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The Marvel Family, #55

Published: January 1951

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The Marvel Family #55

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Issue Contents:
The Man Who Sank a City!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
  • Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
  • Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
Credits
The Man Who Sank a City
Story 1 10 pages superhero
Characters
  • Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
  • Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
  • Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
  • The City Sinker [Bart Kranz] (villain, introduction)
Credits
The Goofy Assignment!
Story 2 4 pages humor
Credits
The Miser of Resources
Story 3 7 pages superhero
Characters
  • Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
  • King Krag (first appearance
  • villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Artist credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Sir Reginald and the Beastman
Story 4 7 pages superhero
Characters
  • Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
  • Prof. Edgewise
  • The Beastman [Sir Reginald Framingham] (first appearance
  • villain)
Credits
Story Notes

story "borrows" from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn

Losing His Sleep!
Story 5 1 page humor
Story 6 0 pages
No. 35

Featuring The Marvel Family Puzzle Page

Story 7 1 page
Story 8 1 page children

"It's a hold-up!"

Credits
The 88 Keys to Success!
Story 9 4 pages humor
Credits
The Laughing Ghost
Story 10 2 pages
The Governor of Space
Story 11 8 pages superhero
Characters
  • Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
  • Governor Kooblah (first appearance, villain, death)
Credits