Monday, April 29, 2013
Captain Marvel Jr. Story Pages Graph
This week we are including a graph of the page count for Captain Marvel Jr. stories
published between 1941 and 1953. It should be noted that the highest point was
in 1943 for the number of story pages. The lowest point came in 1945 (except for the
final year of publication 1953) this very likely due to the wartime paper shortage.
The next high is in 1948 which also was the year the most CMJ stories were published
(though they were shorter in page length than in 1943). After that there was a
gradual decline in page output until 1953 which was only a partial publishing year.
Next week we have a big announcement that we are sure will beof interest to
Captain Marve Jr. fans.
The weeks following we will be back to our reprints with Master Comics #78
and #79.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Captain Marvel Jr. (1953 Story Listings)
Today we are concluding our listing of Captain Marvel Jr. stories with those published
in 1953. Of course, the Blue Boy continued to be published as a member of The Marvel Family the last issue dated #89 (January 1954). One speculation: It seems likely that part of the agreement between Fawcett and DC to cease printing of Captain Marvel Adventures (and related titles) was that Fawcett be permitted to published their inventory stories before they closed down shop. It seems as if the final court ruling against Fawcett happened sometime in 1952. Thus Master Comics ceased with #133 (April 1953) which probably hit the stands in February and Captain Marvel Jr. with #119 (June 1953) likely sold in April 1953. It is interesting to note that CMJ #117 is January 1953 and CMJ #118 is April 1953. For steady readers of the title this may have caused some apprehension that things were not going well.
Captain Marvel Jr. would not be published again in the United States until Shazam #1(February 1973).
1953
Captain Marvel Jr. #117 January 1953
585. Captain Marvel Jr and the Werewolf of London (8 pp)
Art; Joe Certa (GCD)*
586. CMJ and The Lost Space Ship (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
587. CMJ Becomes The Funniest Looking Boy in the World" (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson. (GCD)*
Master Comics #132 February 1953
588. The Note From Nowhere (6 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (?) (GCD)*
Master Comics #133 April 1953
589. The Living Dead (7 pp)
Art: ? (GCD) Bill Ward (?) or Sheldon Moldoff (?) (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #118 April 1953
590. The Hammer of Hate (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
591. The Lazy Genie (5 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
592. In the Days of Robin Hood (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson(GCD)* Writer, Bill Woolfolk (GCD)
593. The Great Vacuum (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #119 June 1953
594. The Regiment That was Afraid to Fight (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
595. CMJ Guilt of Murder (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
596. The Fourth Dimension Elephant (5 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
597. The City in the Maelstrom (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #84, June 1953
Triple Trap of Terror (Marvel Family Story)
598. Chapter 2 The Boiling Menace (CMJ solo) (4 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
599. The Victim of Circumstances (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward ? (GCD)** or Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
The Marvel Family #85, July 1953
600. Vampira's Beast of the Battlefield (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
in 1953. Of course, the Blue Boy continued to be published as a member of The Marvel Family the last issue dated #89 (January 1954). One speculation: It seems likely that part of the agreement between Fawcett and DC to cease printing of Captain Marvel Adventures (and related titles) was that Fawcett be permitted to published their inventory stories before they closed down shop. It seems as if the final court ruling against Fawcett happened sometime in 1952. Thus Master Comics ceased with #133 (April 1953) which probably hit the stands in February and Captain Marvel Jr. with #119 (June 1953) likely sold in April 1953. It is interesting to note that CMJ #117 is January 1953 and CMJ #118 is April 1953. For steady readers of the title this may have caused some apprehension that things were not going well.
Captain Marvel Jr. would not be published again in the United States until Shazam #1(February 1973).
