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Cataloging Captain Marvel's Magical Powers: No to Death Rays!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
As Captain Marvel plowed into his fourth issue, there was no stopping him. Even though Dr. Sivana was proving to a formidable enemy, the Fawcett writers made sure to jack up Captain Marvel's powers when they could but they also remembered the weaknesses they had put in place.

Dr. Sivana's death ray gun proved no match for the powerful Captain Marvel! It's lightning bolt-shaped rays simply turned to smoke as they hit Cap's chest! But earlier in the story, Sivana was successful in knocking Cap out with his deadly gas!

Powers

  • Leaping - Whiz Comics #2 (Feb 1940)

  • Strength - Whiz Comics #2 (Feb 1940)

  • Speed - Whiz Comics #3 (Mar 1940)

  • Wisdom - Whiz Comics #4 (Apr 1940)

  • Death Ray Proof - Whiz Comics #5 (May 1940)



Weaknesses

  • Deadly Gas - Whiz Comics #3 (Mar 1940)


Shazam! Fun Fact Text
CATALOGING CAPTAIN MARVEL'S MAGICAL POWERS!

Captain Marvel proved impervious to Dr. Sivana's Lightning Bolt-Shaped Death Ray! He simply shrugged it off!

Cap's powers were growing by leaps and bounds! Even Sivana's death ray gun which was "capable of annihilating an army," was no match for Cap!

Captain Marvel laughed at Sivana's death ray in Whiz Comics #5 (May 1940)