I'm planning the biggest job of my career! I need men who think and move fast! You're too slow! 
- — Peppermint Stick, Local Single-Feature Mobster
Mary Marvel #25 is an issue of the series Mary Marvel (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1948.
Synopsis for Mary Marvel, the World's Mightiest Girl!: "Mary Marvel... and...The Flying Shoes"
Appearing in Mary Marvel, the World's Mightiest Girl!: "Mary Marvel... and...The Flying Shoes"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- "Jersey" Jones
- Peppermint Stick
Other Characters:
- A Cobbler Shop Owner
Locations:
- Earth-S
- New York City
- The Sub-Treasury Buildling
- New York City
Items:
- The Winged Shoes of Mercury
Vehicles:
- Peppermint Stick's Car
Synopsis for Mary Marvel, the World's Mightiest Girl!: "Checkmate"
Mary Batson hears someone shouting and calls SHAZAM to become Mary Marvel, but only finds Freckles threatening to punch out a boy, Rodney Weatherspoon, for saying she's not smart enough to play chess! Rodney points out he's the best in town and her being violent is evidence of that, but Mary holds Freckles back, telling her that she could get better revenge by just getting better at chess than him. They head to Mr. Shore's game shop where she finds there are two chess sets at the shop, one reserved for Mr. Butt (who runs a cigar store) and the one she guys. While they're heading out, two goons “named” Big Guy and Button-Mouth shove their way in and demand to buy both chess sets, but they decide to go after the girls when they find out they have the second set. They decide to wait until dark. They soon sneak in her open window with a ladder and seize Freckles, only for Mary to call SHAZAM to become Mary Marvel again and the goons drop Freckles off the ladder, forcing Mary Marvel to catch her while the goons escape. Mary Marvel is confused as to why they would steal a chess set like this: it's plastic and the kind you'd buy in a store.
The next morning, Freckles consults Mr. Shore on this and finds that the same thing happened with Mr. Butt, getting his chess set stolen at gunpoint! Mary Marvel flies them to the manufacturer where they make this set, Chess MFG, Co. and sees the two men working there are the same goons from last night! Their foreman confronts Mary Marvel for seemingly attacking his workers, finding that the plastic pieces they were casting don't have anything hidden in them. However, when she instead checks the King and Queen pieces, she finds that they've been hiding priceless gems into them and Mary Marvel goes after them, flinging chess pieces at their heads so hard they're knocked out. The foreman, Mr. Trump, is happy to hear that his stolen jewels will be recovered, since they also make really fancy chess sets and they were hiding them in cheap plastic sets, only for Freckles and Mr. Butt to reserve the first two sets. Later, Mary Marvel spots Roger Weatherspoon playing chess, but Freckles decides that it's not worth it, chess is too dangerous of a sport!
Appearing in Mary Marvel, the World's Mightiest Girl!: "Checkmate"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Rodney / Roger Weatherspoon
- Big Guy
- Button-Mouth
Other Characters:
- Mr. Shore, Game Shop Owner
- Mr. Butt, Cigar Shop Owner (Mentioned only)
- Mr. Trump, a Chess Manufacturer
Locations:
- Earth-S
- New York City
- Mr. Shore's Game Shop
- Chess MFG, Co. Factory
- New York City
Items:
- Several Chess Sets
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Mary Marvel: "Mary Marvel and the Crime Wave!"
“Brain” Fuller is a mastermind of the underworld due to being very smart and having a large extended head to fit it all in. He finds a journal about a scientist who thinks he can use radio waves to control water and goes to figure it out by stealing it from its inventor, Dr. Kirk Hansel. They soon visit Hansel pretending to be members of the Scientific League and Hansel explains how the machine works and “borrows” it to run some tests. Later, Mary Batson is out swimming at the beach on the weekend when a woman is attacked by a huge wave and calls SHAZAM to drag her to safety. Despite this, the wave continues to attack her beyond the shore, even at low tide! The wave tries to attack a blue sedan, forcing Mary Marvel to drag it out of the path of the “Freak Wave” and also finds that the Wave can steal a whole vault out of a woman's house, silverware and valuables from the whole resort! It soon gets picked up by Seaside News and Police HQ, led by Sgt. Mills, tells Mary Marvel they don't how where it all went! Dr. Hansel soon shows up and explains that he thinks someone is using his invention for crime and they quickly confirm the Scientific League didn't send anyone! Mary Marvel suggests that he alert the Coastal Patrol and alert anybody about strange waves. A day later, a strange tidal wave comes in at North City, a nearby metropolis. Using a Triangulation Device from Hansel, she is able to deactivate the Crime Wave and track down where the radio signals are coming from, punching out Brain Fuller and his gang. Later, Hansel says his inventions won't be used for crime anymore and Mary Marvel is happy little happened in North City beyond some wetness.
Appearing in Mary Marvel: "Mary Marvel and the Crime Wave!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Dr. Kirk Hansel
Antagonists:
- "Brains" Fuller
Other Characters:
- Sgt. Mills
Locations:
- Earth-S
- New York City
- North City
Items:
- Hansel's Water Radio Device
Vehicles:
Trivia
- Despite the cover and there being two stories lately about "Freckles" Dudley's newfound knitting hobby, this issue doesn't involve Freckles in any way being involved in knitting or getting stuck in a giant bowl of yarn. Instead, she runs afoul of jewel thieves using chess sets to smuggle their illegal wares.
- Freshman Freddy is on hiatus this month, available only in Captain Marvel, Jr.# 61, but will return next week for penultimate appearance in Mary Marvel
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