tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post6628664746627163840..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: The Avengers month continues - a movie for Ms. Marvel / Captain Marvel?Russell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-55540951344037552752012-05-24T21:03:39.714+10:002012-05-24T21:03:39.714+10:00Just looking at it again, DC partly brought this o...Just looking at it again, DC partly brought this on itself in the early 1950s by stopping Fawcett from using the Shazam/Captain Marvel character, claiming that it was a rip-off of Superman. The character was not used for nearly 20 years, when DC got the rights to use it.<br /><br />But meanwhile, during that 20-year window, Marvel managed to get the legal rights to the name, which it originally applied to its Mar-vell character, but it has also applied the name to others (well, Monica Rambeau comes to mind, but now, seemingly, Carol Danvers).Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-8310529127642979912012-05-24T20:57:20.475+10:002012-05-24T20:57:20.475+10:00I can never remember exactly how it works, but the...I can never remember exactly how it works, but the end result of the complex history is that Marvel ended up with the rights to the "Captain Marvel" name, which is why DC can't use that name for the Shazam character. I don't think there's any legal controversy about it. One of the Wikipedia articles goes into it if you want to track it down.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-90650867371373089472012-05-24T20:31:30.573+10:002012-05-24T20:31:30.573+10:00I'm confused about the "ownership of the ...I'm confused about the "ownership of the Captain Marvel name" dealeo. Now that DC has given in to calling what was once their Captain Marvel "Shazam," does that mean they've relinquished their claim on the name and can't undo that decision.The Uncredible Hallqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09565179884099473943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-29081475081789704332012-05-24T20:28:24.266+10:002012-05-24T20:28:24.266+10:00As we get more and more of these heroes out there,...As we get more and more of these heroes out there, I'm thinking we're going to have to see more cross-over movies and introductions through cross-overs.Verbose Stoichttp://verbosestoic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com