#it stands out to me that in this first story Billy doesn’t tell Mr. Morris about Captain Marvel

[daydreamerdrew]

Whiz Comics (1940) #2

#it stands out to me that in this first story Billy doesn’t tell Mr. Morris about Captain Marvel #in later issues it becomes that Billy is particularly associated with Captain Marvel #even though he does talk about other things on the radio #because he’s the one breaking all of the stories about Captain Marvel’s exploits #of which there are a lot #and I do remember the narration once saying that Billy carefully words his broadcasts to not reveal his true relationship to Captain Marvel #but that’s not actually maintained in his stories #they aren’t written in a way as to make it easy to remove the transformation as a part of the plot #and Billy’s concluding broadcast often has him referencing something that happened that relates to the true nature of their relationship #for example the last Captain Marvel panels I posted were from a story where Billy temporarily gets Cap’s powers while Cap loses them #and obviously there’s no way Billy could have told that story without acknowledging that they transform into each other #but the final panels are still Billy talking about how it was fun for him to be the one with the powers for that short time #his radio broadcasts are used as the framing device for his stories #and handling the character in this way doesn’t needlessly constrain his stories #and I don’t think it broke the suspension of disbelief for the kids back then #but it's interesting to see how that unique approach wasn't conceived immediately but formed over time #fawcett comics #billy batson #sterling morris #my posts #comic panels