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Captain Midnight, #1

Published: September 30, 1942

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Captain Midnight #1

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Issue Contents:
1 page adventure; superhero

"Meet Captain Midnight, greatest ace of them all!"

Story 1 1 page

"Folks, meet Captain Midnight..."

Characters
  • Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
  • Captain Midnight [Captain Albright]
Story Notes

Inside front cover. Captain Marvel introduces Captain Midnight. Also a list of radio stations (cities and call letters) running the Captain Midnight radio program.

Index to Excitement! (1)
Story 2 1 page
Characters
  • Captain Midnight [Captain Albright]
The Murder Trap
Story 3 20 pages adventure
Characters
  • Ichabod Mudd
  • Joyce Ramsey
  • Herr Luger (introduction, villain)
Story Notes

Title from contents page. First Fawcett appearance. Last appearance was in Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #78 (August 1942). Writer ID determined by textual analysis from Lou Mougin.

Here's News!

Featuring Captain Marvel

Story 4 1 page
Characters
  • Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Story Notes

Promo for "Paste the Axis" contest in Captain Marvel Adventures #15. "On sale at your favorite newsstand Aug. 21st."

Secret Sub
Story 5 10 pages adventure
Characters
  • Schultze (villain, introduction, death?)
Red Skye Over London
Story 6 3 pages adventure
Characters
  • Red Skye [Tommy Skye] (introduction)
Always Rings the Bell!

Featuring Whiz Comics

Story 7 1 page
Characters
  • Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Story Notes

Promo for "Whiz Comics."

Captain Midnight Rescues a Romeo
Story 8 7 pages adventure
Characters
  • Rica (introduction, villain)
Story Notes

Writer ID from textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

Featuring Willie West

Story 9 1 page humor

"This is a wonderful suit I'm wearing!"

Characters
  • Willie West
Introducing Little Sneezer (1)

Featuring Little Sneezer

Story 10 6 pages
Characters
  • Little Sneezer (introduction, origin)
Spy Smasher Gives You--

Featuring Spy Smasher

Story 11 1 page
Characters
  • Spy Smasher
Story Notes

Promo for "Spy Smasher" comics.

Invisible Menace

Featuring Captain Midnight

Story 12 13 pages adventure
Characters
  • Captain Midnight [Captain Albright]
  • Baron Von Togo (introduction, villain)
A Ringside Seat for the Battle of the Century!

Featuring Master Comics

Story 13 1 page
Characters
  • Captain Marvel, Jr.
Story Notes

Inside back cover. Promo for "Master Comics."

Home-Front Heroes!

Featuring Mechanix Illlustrated

Story 14 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for "Mechanix Illustrated" magazine.