Captain Marvel Adventures #66

This October 1946 issue of Captain Marvel Adventures presents C. C. Beck's cover in a striking table-of-contents style, showing the red-and-gold-clad Captain Marvel standing tall beside an ancient wizard at a flaming brazier, with the SHAZAM acronym spelled out in full — Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury — as a handy reminder of the hero's remarkable origins. Inside, the packed lineup promises "Captain Marvel and the Atomic War!," the finale of an ongoing serial, the return of Aunt Minerva, bonus features like Captain Kid and Dopey Danny Dee, and the launch of a brand-new science-fiction series introducing Jon Jarl, Space Policeman. It's an ambitious single issue that captures Fawcett's confident, all-ages approach to superhero storytelling at its postwar peak.