CATALOG RECORD
64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #2
Dates
- Cover date
- Summer 1941
- On sale
- April 23, 1941
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- World of the Microscope · 17 pages
Sivana uses his latest discovery to shrink Captain Marvel and Beautia in size, landing them in a microscopic world, where they face an array of dangers including Sivana himself.
- Invasion from Mars · 12 pages
Captain Marvel battles the Spider Men from Mars, who have invaded the Earth, and whom, he discovers, are robots!
- The Curse of the Scorpion · 2 pages
Billy joins a group of archaeologists who are involved in tomb excavations and are just about to obtain information about the ancient Scorpion Dynasty when the expedition discovers the Golden Scorpion and adjusts its lenses, causing an explosion. When the smoke clears, Billy stands before the ancient High Priest of Siam named Shazam, who gives Billy strange powers which transform him into the mighty Captain Marvel! After the group divides the lenses up among themselves, with one being given the Scorpion itself, they flee the tomb and begin crossing a swinging bridge, which suddenly collapses.
- The Pirate's Treasure · 14 pages
Mr. Morris sends Billy out to discover the truth behind the strange murder of a poor sailor, and Billy finds himself shanghaied aboard the pirate ship "Sea Witch", heading for an isolated island where the Captain of the ship seeks the sunken treasure of Tamungu just off shore.
- The Arson Fiend · 18 pages
Captain Marvel investigates reports of a strange little man carrying a small black bag, selling fire insurance. When a business fails to buy it, a strange arsonist appears on the scene and sets the place on fire.
Reprinted in
Flashback (1973), The Shazam! Archives (1992)