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CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #8

Cover Date: February 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942-01-09

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: C.C. Beck
Inks: Pete Costanza


Story: "Macro the Giant" (15 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtC.C. Beck
EditingEd Herron

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel

Supporting Character(s):

Sterling Morris

Villain(s):

Hiram Suggs (first appearance; publisher of the local paper; trying to get rid of the new mayor and Sheriff; gets Macro to terrorize the town)

Other Character(s):

Macro (first appearance; a giant who just wants to live in peace; gets reintroduced to the town)

Location(s):

Squankum (first appearance; a small town)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-S.
This story probably takes place in mid-January.


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Second Story: "The Adventure with the P.A.L." (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtEd Dobrotka
EditingEd Herron

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel

Other Character(s):

Baboon Franks (first appearance; a bit tough thug who gets reformed)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-S.
The Police Athletic League is an organization found in many large US cities that organized kids into different sponsored athletic events and leagues.


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Third Story: "The Curse of Ibac" (14 Pages)

Credits:

PlotHenry Perkins
StoryJohn Broome
ArtC.C. Beck
EditingEd Herron

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel

Supporting Character(s):

Sterling Morris

Villain(s):

Ibac (Stanley "Stinky" Printwhistle; first appearance; a low-level crook given the powers of four terrible people to battle Captain Marvel)
Lucifier (empowers Stinky with the abilities of four master evildoers)
Ivan the Terrible (first appearance; summoned by Lucifer)
Cesare Borgia (first appearance; summoned by Lucifer)
Attila the Hun (first appearance; summoned by Lucifer)
Caligula (first appearance; summoned by Lucifer)


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Fourth Story: "The Amazing Case of the Code in Music" (14 Pages)

Credits:

ArtC.C. Beck shop
EditingEd Herron

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel

Supporting Character(s):

Sterling Morris

Villain(s):

Mister Banjo (Dr. Filpots; first appearance; a crook who uses his banjo to communicate troop movements to foreign agents)
Mister Banjo's agents (first appearance for all; including a Captain Marvel impersonator)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-S.


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