1953
Captain Marvel Jr. #117 January 1953
585. Captain Marvel Jr and the Werewolf of London (8 pp)
Art; Joe Certa (GCD)*
586. CMJ and The Lost Space Ship (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
587. CMJ Becomes The Funniest Looking Boy in the World" (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson. (GCD)*
Master Comics #132 February 1953
588. The Note From Nowhere (6 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (?) (GCD)*
Master Comics #133 April 1953
589. The Living Dead (7 pp)
Art: ? (GCD) Bill Ward (?) or Sheldon Moldoff (?) (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #118 April 1953
590. The Hammer of Hate (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
591. The Lazy Genie (5 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
592. In the Days of Robin Hood (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson(GCD)* Writer, Bill Woolfolk (GCD)
593. The Great Vacuum (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #119 June 1953
594. The Regiment That was Afraid to Fight (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
595. CMJ Guilt of Murder (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
596. The Fourth Dimension Elephant (5 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
597. The City in the Maelstrom (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #84, June 1953
Triple Trap of Terror (Marvel Family Story)
598. Chapter 2 The Boiling Menace (CMJ solo) (4 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
599. The Victim of Circumstances (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward ? (GCD)** or Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
The Marvel Family #85, July 1953
600. Vampira's Beast of the Battlefield (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Monday, April 15, 2013
Captain Marvel Jr. (1952 Story Listings)
As we wind down our listing of Captain Marvel Jr. stories a couple of things become evident. One instead of decreasing in story quality some of the best Cap Jr. stories appear during this time. William Woolfolk contributes some very imaginative and mature scripts which continued to stretch the limits of the Captain Marvel Jr. formula. Captain Marvel Jr. #108-112 were completely scripted by Woolfolk. Second Bud Thompson does some of the best art of his career on Cap Jr. Was there a sense among the editorial staff that Fawcett was going to soon pull the plug on their comics line and the editors, writers and artists wanted to go out on a high note—a blaze of glory— before the end came?
Perhaps we'll never know.
1952
Captain Marvel Jr. #105, January 1952
543. CMJ Battles the Spacemaster (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa? (GCD)** Bud Thompson (DC)
544. The History Hoax (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
545. The Invisible Guest (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Master Comics #126, February 1952
546. The Panther Man (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #106, February 1952
547. The City in the Mirage (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
548. The Two Headed Boy (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
549. The World's Greatest Salesman (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #107, March 1952
550. The World's Mightiest Whale (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
551. The Horror Dimension (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
552. CMJ Gets Lazy (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Master Comics #127, April 1952
553. The Human Cargo (7 pp)
Art: ? (GCD) Bill Ward (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #108, April 1952
554.The World of Babel (8 pp) Script: Bill Woolfolk
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
555. Freddy Freeman’s Lost Week End (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
556. The Great Sandstorm (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
Captain Marvel Jr. #109, May 1952
557. Yblees The Planet Hunter (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
558. CMJ Meets the Littlest Giant (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
559. The Horrible Nightmare of Freddy Freeman (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
Master Comics #128, June 1952
560 The Panther Man's Trap (7 pp)
Art: ? (GCD) Bill Ward (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #110, June 1952
561. World's Most Unpopular Boy (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
562. The Derby Donkey (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
563. The Gigantic Buzzsaw (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
Captain Marvel Jr. #111, July 1952
564. Ambassador To Pluto (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Writer: Bill Woolfolk (GCD)
565. A Day in the Life of Captain Marvel Jr. (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (DE) ?(GCD) Writer: Bill Woolfolk (GCD)
566. The Menace of the Miser (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (DE) ? (GCD) Writer: Bill Woolfolk (GCD)
Master Comics #129, August 1952
567 The Underwater Mountain Mystery (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward? (GCD)* Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #112, August 1952
568. Battle in the Roman Arena (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
569. Professor Edgewise Happy Smoke (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
570. Sivana Jr's New Dimension (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
Captain Marvel Jr. #113, September 1952
571. Captain Smollett's Treasure (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
572, The Moving Mountain (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
573. The World's Mightiest Shadow (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)** Bud Thompson (DE)
Master Comics #130, October 1952
574. Calling All Cops (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (?) (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #114, October 1952
575. The Train That Traveled Through Space (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
576, The Ruler of the Earth (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
577. Sir Edgewise in King Arthur's Court (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #115, November 1952
578. The Mad Mongol Monster (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
579, The Thousand Eyed Idol of Doom (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
580. Curse of the Fire Demon (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Master Comics #131, December 1952
581. The Deadly Fraud (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)* Script: Bill Ward
Captain Marvel Jr. #116, December 1952
582. The Space Voters (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
583, Vampira, Queen of Terror ( 6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
