Tarzan parody Zartan grabs the mic from Billy and proclaims his intention to abandon the jungle for city life

Parodies of Batman and Robin, Flash Gordon, and Dick Tracy go on strike. Captain Marvel tries to stop them, but because they’re all heroes, he refuses to fight them - so they just walk over him as they descend the staira

Little orphan Annie parody gives a very long winded explanation for her reasons to strike

The final story in CMA 22 is a right wing take on labor; comic characters go on strike and Cap makes them go back to work. Some crude but amusing takes on Tarzan, Dick Tracy, Little Orphan Annie, Flash Gordon, etc

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Captain Nazi howls with Pain when Captain Marvel slams his fingers with the lid of a chest. Then two goons shoot him in the face, which just amuses Captain Marvel.

The humor of these stories is what really grabbed me. Just great.

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Opening two page spread of the monster Society of Evil chapter 1 shows Captain Marvel in giant size, standing over a cloud-bedecked earth with a gang of his old enemies approaching from beyond the moon

Here’s how the MSE serial starts, a gorgeous spread by the great CC Beck. Lots of old enemies, and the voice of Mr. Mind for the very first time. As you can see, the original owner added some pencil scribbles…

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Sivana, in southern scalliwag costume, presents a hypnotized Captain Marvel to the goon who runs a chain gang, with the idea that he will remain there for eternity

The 2nd story is so racist that I‘ll only post this for context. You relax into the tomfoolery and then have this bullshit just casually dropped in. So widely accepted then. Easy to see parallels with 2026...

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Three panels depicting Hitler as a blustering jackass, Goebbels as a shrimpy weasel, Goering as an obese glutton, and Mussolini as a moronic Italian stereotype

The US was deep into the war effort by 1943, and the axis leaders are depicted with appropriate savagery! Although of course they have to go for the Italian stereotype for Mussolini

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This two page spread launches the first story in grand style. It’s a fun farce with a nazi spy, disguised as Billy, causing trouble at the shipyard. #comicsky #captainmarveladventures #shazam #monstersocietyofevil #goldenagecomics

This two page spread launches the first story in grand style. It’s a fun farce with a nazi spy, disguised as Billy, causing trouble at the shipyard.

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Cover for Captain Marvel Adventures #22, 10¢ In his red and gold tights and gold and white cape, Cap flies over a shipyard, holding a man in a green suit by the tail of his jacket. The man is holding a spherical black bomb with a lit fuse. It reads, “CAPTAIN MARVEL BATTLES SHIPYARD SABOTAGE! Starting today! Captain Marvel's smashing new mystery serial! Page 33”

When I completed my run of The Monster Society of Evil, the groundbreaking serial from Captain Marvel Adventures, I always meant to read them all in order. Years later, I finally started! Here’s where it begins, CMA 22, April 1943 #comicsky #captainmarveladventures #shazam #monstersocietyofevil

Two page spread shows various images of Captain Marvel as well as the beginning of a long historical article about the character.

Anyway, it’s a terrific book. If you ever happen across one for a friendly price, you won’t be sorry!

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Two page spread shows Billy captured and tied to a cannon at the cliffhanger of o e chapter on the left, and the start of the next chapter on the right. The main image is malevolent super genius work Mr. Mind dressed up like a cartoon dictator

I really appreciated them printing from photos of the pages, instead of re-coloring them.
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Two pads spread shows young Billy Barton narrating as Cap stands over a miniature world, with clouds all around, as a collection of malefactors approaches from the stars

This book had a gigantic effect on me! The earnest craziness of golden age Fawcett comics really hit the sweet spot for me.
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Oversized hardcover black book with large lettering reading THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL standing next to its red slipcase, which features a gold foil thunderbolt

In the 90s I became aware of The Monster Society of Evil, an epic that ran for 25 issues of Captain Marvel Adventures 1943-45, and got obsessed. Was excited to find this jumbo slipcase hardcover that collected the whole thing.
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The Monster Society of Evil: This Day in Comics – Captain Marvel #22 Comic Book Addicts The Monster Society of Evil: This Day in Comics – Captain Marvel #22 The Monster Society of Evil: The 1943 Debut of the First Villain Team-Up The Monster Society of Evil officially changed the landscape of sequential storytelling on this day, February 26, 1943, as they made their collective debut in the pages … The Monster Society of Evil: This Day in Comics – Captain Marvel #22 Comic Books

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Mister Mind, an alien worm with a speaker hanging around his neck looking quite angry.

According to the 1976 Super DC Calendar today is the birthday of the world's wickedest alien worm, Mister Mind!

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My acquisition of Captain Marvel Jr vs Captain Nazi by
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According to the 1976 Super DC Calendar today is the birthday of the world's wickedest alien worm, Mister Mind!

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#OnThisDay in 1946 #Oggar debuted in #CaptainMarvelAdventures #comics #61 #TheWizardShazam’s #originalName is revealed as #Shazamo with this #WorldsMightiestImmortal being #the7thGodWhoGrantedHimHisPower but #heWasCorruptedByPower banished & cursed with #clovenHooves laterJoins #MonsterSocietyOfEvil