Creating Captain Marvel / 1942 / TVparty!

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FAWCETT COMICS / CREATING CAPTAIN MARVEL
TVparty! presents this found article from the December, 1942 issue of Spot magazine that takes you behind the scenes at Fawcett comics and the creation of a typical Captain Marvel story.

Following the success of the Adventures of Captain Marvel serial in movie theaters, the 'Big Red Cheese' was at the height of his popularity at this time, even outselling rival Superman. DC Comics successfully sued Captain Marvel out of existence for plagiarizing the Man of Steel, a miscarriage of justice if there ever was one.

Ironically, DC secured the rights from Fawcett and revived Captain Marvel in the 1970s but the character never did catch on like it did in the 1940s and 1950s despite luring the brilliant C.C. Beck out of retirement to illustrate the comics.

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C. C. Beck on creating Captain Marvel

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