On to Captain Marvel Adventures #24, June 1943, cover by CC Beck Most covers don’t feature the Monster Society of Evil serial, so this is unusual. I think Cap is using the black pearls to look inside the issue? #comicbooks #captainmarveladventures #shazam #monstersocietyofevil #goldenagecomics

Bought a previously owned Hasbro Captain Marvel action figure and it’s now one of my favorites.

DC Daily Shazam! Art by C.C. Beck

It is my dream to own a copy of WHIZ Comics #2, regardless of condition. There is a copy of it on sale for the first time in years (that I’ve seen) and it costs $2,000. I have the money to buy it. But I can’t.

The editorial cartoonist's pen is one of the sharpest tools in journalism, whittling issues down to basics for satire or rage. I'm proud to say that my long-ago colleague, Milt Priggee, is unafraid to shock with a tough point of view.

I love seeing my stickers out in the wild! I still have plenty left - dm me if you want in 😁 #superman #abolishice

Today is the birthday of illustrator, animator & comic book artist Doug Wildey (May 2, 1922-Oct. 4, 1994). He started working in comics during the Golden Age but is most remembered for creating Jonny Quest.

Came in the mail today!

I am BEGGING people to learn that the cover date is NOT the on-sale date.

Arrived in the mail yesterday:

Wilford Hamilton “Captain Billy” Fawcett, born on April 29, 1885. A veteran of the Spanish-American War & World War I, he started the bawdy humor magazine, Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, in 1919. Fawcett Publications expanded to include other magazines, and eventually, comic books. #Shazam!

Ahead of Lobo's DC Studios debut, they are trying to get a lost R-Rated Lobo comic by All-Star Superman artist Frank Quitely finished. Lobo vs. the Manosphere, read on: www.thepopverse.com/comics-lobo-...

Despite creating a billion-dollar franchise - with a new $200M budget Hollywood blockbuster launching in a month - the creator of He-Man's family were unable to afford his dementia and care facility costs, and had to setup a GoFundMe. Mattel gave $5,000.

It’s National Superhero Day! 🦸‍♂️ Post the following: Favorite Male Superhero Favorite Female Superhero Favorite Superhero Comic Favorite Superhero Movie

Uncle Dudley, the lovable fraud uncle of the Marvel Family makes his debut in Wow Comics #18 (September 1943). With no powers, he pretends that he does so that he can be a part of the Marvel Family. He is also the first Marvel Family member to suffer from Shazambago.

According to the 1976 Super DC Calendar today is the birthday of that "lovable old fraud" Dudley H. Dudley, aka, Uncle Marvel. #shazam #marvelfamily #unclemarvel #shazambago #superdccalendar #theoriginalcaptainmarvel #dccomics #comicart #patreon #acrylicinks

Finished!

Meet Slaughter Slade, Captain Marvel’s first superpowered villain. (Special Edition Comics #1.)

Wow, end of an era.

Rest in peace, Gerry Conway. You've written so many classics and touched so many corners of superhero comics, including Captain Marvel's. Our world was made better with you in it. Fly now, with the stories you still have in you.

Rest in peace to a legend

Gerry Conway has passed at 73. He leaves an incredible legacy. Co-creator of Punisher, Power Girl, Firestorm, Killer Croc, Jason Todd, Ms. Marvel. He also wrote a lot of tv including Law & Order. Best remembered for The Night Gwen Stacy Died? Probably? My condolences to his family and friends.

Here’s how the MSE serial starts, a gorgeous spread by the great CC Beck. Lots of old enemies, and the voice of Mr. Mind for the very first time. As you can see, the original owner added some pencil scribbles… #comicsky #captainmarveladventures #shazam #monstersocietyofevil #goldenagecomics

Random Panel #18 - from Superman: The Silver Age Dailies Lois Common Denominator, amirite? (ducks) #comicsky #comicstrip #loislane #superman #silveragedc #silveragesuperman

Just finished inks and shading :)

"When did Billy Batson first say, 'Holy moley!'" Special Edition Comics #1.

Today's Marveloid: Many know that Jack Kirby illustrated the first issue of Captain Marvel Adventures. But Fawcett was unhappy with his (and others') work. Art director, Al Allard, called all work back under his control and made C.C. Beck the chief artist. (Source: FCA #61, The Captain's Chief.)

