So much so that DC, who now owned the Superman character, sued Fawcett in 1953 for copyright infringement. The problem is he looked really similar to Superman. His powers are derived not from Earth’s yellow sun, but from ancient gods like Hercules, Hermes, and Atlas. He’s actually a young boy who is granted superhuman abilities by an ancient wizard. On the surface, he doesn’t seem all that similar. For anyone unfamiliar, Cap is basically a magical Superman. Cap was first published in Fawcett Comics in 1940.

Beck and Bill Parker created a character called Captain Marvel.

A year after Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman for Action Comics in 1938, C.C. One of those clones was the very first Captain Marvel. I mean, there are several of those, but that’s a topic for another episode. Superman has several clones as well, but I don’t mean actual clones.

How many comic book characters can you think of that are basically carbon copies of other characters from other companies? Specifically, from Marvel and DC we have Deadpool and Deathstroke, Black Cat and Catwoman, Hawkeye and Green Arrow, Namor and Aquaman, the Nova Corps and the Green Lantern Corps, X-Men and the Doom Patrol, and many more. One of the dirty little secrets of the golden and silver ages of comics is that there was a problem with plagiarism. There’s also a DC superhero by the same name, and a legal fight between DC and Fawcett Comics over this character back in the 50s was integral to Marvel decision to create their own character by that name. And that only counts the ones that have been published by Marvel Comics. You see, there have been a couple Captain Marvels. And, if they’re a comic book fan, it probably depends on when they started reading comics and, most importantly, whether they’re a Marvel or DC fan. But who is Captain Marvel? Well, the answer to that really depends on whom you ask. Brie Larson is set to take up the mantle of the cosmic champion Maand, for many, the excitement is palpable. When you hear the name Captain Marvel, what comes to mind? I’m sure most of you would think of the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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