584. The Scientist From the Future (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Perhaps we'll never know.
1952
Captain Marvel Jr. #105, January 1952
543. CMJ Battles the Spacemaster (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa? (GCD)** Bud Thompson (DC)
544. The History Hoax (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
545. The Invisible Guest (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Master Comics #126, February 1952
546. The Panther Man (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #106, February 1952
547. The City in the Mirage (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
548. The Two Headed Boy (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
549. The World's Greatest Salesman (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #107, March 1952
550. The World's Mightiest Whale (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
551. The Horror Dimension (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
552. CMJ Gets Lazy (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Master Comics #127, April 1952
553. The Human Cargo (7 pp)
Art: ? (GCD) Bill Ward (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #108, April 1952
554.The World of Babel (8 pp) Script: Bill Woolfolk
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
555. Freddy Freeman’s Lost Week End (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
556. The Great Sandstorm (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
Captain Marvel Jr. #109, May 1952
557. Yblees The Planet Hunter (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
558. CMJ Meets the Littlest Giant (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
559. The Horrible Nightmare of Freddy Freeman (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
Master Comics #128, June 1952
560 The Panther Man's Trap (7 pp)
Art: ? (GCD) Bill Ward (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #110, June 1952
561. World's Most Unpopular Boy (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
562. The Derby Donkey (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
563. The Gigantic Buzzsaw (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
Captain Marvel Jr. #111, July 1952
564. Ambassador To Pluto (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Writer: Bill Woolfolk (GCD)
565. A Day in the Life of Captain Marvel Jr. (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (DE) ?(GCD) Writer: Bill Woolfolk (GCD)
566. The Menace of the Miser (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (DE) ? (GCD) Writer: Bill Woolfolk (GCD)
Master Comics #129, August 1952
567 The Underwater Mountain Mystery (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward? (GCD)* Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #112, August 1952
568. Battle in the Roman Arena (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
569. Professor Edgewise Happy Smoke (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
570. Sivana Jr's New Dimension (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
Captain Marvel Jr. #113, September 1952
571. Captain Smollett's Treasure (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
572, The Moving Mountain (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Bill Woolfolk
573. The World's Mightiest Shadow (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)** Bud Thompson (DE)
Master Comics #130, October 1952
574. Calling All Cops (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (?) (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #114, October 1952
575. The Train That Traveled Through Space (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
576, The Ruler of the Earth (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
577. Sir Edgewise in King Arthur's Court (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #115, November 1952
578. The Mad Mongol Monster (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
579, The Thousand Eyed Idol of Doom (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
580. Curse of the Fire Demon (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Master Comics #131, December 1952
581. The Deadly Fraud (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)* Script: Bill Ward
Captain Marvel Jr. #116, December 1952
582. The Space Voters (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
583, Vampira, Queen of Terror ( 6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
584. The Scientist From the Future (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Monday, April 8, 2013
Captain Marvel Jr. (1951 Story Listings)
1951 continues the overall decline in quantity of Captain Marvel Jr. stories. From the post World War II high in 1948 of 560 story pages to 379 pages for 1951. Part of this is due to the bi-monthly status of Master Comics and the lose of separate CMJ stories in The Marvel Family (with issue #60). This year boasts the most CMJ stories per issue (CMJ #95--five stories) and the least stories per issues (CMJ #99- two stories). However the quality of the stories continue to be high and many of them are very imaginative.
1951
Captain Marvel Jr. #93 January 1951
491. CMJ Fights the Cosmic War Dust (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (DE)
492. CMJ and the Four Lives of Freddy Freeman (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
493. CMJ and Sivana Jr's Friendly Robot (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
494. The Great Bird Robbery (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (DE) Script: Otto Binder
The Marvel Family #55 January 1951
495. Sir Reginald and the Beastman (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff ? (DE) Script: Otto Binder (?) GCD
Master Comics #120 February 1951
496. The Devil's Doom (8 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #94 February 1951
497. Captain Marvel Jr. Fights the Menace of the Medicine Man (10 pp) Art: Joe Certa (GCD) **
498. Captain Marvel Jr. and the Lamp of Power (6 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger ? (GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (?)**
499. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles the Lords of the Underworld (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson? (GCD) *
