Captain Marvel Adventures #7

A fine 1942 entry in Fawcett's flagship superhero title, this issue features cover art by Marc Swayze showing Captain Marvel in his red-and-gold costume bursting through a wall or doorway, fist raised, while an ominous dark shadow looms behind him — a mood-setting image that fits right in with the promised story, "Captain Marvel and the Ghost of the White Room." Packed with 68 pages of adventures and multiple stories, it's a genuinely generous read for a dime, capturing early-'40s superhero comics at an energetic stride.