Captain Marvel Adventures, #73
Published: June 1947
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Captain Marvel Becomes a Petrophile!
Credits
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: C. C. Beck
"Flash! This model city is yours now at no extra cost!"
Story Notes
Ad for a special package of 10 General Mills cereals mini-boxes, in a Betty Crocker Cereal Tray.
In This Issue
Captain Marvel Meets Billy Batson!
"As I live and breathe, it's Captain Marvel!"
Storyline
Zeus has a sore shoulder causing his magic lightning bolts to turn other people into Captain Marvel.
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: Pete Costanza
"Hank Greenberg Home Run Champion"
Get Out of Here!
"Gee, maybe I can get the job as usher!"
Storyline
Danny interviews for a job as an usher.
Credits
- Script: George Marko
- Pencils: George Marko
- Inks: George Marko
End So It Goes
"And there's one thing I want you to know, Snerzy"
Storyline
Tightwad tells Snerzy that he'll be his friend until the end.
"Bob Feller says "Boys and girls get only these original, genuine, pure, delicious frozen on-a-stick confections"
At the Center of the Earth!
"Holy Moley! Down here is in the center of the Earth..."
Storyline
Professor Parry uses a mechanical mole to reach the center of the Earth to prove it is hollow.
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger (uncertain)
- Inks: Kurt Schaffenberger (uncertain)
The Case of the Tell-Tale Comb
Storyline
Sam figures out who killed Big Mike with a comb and some red hair.
Sleepless Night
"Huh? Who can that be..."
Storyline
Jim shows up late at night to tell Tightwad he can't pay him back.
Well Schooled
"Hello, Elliot, where are you going?"
Storyline
Danny remembers the one day he spent at school.
Credits
- Script: George Marko
- Pencils: George Marko
- Inks: George Marko
Bear Bike Facts
Story Notes
Ad with four factual cartoons about bicycles.
Captain Marvel Gets a Hobby!
"Rock collecting is a fascinating hobby, Captain Marvel!"
Storyline
How Captain Marvel became a rock collector.
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: Pete Costanza
Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook
Storyline
Captain Tootsie is guarding a mummy exhibit.
Characters
Credits
- Script: C. C. Beck (uncertain)
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: Pete Costanza
Treasure on Saturn
"Lt. Jon Jarl of the Space Patrol reported to Saturnian Headquarters..."
Storyline
Jon searches for a prospector who disappeared while examining Saturn's rings.
Credits
- Script: Jonathan Hallett
The Escaped Lunatic
"I keep telling them..."
Storyline
Captain Kid decides to hitchhike and hears a radio announcement warning of an escaped lunatic who resembles the driver.
Credits
- Script: Al Liederman
- Pencils: Al Liederman
- Inks: Al Liederman
"The new Monark Super Deluxe"
The King of Terror Island!
"This story has no date..."
Storyline
The Strangler thinks he's unbeatable.
Credits
- Script: Bill Woolfolk
- Pencils: Pete Costanza
- Inks: Pete Costanza
Pokey Joe's Secret Weapon
Storyline
Pokey Joe has a secret weapon, his P-F canvas shoes.
"New "Eveready" flashlight battery lasts 93% longer!"
The Super Knockout!
Storyline
Thom McAn just watched a boxing match in the past. Famous Sports Flops; Thom McAn
Story Notes
On inside back cover.
"Here's the sportsman's safety code for Daisy air rifle owners"
Credits
- Pencils: Fred Harman
- Inks: Fred Harman
Story Notes
Back cover.