They all turned to moldy old lifeless skeletons! Their evil spirits have at last gone to Hades, long overdue there for their wicked deeds of yore! 
The Marvel Family #83 is an issue of the series The Marvel Family (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1953.
Synopsis for The Marvel Family: "The Marvel Family Battles The Flying Skull!"
Pa Potter finds a treasure map warning of being guarded by a flying skull. He blows off such silly claims and invites the kids to help find it for the charity drive they're collecting for. Their helicopter is indeed attacked by a giant flying skull, controlled by the pirate known as the Scarlet Skull and his crew. They made a deal with the devil to be allowed to haunt the Earth as long as their treasure was never found. The moment Pa Potter manages to open the chest, their evil souls are sucked down to the underworld.
Appearing in The Marvel Family: "The Marvel Family Battles The Flying Skull!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- "Pa" Potter
Antagonists:
- The Scarlet Skull (Dies)
- Other Undead Pirates (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Satan (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth-S
- New York City
- Haven House
- Potter's Antique Shoppe
- New York City
Items:
- The Scarlet Skull's Treasure
Vehicles:
- The Scarlet Skull's Flying Red Skull (Destroyed)
Synopsis for The Marvel Family: "The Marvel Family Battles Chief Thundercloud, Chapter One: Redskin Vengeance"
Billy, Mary and Freddy are exploring some old cliffside Indian dwellings, and find an Indian hiding out there. When he attacks them, the kids transform, and the Marvels recognize him as "Dull Tomahawk," a petty crook. To escape the Marvels, he opens an ancient tomb containing the spirit of the evil Chief Thundercloud, a powerful cloud spirit. Obliged to obey the one who frees him, the cloudy head of the ancient spirit whisks Dull Tomahawk to safety, and easily resists the Marvels' attempts to stop him. They can't punch a cloud, after all.
Back at the nearby village, Dull Tomahawk tries to rile up the other Indians so he can be a great and powerful chief, and make war on the whites. They refuse because the whites are going to give them cars. Dull Tomahawk calls on Chief Thundercloud to flatten the village with giant hailstones and hurricane winds to prove his power.
Appearing in The Marvel Family: "The Marvel Family Battles Chief Thundercloud, Chapter One: Redskin Vengeance"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Dull Tomahawk
- Chief Thundercloud
Other Characters:
- Dull Tomahawk's Father
Locations:
- Earth-S
- A Cliffside Native Dwelling
- Gulchville
Items:
Vehicles:
- Dull Tomahawk's Father's Car
Synopsis for The Marvel Family: "The Marvel Family Battles Chief Thundercloud, Chapter Two: The Pow-Wow of Peril"
The Marvels use tree trunks to construct a giant teepee that shields the town from Chief Thundercloud's winds. Undeterred, Dull Tomahawk orders his servant to demonstrate his power, which Thundercloud does by unleashing supernatural horrors on three towns at once: a lightning storm, poison rain, and choking mist. The Marvels deal with these by cleaving a giant lodestone from a cliffside to attract the lightning, digging up and igniting an oil geyser to burn off the poisoned rainfall, and creating a water geyser to disperse the noxious mist. The Marvel Family change back to the kids to lure out Dull Tomahawk, but Chief Thundercloud witnesses their transformation and blows them right into Dull Tomahawk's clutches.
Appearing in The Marvel Family: "The Marvel Family Battles Chief Thundercloud, Chapter Two: The Pow-Wow of Peril"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Dull Tomahawk
- Chief Thundercloud
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Earth-S
- Gulchville
Items:
- A Giant Wooden Teepee
Vehicles:
Synopsis for The Marvel Family: "The Marvel Family Battles Chief Thundercloud, Chapter Three: Terror on the Warpath"
The would-be conqueror is so inept he doesn't actually know how to scalp his captives, though, and his awkward attempts to do so chop off Billy's gag and allow him to transform. Captain Marvel, Jr. uses dry ice on Chief Thundercloud, making him shrink into a tiny chunk of ice they seal up again. Bereft of supernatural protection, Dull Tomahawk is no match for the Marvels.
Appearing in The Marvel Family: "The Marvel Family Battles Chief Thundercloud, Chapter Three: Terror on the Warpath"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Dull Tomahawk
- Chief Thundercloud
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Earth-S
- Gulchville
Items:
- A Giant Bag of Dry Ice
- A Giant Tuning Fork
Vehicles:
Trivia
- Despite the cover, the Flying Skull the Scarlet Skull flies around in is blood-red and more humanoid than dramatically terrifying.
- This issue "Pa" Potter has markedly browner hair than before, having been consistently white-haired before.
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