Captain Marvel Jr. #95 March 1951
500. CMJ Battles the Electrical Bandit (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
501. The Space Fisherman (5 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)**. Sheldon Moldoff (DE).
502. King of the Dogs (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
503. The Exiled Earth! (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD). Could also be Sheldon Moldoff.
504. CMJ battles The Demon Fencer (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #57 March 1951
505. The Floating Department Store (7 pp)
Art: ? (GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder
Master Comics #121 April 1951
506. The Battling Underworld (14 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #96 April 1951
507. Capt. Marvel Jr. Vanishes (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* John Belfi Inks) (GCD)
508. The World's Strangest Zoo (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
509. Capt. Marvel Jr. battle the Wind From Nowhere (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
510. The Dumb Dodo (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
511. Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles Vengeance Mountain (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #58 April 1951
512. CMJ Fights the Freak Fiasco (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD)* Sheldon Moldoff ? (DE) Script: Otto Binder
Captain Marvel Jr. #97, May 1951
513. CMJ Battles the Space Spy (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
514. CMJ Battles the Sinister Snow (5 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)
515. CMJ Meets the Last Man on Earth (6 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
516. The Moon on Fire (5 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)** Bud Thompson (DE)
Master Comics #122 (June 1951)
517: The Water Crime (8 pp)
Art: Bill Ward? (GCB)** Sheldon Moldoff
Captain Marvel Jr. #98, June 1951
518. CMJ Battles the Crime Chariot (11 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
519. CMJ Strange Appetite (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
520. CMJ and the Ark from Space (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
521. The Touch of Life (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #60, June 1951
522. Headline of Horror (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #99, July 1951
523. The Ghost of Sivana Jr. (11 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
524. The Tunnel To the Future (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
Master Comics #123, August 1951
525. The Flying Desperado (10 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #100, August 1951
526. Chapter 1 Sivana Jr's School Days (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
527. Chapter 2 The Death of Freddy Freeman (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
528. Chapter 3 Prince of the Glacial Age (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #101, September 1951
529. The Sea of Space! (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
530. CMJ Battles The Niceness Menace (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* , Writer: Otto Binder
531. The Homeless Ghost (7 pp)
Artist: Joe Certa (GCD)** Bud Thompson (DE)
Master Comics #124, October 1951
532. The Light That Failed (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)
Captain Marvel Jr. #102, October 1951
533. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles Big Smoky (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
534. The Truthful Lie (5 pp)
Artist: Bud Thompson ((GCD)*, Otto Binder (GCD)
535. Slave of the Genie (7 pp)
Artist: Bud Thompson (GCD)*,
Captain Marvel Jr. #103, November 1951
536, CMJ Battles the Thing that Grew (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa ? (GCD)** Bud Thompson (DE)
537. The Money-Mad Monarch (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
538. CMJ Meets the Millionairedale (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Master Comics #125, December 1951
539. The Bed Mystery (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (?) (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #104, December 1951
540. CMJ Battles the Queen of Witches (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
541. The Magic Milk Mystery (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
542. The Palace of Lost Ideas (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
1951
Captain Marvel Jr. #93 January 1951
491. CMJ Fights the Cosmic War Dust (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (DE)
492. CMJ and the Four Lives of Freddy Freeman (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
493. CMJ and Sivana Jr's Friendly Robot (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
494. The Great Bird Robbery (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (DE) Script: Otto Binder
The Marvel Family #55 January 1951
495. Sir Reginald and the Beastman (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff ? (DE) Script: Otto Binder (?) GCD
Master Comics #120 February 1951
496. The Devil's Doom (8 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #94 February 1951
497. Captain Marvel Jr. Fights the Menace of the Medicine Man (10 pp) Art: Joe Certa (GCD) **
498. Captain Marvel Jr. and the Lamp of Power (6 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger ? (GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (?)**
499. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles the Lords of the Underworld (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson? (GCD) *
