Here we go: Comics circulation in the golden age.
Captain Marvel & Superman both over one million. But Carl Barks kicked all their asses, with Walt Disney Comics and Stories setting the record at 2,850,000.
Captain was looking for a pilot. I found a husband. Seemed to work out.
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DavidS - Jun 14, 2005 8:56:01 am PDT #8155 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Steph L. - Jun 14, 2005 9:14:11 am PDT #8156 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
And since no one answered it, Freddy Freeman becomes Capt. marel Jr. by shouting, "Capt. Marvel,"
Okay, but there's some weird shit about how he can't say his own name or he becomes Freddy again? Is it that he can't say "Freddy Freeman," or "Captain Marvel Jr."?
victor infante - Jun 14, 2005 10:04:00 am PDT #8157 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Is it that he can't say "Freddy Freeman," or "Captain Marvel Jr."?
Capt. Marvel Jr. can't say "Capt.Marvel," because if he says it, he changes.
I dimly recall it's because Capt. Marvel and Billy derive their powers from the wizard Shazam, but Capt. Marvel Jr. dervies his power from Capt. Marvel. Something like that.
Tom Scola - Jun 14, 2005 10:08:36 am PDT #8158 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
OK, there are lots of contradictory things on the Web about the DC-vs-Fawcett lawsuit. It looks like Fawcett was losing when they decided to settle: [link]
The name of the judge in the trial? Judge Learned Hand.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 14, 2005 10:15:42 am PDT #8159 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
What were the numbers? I vaguely remember it being as high as a million copies per issue. But I could be making stuff up again. I need a fact checker!
Captain Marvel's numbers in the 40s peaked at over 2 million according to sources I'd read. It was the top-selling superhero title of all time until McFarlane's Spider Man in the 90s.
DavidS - Jun 14, 2005 10:17:26 am PDT #8160 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I dimly recall it's because Capt. Marvel and Billy derive their powers from the wizard Shazam, but Capt. Marvel Jr. dervies his power from Capt. Marvel. Something like that.
Freddy was standing next to Billy when Billy said "Shazam," and Freddy got a sideways blast of magical mojo power with Capt. Marvel as the conduit. So that's why he says "Captain Marvel" instead of "Shazam."
At least that's how I recall the old continuity. Who knows what it is now.
Gandalfe - Jun 14, 2005 10:27:20 am PDT #8161 of 10000
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Judge Learned Hand.
Oh, damn. That's gotta have been used in something since then, hasn't it?
Wolfram - Jun 14, 2005 5:18:31 pm PDT #8162 of 10000
Visilurking
Judge Learned Hand.
Famous judge in tort law (came up with the B/PL equation.) Boy did we have a lot of jokes.
§ ita § - Jun 16, 2005 7:11:07 am PDT #8163 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Link stolen from Dana: Essay on Superman's behaviour in JLU, with some refs to Identity Crisis.
Tom Scola - Jun 16, 2005 7:52:33 am PDT #8164 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I was wondering if they ever showed Captain Marvel using that maneuver before.
BTW, here's Evan Dorkin's rant about Identity Crisis and Countdown.