Captain Marvel Adventures #62 is an issue of the series Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1946.
Synopsis for "The Great Harness Race"
Appearing in "The Great Harness Race"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Curtis Graham
- two gangsters
- Dwarf, jockey
Other Characters:
- Harrison Graham
- Billy Graham
Horses:
- Black Bounty
Locations:
Vehicles:
- harness racing sulky
Synopsis for "Terror Rides the Train!"
Billy Batson takes a ride on a new luxury train with accommodations like a movie theater, bowling alley and soda fountain. Thief Choo-Choo Charley and his men try to rob the passengers, and Captain Marvel catches him with help from the Lieutenant Marvels, whose mortal identities are all working aboard the train.
Appearing in "Terror Rides the Train!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Choo-Charley
- his gang
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
- Radium shipment
Vehicles:
- Thunderbolt, streamlined passenger train
- Choo-Choo Charlie's Helicopter
Synopsis for "Cult of the Curse Part 2: The Arena of Horror"
While leaving his office, Billy Batson is ambushed by a hobo who turns out to be Oggar in disguise, who takes him back to the temple in the mountains and tries to kill him. Billy manages to twist his head so Oggar's knife slashes his gag off instead, and transforms into Captain Marvel. Again the two superbeings battle to a stalemate, and Captain Marvel rejects the power and riches Oggar offers, but accepts his offer of an hour-long truce while the villain explains where he came from.
- Thousands of years ago, Oggar actually belonged to the group of mythical heroes whose virtues empower Captain Marvel, and Shazam, the group's leader, was named Shazamo. One day Oggar refused to go to the aid of a small country as ordered and tried to overthrow his leader, thinking a powerful youthful god should be in charge. He failed to overpower Shazamo, who exiled him from Olympus for his actions. Before he left, Oggar heard Shazamo saying that eventually their group would leave the world behind, but Captain Marvel would protect it in their absence. To fully signify Oggar's exile, the wizard punched the "O" off his throne and declared that his name is just Shazam.
Oggar had been laying low for centuries, as each member of Shazam's council ascended to "the higher world", so that he would only have one powerful enemy to contend with instead of an entire group. Captain Marvel still refuses Oggar's offer of an alliance and attacks various body parts, trying to find Oggar's one weakness. Oggar tries to blast him with lightning but nothing happens, and teleports him to the South Pole instead. The villain realizes his magic powers are limited to one use each and starts keeping records of what he's already used.
Oggar sets up an animal show to lure people to his temple, but once there he threatens to feed them to the lions unless they join his Cult of the Curse. Spotting Billy Batson in the crowd, Oggar throws him to the vicious cats first.
Appearing in "Cult of the Curse Part 2: The Arena of Horror"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Shazam (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Oggar
- his lions
Other Characters:
- The Elders (First full appearance)(First appearance chronologically)
Locations:
- Earth-S
- New York City
- Rocky Mountains
- Oggar's Temple
- Antarctica
Items:
- Oggar's Magic Dagger
Synopsis for Captain Kid: "... Bridges The Gap"
Appearing in Captain Kid: "... Bridges The Gap"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Kid
Supporting Characters:
- Pudgy
- Kid's three other pals
Antagonists:
- two bank robbers
Synopsis for "Captain Marvel and his Great Invention"
Appearing in "Captain Marvel and his Great Invention"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- J.C. Barnes
Other Characters:
- Mr. Ajax; Maxwell
Locations:
- Earth-S
- New York City
- WHIZ Radio
- Ajax Aircraft Company
- New York City
Items:
- Marvel's Atomic Airplane Motor
Vehicles:
- experimental airplane
Notes
- Also appearing in this issue of Captain Marvel Adventures were:
- Dopey Danny Dee by George Marko
- Tightwad Tad
- "Winner Take All" (text story) by Joseph Millard
Trivia
- Cult of the Curse Part 2: Oggar mentions that he expected all the Shazam heroes to die. Thus, in the 20th Century, only Captain Marvel would remain. However, Zeus, Atlas and Mercury are immortals.
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