Captain Marvel Jr. #95 March 1951
500. CMJ Battles the Electrical Bandit (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
501. The Space Fisherman (5 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)**. Sheldon Moldoff (DE).
502. King of the Dogs (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
503. The Exiled Earth! (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD). Could also be Sheldon Moldoff.
504. CMJ battles The Demon Fencer (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #57 March 1951
505. The Floating Department Store (7 pp)
Art: ? (GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder
Master Comics #121 April 1951
506. The Battling Underworld (14 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #96 April 1951
507. Capt. Marvel Jr. Vanishes (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* John Belfi Inks) (GCD)
508. The World's Strangest Zoo (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
509. Capt. Marvel Jr. battle the Wind From Nowhere (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
510. The Dumb Dodo (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
511. Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles Vengeance Mountain (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #58 April 1951
512. CMJ Fights the Freak Fiasco (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD)* Sheldon Moldoff ? (DE) Script: Otto Binder
Captain Marvel Jr. #97, May 1951
513. CMJ Battles the Space Spy (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
514. CMJ Battles the Sinister Snow (5 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)
515. CMJ Meets the Last Man on Earth (6 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
516. The Moon on Fire (5 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)** Bud Thompson (DE)
Master Comics #122 (June 1951)
517: The Water Crime (8 pp)
Art: Bill Ward? (GCB)** Sheldon Moldoff
Captain Marvel Jr. #98, June 1951
518. CMJ Battles the Crime Chariot (11 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
519. CMJ Strange Appetite (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
520. CMJ and the Ark from Space (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
521. The Touch of Life (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #60, June 1951
522. Headline of Horror (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #99, July 1951
523. The Ghost of Sivana Jr. (11 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
524. The Tunnel To the Future (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
Master Comics #123, August 1951
525. The Flying Desperado (10 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #100, August 1951
526. Chapter 1 Sivana Jr's School Days (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
527. Chapter 2 The Death of Freddy Freeman (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
528. Chapter 3 Prince of the Glacial Age (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #101, September 1951
529. The Sea of Space! (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
530. CMJ Battles The Niceness Menace (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* , Writer: Otto Binder
531. The Homeless Ghost (7 pp)
Artist: Joe Certa (GCD)** Bud Thompson (DE)
Master Comics #124, October 1951
532. The Light That Failed (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)
Captain Marvel Jr. #102, October 1951
533. Captain Marvel Jr. Battles Big Smoky (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
534. The Truthful Lie (5 pp)
Artist: Bud Thompson ((GCD)*, Otto Binder (GCD)
535. Slave of the Genie (7 pp)
Artist: Bud Thompson (GCD)*,
Captain Marvel Jr. #103, November 1951
536, CMJ Battles the Thing that Grew (8 pp)
Art: Joe Certa ? (GCD)** Bud Thompson (DE)
537. The Money-Mad Monarch (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
538. CMJ Meets the Millionairedale (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Master Comics #125, December 1951
539. The Bed Mystery (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (?) (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #104, December 1951
540. CMJ Battles the Queen of Witches (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
541. The Magic Milk Mystery (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
542. The Palace of Lost Ideas (6 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
Monday, April 1, 2013
Captain Marvel Jr. (1950 Story Listings)
By 1950 all of the Fawcett super heroes (except for the Marvel Family) had been consigned to comic book limbo. Even Mary Mary lost her title and Wow Comics changed into Real Western Hero. Western comics and Romance comics were popular during this period and Fawcett published numerous title in both genres. It is interesting to note that Master Comics slipped into a bi-monthly schedule half way through this year.
This reviewer offers some alternative thinking on some of the artists that have been set forth elsewhere for several of the stories. I believe Sheldon Moldoff did a number of these stories that have been attributed to other artists.
1950
Master Comics #111 January 1950
428. The Seeing Eye (10 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #81 January 1950
429. The Battle of Imaginations (10 pp)
Art by Bud Thompson GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
430. The Swindle of Time (7 pp)
Art: John Certa (?) (GCD)*
431. Boy King of the Beasts (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
432. The Mysterious Mr Mirage (9 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #43 January 1950.
433. The News Blackout (7 pp)
Art: (?) (GCD)* Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Master Comics #112 February 1950
