Cover: Bud Thompson

Captain Marvel Jr. #56

Dec 1947 · Fawcett · 0.10 USD

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“The First Civilization”

This December 1947 Fawcett issue poses a genuinely intriguing question right on its cover: a close-up of Captain Marvel Jr. himself, sporting a very noticeable black eye, holding up a hand mirror that asks "What's Happened to Captain Marvel Jr.?" in a wonderfully theatrical touch. Bud Thompson's cover art zeroes in on the hero's battered, concerned expression with real emotional punch, teasing the featured story "The Blue Boy's Black Eye!" inside. It's a refreshingly personal, human moment for a superhero cover — hard to flip past without wanting to find out the answer.

writer Otto Binder · artist, inker Bud Thompson · cover Bud Thompson