Captain Marvel Adventures: No. 2, Summer Edition
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Long before the age of cinematic universes and blockbuster adaptations, one hero reigned supreme in the hearts of American children — the original Captain Marvel, whose thunderous SHAZAM! shook the golden age of comics to its core. Captain Marvel Adventures No. 2, the Summer Edition, presents 64 action-packed pages chronicling the adventures of Billy Batson, the young boy who transforms into the world's mightiest mortal by uttering a single magic word, battling villains with superhuman strength, speed, and wisdom across a vividly illustrated world of danger and heroism. Published by Fawcett Publications in 1941 at the height of the Golden Age of Comics, this landmark issue arrived at a moment when superhero mythology was being written in real time, and Captain Marvel was, remarkably, outselling even Superman. The artwork captures the bold, optimistic spirit of wartime America with dynamic linework and vibrant colour, while the storytelling balances wide-eyed wonder with genuine peril. A treasured artefact of sequential art history, this issue leaves collectors and historians asking the same question: just how much of the modern superhero archetype was born right here?
Author: Various
Format: Paperback
Published: 1974
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Long before the age of cinematic universes and blockbuster adaptations, one hero reigned supreme in the hearts of American children — the original Captain Marvel, whose thunderous SHAZAM! shook the golden age of comics to its core. Captain Marvel Adventures No. 2, the Summer Edition, presents 64 action-packed pages chronicling the adventures of Billy Batson, the young boy who transforms into the world's mightiest mortal by uttering a single magic word, battling villains with superhuman strength, speed, and wisdom across a vividly illustrated world of danger and heroism. Published by Fawcett Publications in 1941 at the height of the Golden Age of Comics, this landmark issue arrived at a moment when superhero mythology was being written in real time, and Captain Marvel was, remarkably, outselling even Superman. The artwork captures the bold, optimistic spirit of wartime America with dynamic linework and vibrant colour, while the storytelling balances wide-eyed wonder with genuine peril. A treasured artefact of sequential art history, this issue leaves collectors and historians asking the same question: just how much of the modern superhero archetype was born right here?