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C. C. Beck

Creator C. C. Beck (1910-1989)
Profession Penciller
Total Entries 14
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C. C. Beck (Charles Clarence Beck) – Lambiek Comiclopedia
C. C. Beck – Wikipedia
If all it took was a magic word, then all that was required was the finding of it. Small surprise that for a while Captain Marvel caught and passed the austere patriarch of the super-movement. More than that, Captain Marvel was gifted with the light touch. Billy Batson, the newsboy, who Captain Marvel truly was, was drawn by artist C. C. Beck an oval-faced, dot-eyed, squiggly-haired boy familiar to any child who ever sent for a how-to-draw-heads course. The magic for readers in Captain Marvel was that not only did it appear easy to become him, it looked easy to draw him. Deceptively so. Captain Marvel was better drawn, really, than Superman. C. C. Beck followed in the tradition of Roy Crane’s Wash Tubbs, drawing with virginal simplicity that at time was almost sticklike — but still there was style. ~ The Great Comic Book Heroes Intro & Afterword by Jules Feiffer – The Comics Journal

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Ardora

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Ardora was the ruler of Myro, a rogue planet in the Kalpan System. She was the half sister of King Deltar, and after he died, she wished to usurp the throne from his daughter, Queen […]
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Ardora was the ruler of Myro, a rogue planet in the Kalpan System. She was the half sister of King Deltar, and after he died, she wished to usurp the throne from his daughter, Queen […]
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Captain Marvel (Fawcett)

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Billy Batson, a teenaged radio broadcaster and orphan, was brought by a magic train to an underground lair where he met the wizard Shazam. The wizard gives him superpowers to combat the forces of evil. […]
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Billy Batson, a teenaged radio broadcaster and orphan, was brought by a magic train to an underground lair where he met the wizard Shazam. The wizard gives him superpowers to combat the forces of evil. […]
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Delecta of the Kalpan Planets

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Delecta became the queen of the Kalpan System shortly after her father, King Deltar, died. Delecta’s rule was challenged by Deltar’s murderous half-sister, Ardora, who ruled the rogue planet of Myro. After Ardora brought the […]
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Delecta became the queen of the Kalpan System shortly after her father, King Deltar, died. Delecta’s rule was challenged by Deltar’s murderous half-sister, Ardora, who ruled the rogue planet of Myro. After Ardora brought the […]
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Dr. Sivana

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Dr. Sivana was a brilliant scientist, far ahead of his time, who wished to benefit humanity with his genius. Unfortunately, no one took his theories seriously, and after being laughed at most of his life, […]
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Dr. Sivana was a brilliant scientist, far ahead of his time, who wished to benefit humanity with his genius. Unfortunately, no one took his theories seriously, and after being laughed at most of his life, […]
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Ghost of the Deep

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Chief newscaster for the Monopoly Broadcasting Company, Spriggins, a budding fascist, donned a costume, amassed an organization of criminals and foreign agents, and began committing acts of terrorism, bragging about his exploits by cutting into […]
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Chief newscaster for the Monopoly Broadcasting Company, Spriggins, a budding fascist, donned a costume, amassed an organization of criminals and foreign agents, and began committing acts of terrorism, bragging about his exploits by cutting into […]
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Ibac

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“Stinky” Printwhistle planned to blow up a bridge and then loot the oncoming train. The plot was foiled by Captain Marvel, who threw “Stinky” off the bridge. In a deal with Lucifer, Printwhistle sells his […]
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“Stinky” Printwhistle planned to blow up a bridge and then loot the oncoming train. The plot was foiled by Captain Marvel, who threw “Stinky” off the bridge. In a deal with Lucifer, Printwhistle sells his […]
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Lance O’Casey

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Lance O’Casey was an adventurous sailor in the South Seas. He was helped by his pet monkey Mr. Hogan and later a young first-mate named Mike Bellew. Lance and his crew would transport cargo, search […]
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Lance O’Casey was an adventurous sailor in the South Seas. He was helped by his pet monkey Mr. Hogan and later a young first-mate named Mike Bellew. Lance and his crew would transport cargo, search […]
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Lieutenant Marvels

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Three boys all named Billy Batson meet the broadcaster Billy Batson in his recording studio after a regular nightly news review. The four boys organize the Billy Batson Club and choose nicknames. The first is […]
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Three boys all named Billy Batson meet the broadcaster Billy Batson in his recording studio after a regular nightly news review. The four boys organize the Billy Batson Club and choose nicknames. The first is […]
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Macro the Giant

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Macro was born in the little town of Squankum. As a boy he was ridiculed by children for his gigantism, and as an adult joined the circus when he was otherwise unable to find a […]
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Macro was born in the little town of Squankum. As a boy he was ridiculed by children for his gigantism, and as an adult joined the circus when he was otherwise unable to find a […]
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Mary Marvel

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When the Batson twins were babies, they were nursed by a woman named Sarah Primm. However, after their parents died, Mrs. Primm secretly gave Mary to the wealthy Ms. Bromfield, while Billy was sent to […]
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When the Batson twins were babies, they were nursed by a woman named Sarah Primm. However, after their parents died, Mrs. Primm secretly gave Mary to the wealthy Ms. Bromfield, while Billy was sent to […]
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Mr. Banjo

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Mr. Banjo was an Axis agent and secret head of an international spy ring who communicated messages to the enemy via musical notes. The plot was uncovered by Billy Batson and Captain Marvel. In a […]
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Mr. Banjo was an Axis agent and secret head of an international spy ring who communicated messages to the enemy via musical notes. The plot was uncovered by Billy Batson and Captain Marvel. In a […]
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Radar

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Timothy Pepper, a.k.a Radar, was a special operative of the U.S. State Department. He inherited telepathic powers from his circus performer parents. He used these powers to fight criminals, and teamed up with Captain Marvel […]
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Timothy Pepper, a.k.a Radar, was a special operative of the U.S. State Department. He inherited telepathic powers from his circus performer parents. He used these powers to fight criminals, and teamed up with Captain Marvel […]
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Shazam

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Dressed in a black coat and hat, a mysterious shadowy figures beckons Billy Batson to follow him into the subway. Once there, they take a magic train to a cave where Batson meets an old […]
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Dressed in a black coat and hat, a mysterious shadowy figures beckons Billy Batson to follow him into the subway. Once there, they take a magic train to a cave where Batson meets an old […]
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Spy Smasher (Fawcett 1)

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Alan Armstrong was an expert pilot, a wealthy playboy, and the confidant of his fiancé Eve’s father, Admiral Corby. The Admiral suspected that spies had infiltrated America and needed help, so Armstrong put on a […]
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Alan Armstrong was an expert pilot, a wealthy playboy, and the confidant of his fiancé Eve’s father, Admiral Corby. The Admiral suspected that spies had infiltrated America and needed help, so Armstrong put on a […]