Captain Marvel's Racist Secret | Case File #55

The creator of Captain Marvel/Shazam! is a singular talent with a dark legacy of racism. In the late 1930s, the legendary comic character, Captain Marvel, who would later become known as Shazam! because of copyright issues, was created by writer Bill Parker and illustrator C.C. Beck. He went on to become more popular than Superman for a long period of time, adapted into multiple movies and tv shows, and just another piece of pop culture history for comic fans. However, the early inception of Captain Marvel is marred with some of the most brutal examples of racism in media you can imagine. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we explore the flawed legacy of C.C. Beck and Captain Marvel. -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our new album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew -- Additional incidental music credits: The Deadboy Detectives Dadbeats http://bit.ly/FoodFightPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices