Holiday Reading Room CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES "Plot Against Christmas"

He's not a captain in the Kree starfleet (or his son) or the other, female, Human/Kree Captain...

...or even the Silver Age android who briefly bore the name.

This is the original guy, the one who yelled "SHAZAM!", starring in a Christmas tale about a miser who...well read it for yourself...

This Yultide tale from Fawcett's Captain Marvel Adventures #42 (1945) was illustrated by Pete Costanza with touchups by C C Beck.

The writer, who owed a great deal to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", is unknown.

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Shazam
Golden Age of the World's Mightiest Mortal

MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL "Chapter XXV: the End of Mr Mind!"

We Have Already Seen...

...and now on with the final chapter of this mind-bending (no pun intnded) serial!

Mr. Mind would reappear only in flashbacks in Fawcett's various "Marvel Family" titles.

When DC revived the Marvel Family in SHAZAM!, it was revealed Mr. Mind had survived!

...for the astonishing epilogue, be here
Monday!

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Monster Society of Evil

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MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL "Chapter XXIV: the Undersea Monster Brigade"

When Last We Left Our Villain...

...yep, it's the bad guy who's about to meet his demise!

"All of Mr. Mind's dome attendants drown like the rats they are..."
For a kiddie-oriented strip, this serial's pretty damn lethal!

Pity the World's Mightiest Mortal doesn't have x-ray vision like Superman, eh?
Of course, that might have helped end the copyright infringement trial sooner than it did...
D.C. (then National Comics Publications, Inc) found itself squaring off with Fawcett Publications, Inc. in a 1941 lawsuit challenging publication of Captain Marvel (now known as “Shazam”).
It took several court decisions, a 1948 trial and 13 years of litigation before Superman ultimately prevailed in 1954 when Fawcett agreed to settle amidst a decision to leave the comic book business altogether.

Note, we have the secret code...

...from the back of the Captain Marvel Club Membership Card (shown here)!

And, no, we're not going to translate it for you!

...the excitement concludes here
Friday!
(Yes, You Read That Right!)

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MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL "Chapter XXIII: Mr Mind's School for Evil!"

We Have Already Seen...

...when did Mr Mind have time to set this operation up?

When you think about it, having a "school for evil" is a great idea, which both Marvel's TaskMaster's Academy and DC's H.I.V.E. Academy took even further!

Note, we have the secret code...

...from the back of the Captain Marvel Club Membership Card (shown here)!

And, no, we're not going to translate it for you!

...the excitement continues here
Thursday!

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MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL "Chapter XXII: Mr Mind Loses His Mind"

When Last We Left Our Hero...

... note that the contents page lists this chapter of Monster Society of Evil as "Mr Mind Goes Straight", even though both the cover and story have a different title!

Let's rejoin Billy Batson as he faces the most mundane foe he'll ever encounter...

C'mon, you really didn't think that change of heart...er, mind...was going to last, did you?

This was the last chapter of Monster Society of Evil to get a cover appearance. 

Considering how much time and effort was put into it, I'm surprised the editors didn't give the serial more promo on the covers!

Note, we have the secret code...

...from the back of the Captain Marvel Club Membership Card (shown here)!

And, no, we're not going to translate it for you!

...the excitement continues here
Wednesday!

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Monster Society of Evil

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