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Greatest Hero
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Greatest Hero

Just wanted to share the book that got me started on Captain Marvel my all time favorite hero. Also, the greatest cover in DC history.

u/ConnectCoast6804 — 19 hours ago
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Who Really Did It First? Superman or Captain Marvel?

So I saw the hilarious Super Antics #17 one-pager by Kerry Callen (see Pic 1) come up in my feed here on Reddit and I'm sure a few have wondered (okay, maybe just one person did and that person is me)...

Who broke chains with exaggerated dynamism first?

So I researched it.

Unsurprisingly, Captain Marvel did it first.

In WHIZ Comics #3, Captain Marvel broke chains in exaggerated fashion like it's portrayed in Super Antics (see Pic 2 above).

Interestingly, that panel is pasted from the cover of his ashcan issues (both Thrill Comics and Flash Comics).

The first time Superman breaks chains in a comic is the footer panel of Action Comics #1 (see Pic 3 above) and he breaks it at the weak point.

Superman would not break chains in an exaggerated manner until the cover of Superman #11 (see Pic 4 above) more than a year after Captain Marvel did it first.

u/CaptainMarvelology — 5 days ago
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"The Original Captain Marvel"

What would happen if DC published a comic with that title? It would be factually correct, and since the title isn't "Captain Marvel" could they get away with it? Legal heads please chime in...Bah, I guess the trademark law prevents ANY mention of "Captain Marvel" on the cover, but what about an anthology series called The Marvel Family? What happens in 2036 when the comic hits the 95 year public domain threshold?

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u/TheGreatRao — 6 days ago
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CBR is now calling him Captain Marvel in their articles.

Years and years of referring to him as Shazam, CBR is now calling him and his family, Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family, respectively.

u/CaptainMarvelology — 10 days ago
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Mark Waid Didn't Just Bring (Mostly) Bring Back The Wisdom of Solomon, He Brought Back The Courage of Achilles.

Shazam! #2

Knight Terrors: Shazam! #2

In which a fear-based villain and a supernatural nightmare/nightmare realm did not work and were overcome by, respectively, those with the Courage of Achilles.

(Pics from Shazam! #2 and Knight Terrors: Shazam! #2, respectively.)

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u/CaptainMarvelology — 8 days ago