My Favorite All-Time Comic (Part 2)

     Captain Marvel debuted in 1940  in a comic book from Fawcett Publications,the same people who later published Peanuts collections,  called Whiz Comics.  The hero Captain Marvel debuted in Whiz Comics #2     which his origin the hero who's powers combined six heros and said Shazam.  Whiz Comics soon outsold rival National Publications Action Comics and the man called Marvel expanded to Captain Marvel Adventures and his own title. Stories were adventurous but goofy with a whimsical,realistic,and cartoonishs artstyle Captain Marvel captivated comic book readers. At one time Captain Marvel sold 5 million copies an issue. They also entertained not only the youth but troops during the war, World War II. Villians for Captain Marvel included Sivana,a mad scienntist who resented him and often plotted against him,and other primary rivals such as Black Adam a previous champion of the wizard Shazam who had gone to the dark side.  Black Adam was an Egyptian hero who went bad and plottted against pharoah.  Black Adam and other superpowered villians such as villainous Captain Nazi made up his rivals. Captain Marvel's friend's made up his Marvel Family. He had a sister Mary Marvel who was his long-lost actual sister Mary Batson. Billy rediscovered his. sister who had been adopted by a wealthy family. She the wizard gave powers to as well. She recieved the powers of Sappho,Hypolyita, Atalanta,Zefyr,Athena,and Mercury. Mary Marvel debted in Captain Marvel Adventures    but had her own book. Mary Marvel .   Mary Marvel  was an early female hero like Wonder Woman. He had his own little brother too Freddie Freman or Captain Marvel J.R. who debuted in Whiz Comics and had two books of his own   Master Comics  and Captain Marvel J.R. . Captain Marvel J.R. said Captain Marvel to recieve his powers  and was the eqivalant of the Captain's kid sidekick or little brother. So the Captain had is family  who even had their own book Marvel Family.   Other members of the Marvel Family included Tawky Tawny a talking tiger  who was Billy's friend, Sgt.Marvel the comic relief who resembled comidien and actor W.C. Fields,the three Lutenant Marvels,and even Hoppy the Marvel Bunny who was a rabbit with the powers of Shazam.