PART TWO OF SHAZAM! WITH ONE MAGIC WORD...

Images copyright DC COMICS

Cop a gander at WHIZ COMICS #9, below - "Captain Marvel

on the job!" it says  - and feeling a little 'horny' too, by the look of it.

Okay, cheap (and obvious) joke out of the way, CM looks remarkably

like SUPERMAN in this illustration, which could be what prompted

NATIONAL to sue FAWCETT for copyright infringement.

However, it's interesting to speculate as to whether they'd have

bothered if CAPTAIN MARVEL wasn't outselling Superman at the

time.  Was the lawsuit born more out of resentment that ol' Supes was

coming in second in the circulation stakes than a genuine belief that

young BILLY BATSON's other (adult) self was nothing more

than a blatant rip-off of CLARK KENT's alter-ego?

Who can say for sure?  Perhaps we'll never know, but at least we

can enjoy these covers from a time when Captain Marvel was indeed

"The World's Mightiest Mortal!"

So, who do you prefer - the Big Red Cheese or the Last Son of

Krypton?  Get those fingers typing, frantic ones - and vote now!

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