Posted by red one on September 4, 2007, 7:38 pm, in reply to "Angry with Justice League Unlimited" --Previous Message--
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: They gave Superman the upperhand in that
: battle. In the comic, Billy Batson is no
: longer a child when he becomes Captain
: Marvel, that includes his mental makeup.
: Superman is vulnerable to magic which is the
: basis behind Captain Marvel's powers. Also,
: Captain Marvel is magically enhanced not
: alien physiologically enhanced so it's quite
: possible that Captain Marvel wouldn't get
: tired as quickly as Superman. I have always
: felt Captain Marvel would beat Superman due
: to his magic orgin. Instead, the cartoon
: just made Captain Marvel a patsy.
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: --Previous Message--
: It seems like the official story from DC is
: that Captain Marvel is a Superman imitator.
: "Clash" even has Cap admitting it
: himself. But is that the real story ? Let's
: see...Superman was created first...but
: that's about it. Who was first to have a
: bald headed mad scientist for an enemy?
: Captain Marvel. Dr Sivana appeared in Cap's
: first story. Luther didn't appear until
: late 1940, months later, and he had a full
: head of red hair. It was only after Sivana
: became so popular with readers did DC make
: Luthor bald to copy him. Who flew first ?
: Captain Marvel was flying under his own
: power very early on while Superman was still
: only leaping an eighth of a mile. DC copied
: Fawcett again. Cap was also completely
: invunerable before Superman was... so DC had
: to do Fawcett one better by giving Superman
: super-senses. Capt Marvel Jr and Mary Marvel
: were created years before Superboy and
: Supergirl. Heck, even Hoppy the Marvel Bunny
: appeared before Krypto the Superdog! The
: classic SUPERMAN THE MOVIE seems to have
: borrowed from Captain Marvel as well as
: Superman comics: After Krypton explodes, Jor
: El becomes very much a Shazam like spirit
: who counsels Superman in a Fortress that is
: reminecent of the Rock of Eternity. Miss
: Teschmacher is much closer to Beautia than
: any Superman comic book character. Even Otis
: seems more like a henchman you'd find in a
: Capt Marvel adventure. And just who was the
: very first comic book superhero to fly
: across the silver screen in live action. Not
: Superman, who made his live action debut in
: 1948...it was Captain Marvel in the classic
: Republic serial of 1941. In the 1970s, Clark
: Kent became a TV reporter in the comics.
: Billy Batson had been a TV reporter since
: the 1950s (and a radio reporter before
: that).
: I don't see how Capt Marvel is a Superman
: imitator...what I see is Superman wanting to
: be just like Captain Marvel...and THOSE are
: the FACTS !!
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