Captain Marvel Adventures #57

This 1946 Fawcett gem finds the World's Mightiest Mortal in a wonderfully eerie predicament — on the cover by C. C. Beck, Captain Marvel stands bewildered (a question mark floating above his head) as a translucent, ghostly figure delivers a surprise kick from behind, while a startled red-haired young woman in a blue uniform looks on wide-eyed. The teaser text promises "Capt. Marvel and the Haunted Girl!" alongside a bonus story sending the Big Red Cheese to Rochester, N.Y., making this a charmingly varied issue from one of the Golden Age's most beloved series.