The Marvel Family, #10
Published: April 1947
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The Marvel Family Battles the Sivana Family!
Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
- Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
- Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
- Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana
- Georgia Sivana
- Sivana Jr.
The Marvel Family
The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 1
Storyline
Having dropped out of sight for some time, the Sivana Family tries to measure the power of the "Shazam" lightning, but fails. However, Junior discovers the existence of an element named Protium that would provide the power needed to do so, so the trio heads for the Rock of Eternity to travel into the past and future top secure it, something the wizard Shazam warns the Marvel Family of.
Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
- Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
- Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
- Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]
- Shazam
- Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana]
- Georgia Sivana
- Sivana Jr.
The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 2: The Sinking of Atlantis
Storyline
Mary travels into the past to the lost city of Atlantis, seeking out Georgia Sivana, who has already found the source of Protium at Professor Chal-Patzun's. She grabs it and Mary Batson as her prisoner, and heads back to the present time.
Characters
- Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
- Professor Chal-Patzun (death)
- Georgia Sivana (villain)
Story Notes
Only this chapter was reprinted in Mary Marvel Fanzine #6.
The Spectacular Spectator
Characters
- Kanvasback
- Mal Arkey
The Money in the Shoe
The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 3: Captain Marvel Faces Danger in the Deep!
Storyline
Captain Marvel follows Sivana back to the present as the evil scientist heads for the lab of Dr. Patterson, seeking out the element Neutrium, also needed to get power greater than the Shazam lightning. Sivana gets what he wants, kidnapping Billy Batson and murdering the Professor.
Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
- Dr. Charles Patterson (death)
- Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana] (villain)
Story Notes
Pencil credit verified by Marc Swayze.
The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 4: Atlantis Rises Again
Storyline
As Captain Marvel Junior heads into the future, the descendant of Professor Chal-Patzun discovers his ancestor's lab and the fact that the Protium has changed into Electrium, which can be used to raise ancient Atlantis. But Sivana Jr. knocks out Freddy Freeman and kills Chass Passon, grabs the element and returns to the present with it and Freeman.
Characters
- Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
- Chass Passon (death)
- Sivana Jr. (villain)
The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 5: The Marvel Family in the Battle of the Age!
Storyline
Sivana, greeting his nefarious children with their charges, takes the three elements: Protieum, Neutrium and Electrium, mixes them together and with them creates a shell around the Earth, preventing the Shazam lightning from changing Billy, Mary and Freddy into the Marvel Family.
Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
- Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
- Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
- Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana] (villain)
- Georgia Sivana (villain)
- Sivana Jr. (villain)
Story Notes
Penciler revision from Pete Costanza to Beck verified by Marc Swayze.
Various (1)
Story Notes
[inside front cover] Hopkinson Corp.: Baton; [13] Mary Marvel Enterprises: Dress; [49] Charles Atlas; [50] Projector Sales; [inside back cover] Michigan Bulb Company: Flower bulbs; [back cover] Eveready Batteries