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CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #12

Cover Date: June 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942

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Cover Credits:
Art: Marc Swayze


Story: "Captain Marvel Joins the Army" (16 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsC.C. Beck
InksPete Costanza
EditingOtto Binder

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel (joins the Army)

Supporting Character(s):

Whitey Murphy (joins the Army and is promoted to Sergeant)
Shazam (magically gets Captain Marvel (as Private M.R. Vell) reassigned to Special Services)

Villain(s):

Sgt. Martz and his agents (first appearance for all; an Army Sergeant who is a Nazi spy and his spy ring)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-S.


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Second Story: "The Curse of Water" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryWilliam Woolfolk
EditingOtto Binder

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel

Supporting Character(s):

Steamboat
Sterling Morris

Villain(s):

Slick Pantz and his thugs (first appearance for all; try to disrupt construction of a new harbor)
A Triton (first appearance; conned by Pantz into temporarily cursing Captain Marvel)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-S.


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Third Story: "The Truth Epidemic" (12 Pages)

Credits:

ArtPete Costanza
EditingOtto Binder

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel

Supporting Character(s):

Sterling Morris

Villain(s):

Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Nazi spies (first appearance for all; accidentally "out" themselves after being exposed to the Truth Gas)

Location(s):

Germany


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Fourth Story: "The Slap-Happy Magician" (12 Pages)

Credits:

ArtC.C. Beck
EditingOtto Binder

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel

Supporting Character(s):

Steamboat
Sterling Morris

Other Character(s):

Cissie Summerly (first appearance; Mr. Morris' niece)
Pete Summerly (first appearance; Mr. Morris' nephew and Cissy's younger brother)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-S.
Cissie's name is often spelled Cissy.


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