Captain Marvel Swan
Captain Marvel Adventures 79
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Captain Marvel Adventures 79 Universal
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Grade:
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9.2
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE
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Certification #:
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0065798018
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Owner:
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David Swan1
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
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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