This is really what set Captain Marvel apart from his competition in the Golden Age. He was a straight man in a surreal world full of satirical characters. From talking alligator men to talking alien worms to cavemen mad scientists to a giant brain in the middle of the Earth, he had it all.

Far as I'm concerned, this doesn't even make the top 20 of crazy things in the wild, whimsical world of '40s Billy Batson. I mean, he's just a frog acting like a dog. Captain Marvel Adventures #101, chosen at random😁😃:

So…. This is a little weird…. Billy Batson making out with a frog from Venus… it was a different time in 1941 when this was published… #comicsky

2026 marks the 10-year anniversary of DC Universe Rebirth, and though initially successful, it may have further convoluted the main DC canon in the long run. open.substack.com/pub/dianedar...

Superman also got the "Man of steel" nickname from MLJ's Steel Sterling who used it consistently during the 1940's while Superman was called "The Man of Tomorrow" only. Steel and Billy were, strangely enough, almost exactly contemporary as Whiz #2 and Zip #1 both had a February 1940 cover-date.

Today's factoid: Most people today think "This is a job for ________," started with Superman as it's most associated with him, but Billy Batson says, "This is a job for Captain Marvel!" in his first appearance (WHIZ Comics #2), months before Superman does.

Who is he again?? THE original CAPTAIN MARVEL!!

#randompanel #17 - from Captain Marvel Adventures 23, April 1943 Perfect caption 😂 #comicsky #captainmarvel #shazam #elephants

I have almost of Captain Marvel’s DC era books, but I still have yet to get this one. Perhaps this is my sign.

On Geek Grotto this week, it’s a special episode, where I talk about characters is Marvel and Dc who share a name. I discuss Captain Marvel, Sandman, Scarecrow and more, so join me at 2pm every Saturday on SHMUFM: DAB & 99.8FM in Aberdeen, online via your smart speaker. #Radio #SciFi #Comics

Captain Marvel (Shazam/Billy Batson) Art By Alex Ross

In Captain Marvel’s best year (1944), he sold 22,337,758 copies of Captain Marvel Adventures and WHIZ Comics combined, an average of over 1.8 million copies a month. (Source: Juvenile Delinquency.) Today, Marvel or DC may not even sell that many with their own entire catalogues.

Quoting just because I love Fawcett’s Spider Man!

Just got Mr. Atom’s second appearance in the mail. It’s a bit beat up with some pages slightly torn, a small page corner torn off, browned paper, and few tiny stains, but I just wanted to own a copy, just to have a piece of history. Only cost me $36.

The final story in Captain Marvel Adventures #23 is “The Impossible Feats,” by Otto Binder and CC Beck. It’s my favorite from this issue, so I’m sharing the whole thing. Full-on Fawcett lunacy, just how I like it! #comicsky #captainmarveladventures #shazam #monstersocietyofevil #goldenagecomics

Decided to start my next Captain Marvel piece :) This time, I went with the jacket instead the fitted top and I went back to how I used to draw his face, especially his squinty eyes. (I wasn’t terribly happy with the face on the last one.)

Captain Marvel has his name back. Nature is healing.

Chapter 2 of the Monster Society of Evil, “The Jungle Trap,” by Otto Binder & CC Beck. Mr Mind orders IBAC to hustle to Africa, via rocket. Following him there, Billy meets up with some US soldiers. #comicsky #captainmarveladventures #shazam #monstersocietyofevil #goldenagecomics

After badly bungling a mission to sneak onto the base and deliver false orders, IBAC gets into a fight with Cap. It goes poorly for him #comicsky #captainmarveladventures #shazam #monstersocietyofevil #goldenagecomics

A lot of factual inaccuracies, but happy to see that the current main version now being called Captain Marvel is being covered by comic book news sites.

This is the last one that I did! Getting the itch to do another one, though.

Let's start with a simple one. Can DC Comics call him Captain Marvel or otherwise use the moniker? Yes, they can. They have always been able to since first licensed and published the character in 1972 (and later purchased outright), since it is part of the character's copyright. Like so: