Comic Book -- Spy Smasher -- September 7, 2022

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I like Spy Smasher. He didn't have fancy powers. He just smashed spies. He had a cool uniform, too. Here we see one of my favorite cover subjects, Axis leaders getting their comeuppance. 

When I was young, everyone was antifa. When did it become acceptable for some people to be pro-Fascist? Some people went crazy because President Biden said that the Republican party was becoming semi-fascist. They have been calling Democrats socialists and communists for years. 

Flag Day 2021 -- June 14, 2021

 

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Happy Flag Day, everyone. 

Here we see Captain Marvel leading the Marines ashore in an amphibious assault on a South Pacific island. He proudly carries a really big flag. 

Captain Marvel, the Big Red Cheese, made his debut in Whiz Comics #2, published by Fawcett. Fawcett had earlier published the humor magazine Captain Billy's Whiz Bang. The Captain was Billy Batson, a boy who worked for radio station WHIZ. An ancient wizard gave him the ability to become adult Captain Marvel by saying the word "SHAZAM." Captain Marvel, often drawn by CC Beck, was Superman's greatest competitor until National Periodicals (DC) won a lawsuit alleging that Captain Marvel infringed on Superman's copyright. At the same time, most superhero titles were dead or declining. DC revived Captain Marvel in the 1970s.

Comic Book -- Spy Smasher -- March 21, 2021

 

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I like Spy Smasher. He didn't have fancy powers. He just smashed spies. He had a cool uniform, too. Here we see him smashing a Nazi in front of Mount Rushmore. 

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Spy Smasher and Captain Marvel were both Fawcett Comics characters. Each was also the main character of a Republic serial.

Comic Book -- Whiz Comics -- August 11, 2020

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Captain Marvel, the Big Red Cheese, made his debut in Whiz Comics #2, published by Fawcett. Fawcett had earlier published the humor magazine Captain Billy's Whiz Bang. The Captain was Billy Batson, a boy who worked for radio station WHIZ. An ancient wizard gave him the ability to become adult Captain Marvel by saying the word "SHAZAM." Captain Marvel, often drawn by CC Beck, was Superman's greatest competitor until National Periodicals (DC) won a lawsuit alleging that Captain Marvel infringed on Superman's copyright. At the same time, most superhero titles were dead or declining. DC revived Captain Marvel in the 1970s.

Doctor Sivana was Cap's greatest enemy.