Premiering in the first issue of Whiz Comics (listed as #2 because of those weird publishing and mailing issues we keep coming across in the Golden Age comic reviews), the original Captain Marvel was on his way to becoming more popular than Superman, the hero that predated him. Unfortunately, National Comics (like a lot of publishers at the time–even the Comic Code was designed to hurt a rival publisher) decided to sue Fawcett Comics…and from there I get confused because I’ve heard multiple versions of what happened next:
- National Comics, the future DC Comics, won and Fawcett was forced to drop all the Marvel Family titles
- Fawcett won but National lost on appeal
- various other takes on what happened with the original case and appeals
- either way, the superhero downturn led to Fawcett shutting doors, DC buying those characters, and while they tried it’s possible they made sure Captain Marvel didn’t overshadow Superman ever again.
There is more to the story. Multiple characters, lawsuits, fights over the Captain Marvel name after Marvel Comics got a bug up their butt and decided “we’re Marvel, WE should have that hero’s name”, and the fallout even hit the UK. Comic Drake has an updated compilation of all the various legal nonsense that went on, all tied to Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, and Captain Marvel Junior, all versions of characters ruined by DC comics in their various reworks, 52, the New 52, and the Geoff Johns reimagining. Prepare for a good dose of how dumb and self-interested publishers can be when they have corporate bucks backing up their tomfoolery.
[FILLER VIDEO] Is Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy A Bad Combo?
I miss going to ConnectiCon.
I have to admit the idea of Harleen Quinzel and Pamela Isley being more than friends was something I even believed…until they actually put the pair together. The fanshipping community doesn’t believe in platonic friendships. Every pairing is a potential couple to these would-be nymphomaniacs, and I’m not going to be shy about saying. This is a community where the fanatics seem to outweigh the actual couple seekers. Just ask Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver…and Driver’s WIFE! Thankfully not every shipping community is that fanatic that they try to force the actual actors to get together and torture a spouse for “being in the way”. It’s rare I say something like this, but that’s the incel group that needs to get laid!
Sound logic has since prevailed. Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy were not intended to be a romantic pairing but closer to Thelma and Louise than Bonny and Clyde. I guess they made such an interesting pairing that even before fanshipping became what it is today, there was talk…probably from people who wanted to see hot girls kiss. Personally I’d rather hot girls kiss me than each other. So if any are available…..
JesterBell on YouTube was a fan of Harley Quinn until the extreme feminists made her a “strong independent woman who don’t need no Joker”, thus misunderstanding the whole theme of the character, then the queer activists and horny fanshippers made it worse. Extremists really do ruin everything. Jess has done numerous videos on how DC Comics has ruined this Fox Kids original, originally created as a one-shot tribute to Paul Dini’s friend Arleen Sorkin. This one, however, is longer than most as she goes over everything wrong with pairing Harley and Ivy as a romantic couple…not helping that the people responsible think sex is romance. As I need time to get certain things done this week I present this video. Have a seat and enjoy. You might learn something.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on May 27, 2025 in Animation Spotlight, Comic Spotlight, DC Spotlight, Streaming Spotlight, Television Spotlight and tagged commentary, DC animated universe, DC Animation, DC Comics, DC Universe, DCAU, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy.
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