris walks in and in his paranoia begins to think maybe he can't even trust Captain Marvel. That is until Cap turns the crooks over and cash pours out of their pockets. Cap smashes the heads of the crooks on the floor but Mr. Morris is still not convinced. Cap takes Mr. Morris to a reception hall where all his friends are waiting with a birthday surprise. Turns out everything that had happened (excluding the granite block) were because of the party preparations and Mr. Morris laughs at his own paranoia. He declares the party the happiest moment of his life.
7 page Captain Marvel
"The Most Dangerous Job On Earth"
Script: Otto Binder
2 page Jon Jarl
"New Moon"
Script: Otto Binder [as Eando Binder]
9 page Captain Marvel story
"Mr. Tawny's Detective Case"
Script: Otto Binder
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| Mr. Tawny Seeks Happiness |
Captain Marvel Adventures 117 Universal
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8.5
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Tied for Second Highest Grade. There is a 9.2 Crowley copy and an 8.5 Davis Crippin D copy.
(Published) February 1951
(Cover) by C.C. Beck
7 page Captain Marvel story
"The Quicksand Quandry"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck
Billy Batson is strolling through the park when he suddenly finds himself neck deep in quicksand. Transforming to Capt Marvel he finds the entire park filled with quicksand. Cap rescues the people in the park but the quicksand continues to grow beyond the park boundaries. He hears a sound below ground and dives under and finds a man pumping oil into the ground to create the quicksand. Cap smashes the machine but the villain escapes.
Capt Marvel returns to WHIZ but finds the entire building sinking. He carries the entire building to a safe location and then joins an emergency meeting of the city council. They consult a quicksand expert who asks for a million dollars to solve the problem. The man suggests pouring concrete into the ground and Cap uses his super abilities to accomplish the task. Since Cap did all the work the quicksand expert reduces the cost to a half million. Marvel spots the clothes of the man who was creating the quicksand in the experts closet and punches him so hard it appears his back breaks. Off to jail, stories over.
4 page Captain Kid story'
"The Fatal Trip"
(Pencils and Inks) Al Liederman?
2 page Jon Jarl text story
"The Nova Menace"
(Script) Otto Binder [as Eando Binder]
7 page Captain Marvel story
"Mr. Tawny Seeks Happiness"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck
Mr. Tawny is doing yard work and decides he needs more fun in his life. He spots his happy neighbor who tells Tawny he needs to explore the world. Later, Billy arrives at his house and finds out Tawny has traveled to the Casbah. Capt Marvel flies to Algiers where Tawny is having a great time. Tawny, however manages to get attacked by a knife wielding man who mistakenly believes he's trying to get his girl. Cap arrives and punches the man out. Tawny explains that he was trying to find happiness and Cap tells him to return home. Instead Tawny decides to be the first Tiger to climb Mt Everest. Half way up he finds himself in mortal peril but Marvel saves him. This time Tawny decides to travel to the South Seas but finds himself captured by head hunters. After the third rescue Mr Tawny decides happiness is being home.
9 page Captain Marvel story
"The Inflammable Water"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils/Inks) Pete Costanza?
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Captain Marvel Adventures 126 Universal
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8.5
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Third highest grade behind a pair of 9.0's. One of only four graded comics. The 9.0's include a Crowley and Rockford.
(Published) November 1951
(Cover) by C.C. Beck
8 page Captain Marvel story
"The Great Heat Age"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck
1 page Dopey Danny story
"Is Grounded"
4 page Captain Kid story
"Easy Money"
(Pencils and Inks) Al Liederman
7 page Captain Marvel story
"The Creeping Horror"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils) C.C. Beck
(Inks) Pete Costanza?
2 page Jon Jarl text story
"The Wordless World"
(Script) Otto Binder [as Eando Binder]
6 page Captain Marvel story
"The Man Who Grew Young"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck
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Captain Marvel Adventures 131 Universal
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9.4
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Currently the Highest Graded Copy of this Issue. There is a 9.2 that is also a Crowley copy.
(Published) April 1952
(Cover) by C.C. Beck
8 page Captain Marvel story
"Station WHIZ Gets Atomic Power"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils) C.C. Beck
(Inks) Pete Costanza
4 page Wonders of Our Solar System filler
(Pencils/Inks) C.C. Beck
6 page Captain Marvel story
"The Fishing Fish Folk"
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils/Inks) Pete Costanza
4 page Captain Kid story
"The Bully's Revenge"
(Pencils and Inks) Al Liederman
2 page Jon Jarl text story
"Space Test"
(Script) Otto Binder [as Eando Binder]
7 page Captain Marvel story
"Mr. Tawny's Quest For Youth"
(Appearance) Tawky Tawny
(Script) Otto Binder
(Pencils and Inks) C.C. Beck
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