Starter of this subject: Charles Sexton
Last post in this subject: 6/15/2002
Messages in this subject: 1
| Charles Sexton | 6/15/2002 1 replies |
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Does anyone know if there ever was a Capt. Marvel radio show produced in the early 1940s? He was, of course, Fawcett Publication's answer to Superman, and most of us know the outcome of that battle. But as to the radio show, I have a couple of early Capt. Marvel comic books, #s16 and 19 from late 1942, that feature notices to the kids that Capt. Marvel may soon be on the air. The first one, found in issue #16, tells kids to send in a pre-printed coupon to Capt. Marvel saying they would like to hear such a show. It includes a space for the kids to write the call letters of their favorite station. The first 500 received got a free copy of America's Greatest Comics.
Then, in issue #19, another notice states that thousands of kids responded and the free comic has been sent to the first 500 received. Capt. Marvel thanked all who responded but there is no further mention of the radio program. I don't have any further issues of the comic during that period so don't know if the issue was addressed or not. My suspicion is that the DC Comics suit against Fawcett and Capt. Marvel caused the idea to die on the vine, but if anyone has more on this subject, I would appreciate any information you have. As a follow-on to the above, some premium collectors have touted a compass ring as being a Capt. Marvel premium. I think its because its red and gold in color and has a lightning bolt on the side, surely a dead give-away. But there has never been any documetation that I know of tieing the ring to the Big Red Cheese. Again, any help would be appreciated. I will post this on the Digest as well, so you may run into it twice. Charles Sexton |
| ROBERT TOWERS | 8/17/2002 0 replies |
| ANSWER IN SHORT; NO. THE RADIO SHOW NEVER MADE IT, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A COLUMBIA SERIAL. I DON'T THINK THEY COULD HAVE CAPTURED THE WONDERFUL, FANTASTIC COMBINATION OF SATIRE AND ACTION THAT MADE THE COMIC BOOK SO UNIQUE..THE SERIAL CERTAINLY DIDN'T , BEING STRAIGHT ON ACTION. |