Master Comics #81 is an issue of the series Master Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1947.
Synopsis for Capt. Marvel, Jr.: "Voyage 'Round the Horn!"
Lamont Crane is averse to finding that his grandfather’s will is legal and that, in order to get his inheritance, he has to sail the Celestial, a schooner of his around Cape Horn to beat the record he set doing so in 1878, something Lamont is not equipped to do. His Cousin offers to help him get a man who knows his ships, since the will doesn’t say that he has to captain the Celestial himself. However, he thinks to himself how he’s going to screw him over, since he gets the money otherwise.) He soon pays off a crooked sailor, Captain O’Banion, to sabotage and kill Lamont for $5,000, but the cabin boy, Eddie, falls in to the Captains’ Quarters. Captain O’Banion decides that he’ll just dump him bound and gagged into the harbor. Nearby, Eddie’s friend Freddy Freeman is looking for him and sees him fall off the Celestial and calls CAPTAIN MARVEL to save him as Captain Marvel, Jr. and Eddie explains everything about the scheme. Junior flies tot the lifeboat and calls CAPTAIN MARVEL to return to being Freddy. Captain O’Banion cruelly orders him to be starved for 1-2 days and then serve as Cabin Boy, which Lamont refuses to let him do. Capt. O’Banion insists that his word is law at sea and punches him in the head. They soon run into a big storm and Freddy calls CAPTAIN MARVEL to become Junior when the main mast snaps and finds it’s been sawed through before he fixes it. Soon, O’Banion finds the crew are working with Lamont and may be keen on getting him there on time, so he decides to not feed anyone so they don’t waste any time. Lamont also says that he doesn’t care about the money this badly and starts abusing the crew too. In the night, Freddy calls CAPTAIN MARVEL and becomes Junior again to air-drop food for them all on deck. Later, Freddy hears Capt. O’Banion opening the sea cock, which will scuttle the ship and calls CAPTAIN MARVEL to punch him to let him go down with the ship, then shuts the sea cock again. The crew agree with Junior to work together with Lamont and break the record and they all vote to make Junior the Captain of the Celestial. Later, they manage to break the record, Capt. O’Banion is arrested as well as Lamont’s Evil Cousin and Lamont gives a bonus to each member of the crew!
Appearing in Capt. Marvel, Jr.: "Voyage 'Round the Horn!"
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Supporting Characters:
- Lamont Crane
Villains:
- Captain O'Banion
- Lamont's Evil Cousin
Other Characters:
- The Crew of the Celestial
- Cabin Boy Eddie
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Vehicles
- The Celestial
Synopsis for Bulletman the Flying Detective: "Volume of Danger"
Two crooks decide to impersonate British bibliophiles who are checking an original Shakespeare volume worth $100,000. They pretend to be drivers, then knock out the two, stealing their clothes and papers. Bulletman realizes they are fakes and with Bulletgirl follows them back to their Hotel, where the Bibliophiles are bound and gagged. However as Bulletgirl comes in a knife is thrown which cuts a rope and makes the window fall onto Bulletgirl's neck, trapping her. Bulletman tries to help her but is knocked out from behind. He and Bulletgirl are then bound and gagged, and the crooks leave. However Bulletman knocks the knife in the wall down, cutting his hands free. He unties himself, then Bulletgirl and stops the criminals. He reveals he knew the crooks were fakes as they claimed to be using a car from Britain, but the steering wheel was on the wrong side.
Appearing in Bulletman the Flying Detective: "Volume of Danger"
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Villains:
- Lunk
- Matt
Other Characters:
- Two British Bibliophiles
- A Docent
- Sir Reginald Chumley, Eccentric English Millionaire
Locations:
- Earth-S
- New York City
- The Bel-Air Hotel
- Book Mart
- A Worse Hotel
- New York City
Items:
- An Umbrella
Vehicles:
- Lunk and Matt's Car
Synopsis for Nyoka the Jungle Girl: "The Congo Gorillas!"
Appearing in Nyoka the Jungle Girl: "The Congo Gorillas!"
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- The Congo Gorillas
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Locations:
- The Belgian Congo
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Synopsis for Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: "Bridges the Gap"
Appearing in Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: "Bridges the Gap"
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- Colonel Corn
- Korny Kobb
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Locations:
- A Bridge
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Synopsis for Radar the International Policeman: "Radar the International Policeman Sizes Up a Situation!"
Appearing in Radar the International Policeman: "Radar the International Policeman Sizes Up a Situation!"
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Locations:
- Bulvania
- Xandia
- The Office of the Premier of Xandia
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