434. The Return of the Acrobat! (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #82 February 1950
435. The Phantom Fire Fighter (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson? (GCD)*.
436. The Treasure of Treasures (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*). Script: Otto Binder
437. CMJ Battles the Buccaneers (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
Master Comics #113 March 1950
438. The Strange House! (10 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #83 March 1950
439. The Great Brain (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder?
440. Professor Hoomperdinck’s Hat (7 pp)
Art: By Joe Certa (GCD)*
441. The Fog Men (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
442.The Man Who Lived History (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: William Woolfolk
The Marvel Family #45 March 1950
443, The Valley of Fear (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD)* Bill Ward (?) (DE)
Master Comics #114 April 1950
444. The Play's the Thing (10 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger(GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #84 April 1950
445. The Day The World Almost Ended (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Otto Binder, script.
446 The Boy Headline Hunter (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
447. CMJ and His Aromatic Adventure (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
448.The Man Who Destroyed Friction (9 pp)
Art: Ben Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
The Marvel Family #46 April 1950
449. The Mystery of the Vanishing Whales (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder
Master Comics #115 May 1950
450. The Human Dogs
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #85 May 1950
451. Captain Marvel Jr.'s Nemesis (10 pp)
Art: Ben Thompson (GCD)*
452. The Boy Who Wanted To Be Famous (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
453. The Captain Marvel, Jr. Repeller (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
454.The Fortress of Freedom (9 pp)
Art: Ben Thompson (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #47 May 1950
455.The Worm That Grew (7 pp)
Art: (?)(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder, script
Master Comics #116 June 1950
456. The Midas Crown
Art:Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #86 June 1950
457. The Medical Menace (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
458. The Defender of Time (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
459. A Golden Egg (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
Master Comics #117 August 1950
460. Capt. Marvel Jr and the Art Gallery Theft
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Bill Ward or Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #87 July 1950
461. The Ancient Bonanza (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
462. Prospecting on the Moon! (7 pp)
Art: (?) (GCD)* Sheldon Moldoff (?) (DE)
463. The Hill Billy Captain Marvel Jr (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*.
464. The Robot Farmer (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
The Marvel Family #49 July 1950
465. The Ban on Laughter (7 pp.)
Art: ? Script: Otto Binder
Captain Marvel Jr #88 August 1950
466. The Air Shortage (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
467. Mystery of the Minor Crimes (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (?) (GCD)**, Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder
468.The Crazy Coincidences (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder.
469. The Strange Menace of the Bird People (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #50 August 1950
470. CMJ battles the Trublins (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #89 September 1950
471. The Ant Crook (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
472. The Mystery of Jonah Jinx (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)** Joe Certa (DE)
473. The Doom of Freddy Freeman (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
474. Feud With a House (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #51 September 1950
475. The Baldness Plague (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Master Comics #18 October 1950
476. CMJ His Worthiest Opponent (9 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #90 October 1950
477. The Cities of the Sea (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder.
478. The Magic Trunk (6 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)**. Art: Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder.
479. The Battle of the Birds and Beasts (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*.
Captain Marvel Jr. #91 November 1950
480. The Giant Ice Monster (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
481. The Murder At Mrs Wagner's (6 pp)
Art: Bill Ward ? (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
482. Sivana Jr's Green Fog (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
483. The World Eaters (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #53 November 1950
484. The Good Rumor Factory (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (?) (DE)
Master Comics #119 December 1950
485.The Man Without Fingerprints (10 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #91 December 1950
486. The Silicon Monster (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
487. Magic Carpets, Inc (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE
488. Mrs Wagner's Forbidden Room (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
489. The World's Mightiest Cave Boy (9 pp)
Art; Bud Thompson (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #54 December 1950
490. The Radioactive Air (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger ? (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (?)
This reviewer offers some alternative thinking on some of the artists that have been set forth elsewhere for several of the stories. I believe Sheldon Moldoff did a number of these stories that have been attributed to other artists.
