Captain Marvel Adventures #144 is an issue of the series Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1953.
Synopsis for "The Fatal Fogs"
Appearing in "The Fatal Fogs"
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Synopsis for Captain Kid: "The Intrepid Inventor"
Appearing in Captain Kid: "The Intrepid Inventor"
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Synopsis for "The Stolen Shazam Powers Chapter 1: Sivana's Sinister Scheme"
An anonymous tip arrives at Station WHIZ that Dr. Sivana will attack the city that day, but Captain Marvel quickly dopes out that it's a trick by Sivana to keep him in town while the mad scientist attempts a scheme elsewhere. He's correct, and interrupts Sivana's attempt to destroy a dam with a new invention, easily fends off a giant ape Sivana unleashes on him, but ultimately loses the chase when Sivana launches his atomic plane while the villain's still in his secret hideout.
Sivana momentarily despairs of never being able to overcome Marvel's divine powers, but then an idea hits him: instead of trying to beat the Captain in a straight contest of power, he should take Marvel's ultimate powers away. He flies to the Rock of Eternity and waits for all the gods to fall asleep, then sneaks in and holds Shazam hostage. Without his robes of immortality, Shazam's completely at the mad scientist's mercy.
Appearing in "The Stolen Shazam Powers Chapter 1: Sivana's Sinister Scheme"
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Synopsis for "The Stolen Shazam Powers Chapter 2: The Smashing of Captain Marvel"
Sivana demands that Solomon cross his name off the list on the wall, which deprives Captain Marvel of his legendary wisdom. Shazam orders the other Elders to cooperate, because it's been prophesized that Captain Marvel will win this contest regardless. To test the success of his endeavors, Sivana sends a "taunting note" in code to Captain Marvel as to the location of his secret hideout, and without the Wisdom of Solomon, he can't solve it. Pleased with his success, Sivana tells Marvel the location of the fortress anyway, but when the hero makes it smash through its walls, Sivana next orders Hercules to cross his name off, and Marvel no longer has super-strength.
Marvel tries to chip through the walls with infinite stamina, but Sivana makes Atlas cross his name off, and Marvel soon drops from exhaustion. Next Sivana makes Zeus cross out his name, robbing Marvel of his invulnerability. The hero still tries to attack, until Sivana makes Achilles stop his sponsorship of courage, and Mercury rescind his speed, so Marvel can't fly off to escape. The villain stakes Marvel and Shazam to the desert floor to let the vultures eat their sun-bleached carcasses.
Appearing in "The Stolen Shazam Powers Chapter 2: The Smashing of Captain Marvel"
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Synopsis for "The Stolen Shazam Powers Chapter 3: Sivana's Victory"
Shazam's super-scientific weapons let him devastate cities thousands of miles away and instantly destroy any armies sent against him. However, Marvel realizes that if he's helpless, maybe Billy Batson won't be. Indeed, after he transforms back, the slight Billy easily slips out of the restraints meant for the muscular Marvel. He easily walks into Sivana's hideout because the scientist doesn't consider the boy a threat, not taking into account that he's a frail old man who isn't even a match for a teenage boy in a fight. Billy knocks Sivana out and steals Shazam's magic robes back.
With his safety ensured, Shazam calls to the elders and tells them to wipe out the crosses on the list. Captain Marvel's instantly restored to full power and destroys Sivana's fortress in one blow. Sivana complains Shazam spoke of a prophesy that he'd win, but Shazam points out he said Sivana would defeat Captain Marvel, but it was Billy Batson who defeated him.
Appearing in "The Stolen Shazam Powers Chapter 3: Sivana's Victory"
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Notes
- Also appearing in this issue of Captain Marvel Adventures were:
- Dopey Danny Dee: "Not So Dumb" by George Marko
- "Interplanetary Tenements" (text story, featuring Jon Jarl) by Eando Binder
- Tightwad Tad: "A Charged-Up Personality"
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- The Stolen Shazam Powers: The story is concise in mentioning that Captain Marvel's invulnerability comes from the power of Zeus, not Achilles as some would think.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Captain Marvel Adventures series
- Images from Captain Marvel Adventures Vol 1 144
Links and References
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