Captain Marvel Adventures #137 is an issue of the series Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1952.
Synopsis for "Captain Marvel Battles King Kull and the Seven Sins"
Billy encounters his friends acting in uncharacteristically cruel ways, like Sterling Morris firing him to keep his salary, and Doc Quartz angrily kicking him out of the soda shop. Soon he encounters King Kull, who's throwing "sin bombs" to make everyone evil, but the villain gives him the slilp. Realizing something's very wrong, he goes to Shazam's cave to ask the wizard's advice, only to realize the statues of the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man are missing. The wizard's ghost reveals King Kull used a ray to bring the demons to life to establish an "Evil Olympus" and make his "sin bombs". Marvel tracks Kull to his temple headquarters, slips inside as Billy but gets caught. Kull decides to give him a poetic death and turn him to stone with the same ray that brought the Seven Enemies back to life. Billy bites the demon holding his mouth shut and transforms, then easily captures all eight villains, putting the demons back in Shazam's cave.
Appearing in "Captain Marvel Battles King Kull and the Seven Sins"
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Other Characters:
- Sterling Morris
- Doc Quartz
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Items:
- Sin Bombs
- Stone ray
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Synopsis for "Mr. Tawny's Culture Craze"
Appearing in "Mr. Tawny's Culture Craze"
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Synopsis for "Captain Marvel and the Royal Riddle"
Some toughs try to kidnap Tommy Archer, a boy who looks exactly like Billy Batson, but are foiled by Captain Marvel. Next they try to capture Billy himself, but it turns out to be because he's the long-lost heir to the throne of their country. Billy wonders if he really might be the king's son since his history is unknown, but an attempt on his life is made during his first public address to his new subjects.
After checking the laws of succession, Billy finds out if the heir apparent dies, the throne passes to the prime minister, and figures him as being behind it. That night Billy's kidnapped from his bed and the prime minister tries to arrange his death again, but it turns out to be Tommy, acting as a decoy before Captain Marvel comes to the rescue. Tommy's the real long-lost heir, not Billy, because the portrait of the late king shows his hair curling the other way!
Appearing in "Captain Marvel and the Royal Riddle"
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Supporting Characters:
- Tommy Archer (really Prince Alfreed)
Antagonists:
- Prime Minister Disrooly
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Locations:
- Unnamed European monarchy
Items:
- Crystal ball
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Notes
- "Captain Marvel Battles King Kull and the Seven Sins" was reprinted in Shazam! #16, Shazam!: The Greatest Stories Ever Told and Shazam!: A Celebration of 75 Years.
- "The Royal Riddle" supposes that Billy Batson's parentage and background are unknown, seeming to overlook the established story elements of Ebenezer Batson and Billy's sister.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Marvel Family Recommended Reading
- Whiz Comics (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel, Jr. (Volume 1)
- Mary Marvel (Volume 1)
- Master Comics (Volume 1)
- Wow Comics (Volume 1)
- The Marvel Family (Volume 1)
- Hoppy the Marvel Bunny (Volume 1)
- Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Shazam!: The New Beginning (Volume 1)
- The Power of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder (Volume 1)
- Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil (Volume 1)
- The Trials of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Shazam! (Volume 2)
- Shazam! (Volume 3)
- Shazam! (Volume 4)
- The New Champion of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Shazam! (Volume 5)