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, whose holdings also included the

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Overview

M.F.'s best-known character was Captain Marvel (no relation to the

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superheroes of that name), a crimefighting alien

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who could detach his head, limbs and hands and send them flying off in all directions whenever he shouted "Split!" and reattach them when he shouted "Xam!". M. F. Enterprises also published ''Henry Brewster'', a teen-humor comic created by artist

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, which ran for seven issues from February 1966 to September 1967. It followed the adventures and misadventures of the titular red-headed all-American teenager and his friends: the big, squeaky-voiced jock "Animal"; the brainy, bespectacled "Weenie"; and the beautiful Debbie and Melody. Their teacher was a former secret agent named Mr. Secrett, who was always happy to lend a handy gadget when needed.Howlett, Mike, ''The Weird World of Eerie Publications'',

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, 2010 p. 283 Although the M. F. Enterprises brand stopped publishing comics in 1967, publisher Myron Fass continued to publish ''Great West'' magazine under the imprint, as well as with his

line of black-and-white mostly horror comic magazines until 1981.

Titles published

* ''Captain Marvel'' (4 issues, April – November 1966) * ''Captain Marvel Presents The Terrible Five'' (2 issues, August 1966 – September 1967) — Vol.1, No. 1 and Vol.2, No. 5 (continues the numbering of ''Captain Marvel'') * ''Great West'' (1966–1974) agazine* ''Henry Brewster'' (7 issues, February 1966 – September 1967)

References

External links

* * {{comicbookdb, type=publisher, id=1430, title=M.F. (Myron Fass) Enterprises
Myron Fass enterprises entry
Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999

Comic book publishing companies of the United States Defunct comics and manga publishing companies 1966 establishments in New York City