Cover: Charlie Tomsey

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Captain Midnight #62

Apr 1948 · Fawcett · 0.10 USD

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In "Coals to Oldcastle," Captain Midnight and his sidekick Icky race to the Moon after an urgent SOS reveals Earth raiders have destroyed the Air Condenser—a vital invention that lets farmers breathe and cultivate crops there. With the fate of lunar agriculture hanging in the balance, Captain Albright must act fast to protect the colony and restore hope. Art by Leonard Frank, with cover by Charlie Tomsey, this 1948 Fawcett classic blends sci-fi adventure and frontier grit in a story that’s as inventive as it is timeless.

Contains 7 stories

Coals to Oldcastle

6 pp · Adventure, Aviation

Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]

Untitled Adventure story

3 pp · Adventure

Gentlemen in Retirement

0.5 pp · Humor

Farmers on the Moon!

5 pp · Adventure, Aviation, Science Fiction

Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]Ichabod "Icky" MuddMiles (Moon farmer)Jim Klaw (villain)Klaw's gang (villains, all die)

In "Farmers on the Moon!", Captain Albright and Icky race back to the lunar frontier after a successful mission to equip Moon farmers with his latest invention, the Air Condenser—only to receive a desperate SOS. The message warns that Earth raiders have struck, destroying the very device that keeps the farmers alive, leaving them stranded in the thin lunar air.

Well Schooled

0.5 pp · Humor

The Window Case

4 pp · Humor, Detective-Mystery

The Modern Barbary Pirates

6 pp · Adventure, Aviation

Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $56

CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $1,498

CGC 9.2 none in existence

CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $614

CGC 8.5 none in existence

CGC 8.0 none in existence

CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $298

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CGC 7.0 none in existence

CGC 6.5 none in existence

CGC 6.0 none in existence

CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $149*

CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $141*

CGC 4.5 none in existence

CGC 4.0 none in existence

CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $91

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Full credits

artist, inker Leonard Frank

cover pencils, inks Charlie Tomsey

Reprints

Reprinted in O Guri #1 (1955), Captain Midnight #12 (1963), Captain Midnight Archives #2 (2014)

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