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Posts Tagged ‘Fawcett Comics’

Litigation, Golden Age Style – Part 1

Except for us lawyers, most people find reading cases tedious at best.  There’s no doubt that a fifty page opinion about copyright and contract  law would cure the most severe case of insomnia.  Nevertheless, those of us in the profession enjoy a well reasoned opinion, especially when it touches upon some issue that is near [...]

Golden Age of Comic Books – October 17, 2005 – #20

In this episode we talk about the one and only Captain Marvel!  The “Big Red Cheese” made his first appearance in Whiz Comics #2 (#1) in February, 1940.  He had first appeared in ashcan copies of Flash Comics and Thrill Comics as Captain Thunder.  Due to copyright issues, Fawcett changed the character’s name to Captain [...]

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