The litigation is notable as one of the longest running legal battles in comic book publication history. Whiz Comics had ended with issue #155 in June 1953, Captain Marvel Adventures was canceled with #150 (November 1953), and The Marvel Family ended its run with #89 (January 1954). Fawcett shut down its comics division in the autumn of 1953 and laid off its comic-creating staff. Feeling that a decline in the popularity of superhero comics meant that it was no longer worth continuing the fight, Fawcett agreed to never again publish a comic book featuring any of the Captain Marvel-related characters, and to pay National $400,000 in damages. Fawcett tried to revive the popularity of its assorted Captain Marvel series in the early 1950s by introducing elements of the horror comics trend that gained popularity at the time. While Captain Marvel Adventures had been the top-selling comic series during World War II, it suffered declining sales every year after 1945 and by 1949 it was selling only half its wartime rate. The National lawsuit was not the only problem Fawcett faced in regards to Captain Marvel. Instead of retrying the case, however, Fawcett decided to settle with National out of court. Captain Marvel was seemingly intended as only a copy of Superman, but the “World’s Mightiest Mortal” soon developed into something much more extraordinary, something much more. Debuting in Whiz Comics #2, February, 1940 (really #1, as the earlier #1 was simply an “ashcan” edition of the same stories printed up for copyright purposes, the numbering was later changed). Beck came a new champion of good by the name of Captain Marvel. Then from out of the offices of Fawcett Publications and the minds of Bill Parker and C.C. The most flagrant copycats were taken to court by DC Comics, beginning with a character called Wonderman, who was doomed after appearing in just a single issue. This creation took the industry into a bold new direction and gave rise to a whole new landscape of super-heroic-stars, all of which were trying to make a name for themselves and cash in on the enormous success of the Man of Steel. Michael Alan Nelson Publicity Tour Stop: Comic Boo.The most important event (or explosion) in the history of comics was the debut of Superman in Action Comics #1, June, 1938 created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.Andy Diggle Is Off Action Comics Before He Began. Meanwhile, devices are placed on the Earths drawing them together.īut let's highlight some Supergirl moments. And the true heroes are struck with a 'judgment ray' which makes Cap and Superman enraged and hope to kill each other. The Sand Superman (as Superman) attacks Captain Marvel. Adam, dressed as Captain Marvel, attacks Superman. Karmang recruits (through torture) Black Adam and Quarrmer, the Sand Superman to act as agents. (Sounds surprisingly like H'El's current plot). But the only way he can get the energy to achieve that goal is to destroy Earth 1 and Earth S. The story, written by Gerry Conway with art by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano, has a martian sorcerer/scientist Karmang trying to resurrect his people (which he accidentally killed eons ago) through science. While the story is pretty wonky and full of holes, there is no denying that Mary and Kara are the stars. What is amazing for me, something I had completely forgotten, is that while the two title characters slug it out for the majority of the story, Supergirl and Mary Marvel are the real heroes of the book. But that means that I hadn't read it in about three decades, so it read as new. I vaguely remember reading this story as a kid, actually borrowing it from a friend. That is a beloved story from my youth.īut the main story is a reprint from a 1978 treasury comic called (of course) Superman vs. There are several stories in the book including a wonderful DC Comics Presents 2-parter which ends with Hoppy the Marvel Bunny punching out King Kull. Last week I splurged a bit and bought the Superman vs.
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