Captain Marvel Adventures #40 is an issue of the series Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1944.
Synopsis for "Capt. Marvel Gets the Heir"
Appearing in "Capt. Marvel Gets the Heir"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ira Van Prooble
- Henry Hix
Antagonists:
- Peter Van Prooble
Other Characters:
- Schuyler Van Prooble (Jimmy Smith)
- Steamboat
Locations:
Items:
- Pistol
Synopsis for "The Chimes of Crimes"
Appearing in "The Chimes of Crimes"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sheriff Lem Scroggins
Antagonists:
- John Larch
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Earth-S
- New York City
- Chimeville
Synopsis for "Boston's Mayor For A Day"
A crooked construction boss connives to get an unscrupulous student elected as Boston's mayor-for-a-day, so he could legally sign an order to give all construction work to the man's company for the next 50 years.
Appearing in "Boston's Mayor For A Day"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Bob Wright
- Dave Adams
Antagonists:
- Boston Better Citizen's League
- Baldy
- Unnamed League Member
- Terry Mahoney
- Thomas Fosdick
Other Characters:
- Mr. Ellis Brown
- Mayor Tobin
- Cedric Foster
- Fred Garrigus
Locations:
- Earth-S
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Star Cement Co.
- Franklin Park
- Boston, Massachusetts
Items:
- Cigarette Case
Vehicles:
- Crane
Synopsis for "The Monster Society of Evil, Chapter 19: The Black Death Ray"
Captain Marvel appears to have been vaporized by Mr. Mind's Black Death Ray, but it only melted the floor under his feet and dropped him into the basement. When he comes after Mr. Mind and the Crocodile Man Sylvester, they use the ray on a plane in flight, destroying everything but the pilot. Marvel saves him in time but the villains escape.
They try to kill Billy Batson by having Sylvester and another henchman named Marmaduke pretend to take a souvenir photo of Billy, then fire the Black Death Ray. Billy realizes what's going on and changes to Marvel, then knocks out Sylvester and Marmaduke. Mr. Mind tricks the hero into squishing an ordinary caterpillar instead of him. Marvel sings out his magic word, jubilant that he's finally destroyed his archenemy. The villains recover and capture Billy, then to silence him, they weld a metal brace over his mouth.
Mr. Mind then tries to use his Black Death Ray on a pair of men, but it only vaporizes some coins in their hands, and the evil worm realizes with dismay that his ray is useless against anything not made of metal. Hearing that, Billy tries to get over to the ray to get his mouth brace off. Sylvester sees what he's trying, pulls a gun and fires.
Appearing in "The Monster Society of Evil, Chapter 19: The Black Death Ray"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- None
Antagonists:
- Monster Society of Evil
- Mr. Mind
- Sylvester
- Markmaduke
Other Characters:
- Caterpillar
Locations:
Items:
- Black Death Ray
Vehicles:
- Plane
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Captain Marvel Adventures series
- Images from Captain Marvel Adventures Vol 1 40
Links and References
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