1950
Master Comics #111 January 1950
428. The Seeing Eye (10 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #81 January 1950
429. The Battle of Imaginations (10 pp)
Art by Bud Thompson GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
430. The Swindle of Time (7 pp)
Art: John Certa (?) (GCD)*
431. Boy King of the Beasts (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
432. The Mysterious Mr Mirage (9 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #43 January 1950.
433. The News Blackout (7 pp)
Art: (?) (GCD)* Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Master Comics #112 February 1950
434. The Return of the Acrobat! (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #82 February 1950
435. The Phantom Fire Fighter (8 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson? (GCD)*.
436. The Treasure of Treasures (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*). Script: Otto Binder
437. CMJ Battles the Buccaneers (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
Master Comics #113 March 1950
438. The Strange House! (10 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #83 March 1950
439. The Great Brain (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder?
440. Professor Hoomperdinck’s Hat (7 pp)
Art: By Joe Certa (GCD)*
441. The Fog Men (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*
442.The Man Who Lived History (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: William Woolfolk
The Marvel Family #45 March 1950
443, The Valley of Fear (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD)* Bill Ward (?) (DE)
Master Comics #114 April 1950
444. The Play's the Thing (10 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger(GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #84 April 1950
445. The Day The World Almost Ended (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Otto Binder, script.
446 The Boy Headline Hunter (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
447. CMJ and His Aromatic Adventure (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
448.The Man Who Destroyed Friction (9 pp)
Art: Ben Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
The Marvel Family #46 April 1950
449. The Mystery of the Vanishing Whales (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder
Master Comics #115 May 1950
450. The Human Dogs
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #85 May 1950
451. Captain Marvel Jr.'s Nemesis (10 pp)
Art: Ben Thompson (GCD)*
452. The Boy Who Wanted To Be Famous (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
453. The Captain Marvel, Jr. Repeller (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
454.The Fortress of Freedom (9 pp)
Art: Ben Thompson (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #47 May 1950
455.The Worm That Grew (7 pp)
Art: (?)(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder, script
Master Comics #116 June 1950
456. The Midas Crown
Art:Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #86 June 1950
457. The Medical Menace (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
458. The Defender of Time (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
459. A Golden Egg (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder
Master Comics #117 August 1950
460. Capt. Marvel Jr and the Art Gallery Theft
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Bill Ward or Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #87 July 1950
461. The Ancient Bonanza (10 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
462. Prospecting on the Moon! (7 pp)
Art: (?) (GCD)* Sheldon Moldoff (?) (DE)
463. The Hill Billy Captain Marvel Jr (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)*.
464. The Robot Farmer (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
The Marvel Family #49 July 1950
465. The Ban on Laughter (7 pp.)
Art: ? Script: Otto Binder
Captain Marvel Jr #88 August 1950
466. The Air Shortage (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
467. Mystery of the Minor Crimes (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (?) (GCD)**, Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder
468.The Crazy Coincidences (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)* Script: Otto Binder.
469. The Strange Menace of the Bird People (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #50 August 1950
470. CMJ battles the Trublins (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Captain Marvel Jr. #89 September 1950
471. The Ant Crook (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder
472. The Mystery of Jonah Jinx (7 pp)
Art: Bud Thompson (GCD)** Joe Certa (DE)
473. The Doom of Freddy Freeman (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
474. Feud With a House (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #51 September 1950
475. The Baldness Plague (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
Master Comics #18 October 1950
476. CMJ His Worthiest Opponent (9 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #90 October 1950
477. The Cities of the Sea (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*. Script: Otto Binder.
478. The Magic Trunk (6 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger (GCD)**. Art: Sheldon Moldoff (DE) Script: Otto Binder.
479. The Battle of the Birds and Beasts (6 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*.
Captain Marvel Jr. #91 November 1950
480. The Giant Ice Monster (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
481. The Murder At Mrs Wagner's (6 pp)
Art: Bill Ward ? (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE)
482. Sivana Jr's Green Fog (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
483. The World Eaters (9 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #53 November 1950
484. The Good Rumor Factory (7 pp)
Art: ?(GCD) Sheldon Moldoff (?) (DE)
Master Comics #119 December 1950
485.The Man Without Fingerprints (10 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)*
Captain Marvel Jr. #91 December 1950
486. The Silicon Monster (10 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
487. Magic Carpets, Inc (7 pp)
Art: Bill Ward (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (DE
488. Mrs Wagner's Forbidden Room (7 pp)
Art: Joe Certa (GCD)*
489. The World's Mightiest Cave Boy (9 pp)
Art; Bud Thompson (GCD)*
The Marvel Family #54 December 1950
490. The Radioactive Air (7 pp)
Art: Kurt Schaffenberger ? (GCD)** Sheldon Moldoff (?)
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