Captain Marvel Adventures #22 is an issue of the series Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1943. It was published on February 12, 1943.
Synopsis for "Shipyard Sabotage"
Appearing in "Shipyard Sabotage"
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- Hitler
- Benito Mussolini
- Spritz
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Synopsis for "The Voodoo Show Boat"
Appearing in "The Voodoo Show Boat"
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- Steamboat
- Showboat Mammy/"Voodoo Annie"
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Synopsis for The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 1: "The Pearl of Peril"
Billy Batson is on hand to witness the arrival of the Indian princess Dareena Rajabuti, who has come to donate valuable jewels to the Allied war effort. News of her plans has reached nefarious ears, as a mysterious new villain known as Mr. Mind orders Captain Nazi to steal those jewels for his own diabolical plans.
Envoys of the US government arrive at the princess's hotel suite to collect the jewels, but become angry when it turns out only one is present, a large black pearl. They unmask themselves as Captain Nazi and a group of gunmen who shoot down the princess's bodyguards, and demand to know the nature of the jewels. On pain of death the princess reveals their secret: the pearls have the power to see things at a distance, but only when both are used together. Billy changes to Captain Marvel and takes on the gangsters, but this gives Captain Nazi the chance to fly off with the princess and the pearl.
Trailing them to an old house, Captain Marvel exchanges heated words with Mr. Mind, who declares that he is the head of the Monster Society of Evil, a massive coalition of international and intergalactic evildoers who will bring down even the World's Mightiest Mortal in time. Proving this is no idle threat, a shutter opens revealing most of Captain Marvel's rogues gallery on hand as agents of the Monster Society. He attacks them, but flies away with the princess after Mr. Mind reveals he's beaming strength to the villains, enabling them to withstand even Marvel's blows. Captain Nazi and Ibac fly to India to steal the second magic pearl.
Marvel and the Princess arrive at the giant statue where the other black pearl is lodged. Captain Nazi and Ibac push the idol over on the two, appearing to crush them. When Nazi gets too close, Marvel suddenly springs up and knocks him out. While he's distracted, Ibac steals the second pearl from the princess and flies off, leading to another chase.
Appearing in The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 1: "The Pearl of Peril"
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- Dareena Rajabuti
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- Monster Society of Evil (First appearance)
- Mister Mind (First appearance) (Behind the scenes)
- Captain Nazi
- Doctor Sivana
- Ibac
- Mister Banjo
- Nippo the Nipponese
- Crocodile Man (First appearance)
- Hitler (Mentioned only)
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- Magic Black Pearls
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Synopsis for Captain Kid: "Ski Champion"
Appearing in Captain Kid: "Ski Champion"
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Synopsis for "The Revolt of the Comics!"
A slew of comic strip characters get sick of their routines and try to branch out, forcing Captain Marvel to set them straight for the good of the American GI's overseas who read their magazines.
Appearing in "The Revolt of the Comics!"
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- Zartan the Jungleman
- Clubman
- The Bird
- Hash Borden
- Dash Tracer
- Flapear the Sailor
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Notes
- "The Pearl of Peril" is the first of twenty-five chapters comprising the Monster Society of Evil serial.
- Although Mr. Banjo appears as a member of the Monster Society of Evil in this chapter, he does not appear in any further chapters.
- The Revolt of the Comics!:
- Also appearing in this issue of Captain Marvel Adventures were:
- Comix Cards: "Mr. Scarlet" and "Minute Man"
- "Fog and Fury" (text story) by Nathaniel Nitkin
- Little Albert
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)
Links and References
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