Cover: Pete Costanza

The Marvel Family #83

May 1953 · Fawcett · 0.10 USD

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Contains 9 stories

The Marvel Family Battles the Flying Skull

8 pp · superhero

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]Pa Patter (Billy's landlord)The Scarlet Skull (villain, a zombie, introduction, death)The Skull's ghostly crew (villains, zombies, all die)

The Dreamy Type!

0.5 pp · humor

Lazy LeeLee's friend

Isn't It the Truth!

0.5 pp · humor

Boxcar BennyBenny's hobo friendrich man

The Handy Hand Grenade!

4 pp · humor

Headline HarryUmp (Harry's editor)two crooks (villains, pickpockets)

No Back Talk!

0.5 pp · humor

Wilburcustomer

No Bargain!

0.5 pp · humor

Rubbernose RandolphRandolph's friend

The Marvel Family Battles Chief Thundercloud: Chapter One: Redskin Vengeance

6 pp · superhero

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]Chief Thundercloud (villain, a ghost, introduction)Dull Tomahawk (villain, petty thief, introduction)Chief Bloody Tomahawk (villain, Dull Tomahawk's father, flashback)

Chapter Two: The Pow-Wow of Peril

6 pp · superhero

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]Chief Thundercloud (villain, a ghost, introduction)Dull Tomahawk (villain, petty thief, introduction)

Chapter Three: Terror on the Warpath

5 pp · superhero

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]Chief Thundercloud (villain, a ghost, introduction)Dull Tomahawk (villain, petty thief, introduction)

ComicBooks.com’s Estimated Value

Raw (Good) $52

CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,775

CGC 9.2 none in existence

CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $814

CGC 8.5 none in existence

CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $465

CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $412

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CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $400

CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $258

CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $258

CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $232

CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $200

CGC 4.5 none in existence

CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $159

CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $125

CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $104

Our estimate · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

writer Otto Binder

artist, inker Kurt Schaffenberger

cover pencils, inks Pete Costanza

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