Captain Marvel Adventures


Captain Marvel Adventures was a long running comic book anthology series by Fawcett Comics starring Captain Marvel during the Golden Age of Comic Books.

Publication history

The series was the first solo series starring the superhero after he was the star of the anthology title Whiz Comics. It was first released in 1941. The premiere issue was written and drawn by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The series was a huge success at the time. It sold 14 million copies in 1944, and was at one point being published bi-weekly with a circulation of 1.3 million copies an issue. Several issues of Captain Marvel Adventures included a blurb on their covers proclaiming the series the "Largest Circulation of Any Comic Magazine". The series would be cancelled with issue #150 in November 1953.
Outside of Captain Marvel stories, there were other featured character stories within the anthology every now and then, like Captain Kid.
Otto Binder and C.C. Beck introduced supervillains like Ibac in issue #18, Mister Mind and the Monster Society of Evil in issue #26 and Mister Atom in issue #78, which would remain recurring antagonists for the superhero. The series' most significant debut was introducing Mary Marvel in issue #18, along with the formation of the Marvel Family. Also introduced was Mr. Tawky Tawny in issue #79.

Legacy

The success of the comic series lead DC Comics to file a lawsuit on Fawcett Comics regarding the character being too similar to Superman, which DC would win.

Collected editions