...yep, it's the bad guy who's about to meet his demise!
"All of
Mr. Mind's dome attendants drown like the rats they are..."
For a kiddie-oriented strip, this serial's pretty damn lethal!
Pity the World's Mightiest Mortal doesn't have x-ray vision like Superman, eh?
Of course, that might have helped end
the copyright infringement trial sooner than it did...
D.C. (then
National Comics Publications, Inc) found itself squaring off with
Fawcett Publications, Inc. in a 1941
lawsuit challenging publication of
Captain Marvel (now known as
“Shazam”).
It took several court decisions, a 1948 trial and 13 years of
litigation before
Superman ultimately prevailed in 1954 when
Fawcett
agreed to settle amidst a decision to leave the comic book business
altogether.
Note, we have the secret code...
...from the back of the Captain Marvel Club Membership Card (shown here)!
And, no, we're not going to translate it for you!
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