The Marvel Family #12 is an issue of the series The Marvel Family (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1947.
Synopsis for "The Iron Horsemen"
The Marvel Family have gotten a letter from a sheriff in Montana begging for help. They fly to help out, and find the bank being robbed by a troop of desperadoes wearing suits of armor and riding robot horses faster than cars, that evade the heroes in the hills around town. Among the cash from their latest robbery, the thieves find fire insurance policies for most of the buildings in Redrock. Their leader, the Iron Duke, strikes on the idea of an arson spree and collecting the insurance payouts. The Marvels interrupt and chase after the Iron Horsemen when caught in their scheme, then go after the crooks when they split up. Uncle Marvel manages to knock one out by having the Horsemen's own horse kick him unconscious, then tries to ride back to town in style aboard it, only to realize too late he doesn't know how to steer one of the robot horses...
Cap chases the Iron Duke himself to the old Spanish castle where the robbers have their hideout. Trying to sneak in surreptitiously as Billy, he falls into a trap and is put on a torture device. Fortunately, Uncle Marvel's high-speed courses sends him crashing through the wall at just the right moment for Billy to escape, transform, and capture the villain.
Appearing in "The Iron Horsemen"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Iron Duke
- his Iron Horsemen
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Earth-S
- Redrock, Montana
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Kingdom of Ulysses"
Ulysses, King of Ithaca, returns home after fighting in the Trojan War and many misadventures along the way. He finds out his wife's suitors are planning foul play to seize his wealth and lands, but realizing he's only one man, he travels up to the top of Mount Olympus to ask the gods for counsel. The gods are too busy with godly matters to hear him, but Shazam, who Ulysses already knows, magically summons Captain Marvel from the 20th century to help Ulysses fight off Penelope's villainous suitors.
Appearing in "The Kingdom of Ulysses"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for "Three Clues to Fortune"
John Lattimore, heir to the fortune of his explorer uncle, is told that to earn the wealth he needs to study the man's famous three expeditions. He visits the locations but finds nothing, but when he tells his story to Billy Batson, the boy convenes with the rest of the Marvel Family and suggests the clues to the explorer's fortune might be hidden someplaces more literal. Meanwhile, the dead explorer's friend (who secretly envied his success) has spoken to the native guides who took him on all his expeditions, and realized the same thing: that the clues to the hiding place of the fortune are located in the city, in places recreating where the explorer had gone on his journeys. The explorer and his henchmen find the pieces of a map inside souvenirs from the expeditions around town, but are caught and jailed by the Marvels. John Lattimore finds the hidden fortune, and a letter that despite how far and wide one might travel, there's no place like home.
Appearing in "Three Clues to Fortune"
- Appearances not yet listed
See Also
Links and References
