Captain Marvel Swan
Captain Marvel Adventures 92
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Captain Marvel Adventures 92 Universal
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Grade:
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8.0
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Page Quality:
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CREAM TO OFF-WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Crowley Copy
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Certification #:
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1017905005
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Owner:
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David Swan1
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
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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