Has anyone here ever seen this movie (The Good Humor Man)? I know that Fawcett did a number of movie comic adaptations, but this doesn't appear to be an adaptation, more like a sequel or side-story to the film itself. Does the movie contain any references to Captain Marvel? I'd be curious to know what sort of connection Fawcett had to the film itself or the making of the film, because it just seems like such an odd type of marketing. Strangely enough, I see that George Reeves (the future TV Superman) is in the film, which seems ironic in retrospect. Still, it did have a screenplay by Frank Tashlin, so it might be worth checking out... Is it available on DVD?
By SuperScrounge
Haven't seen the movie, but IIRC a fake Captain Marvel comic, with an original cover by C.C. Beck, did appear in the film (and later appeared in an episode of the Donna Reed show years after Fawcett stopped publishing comics.)
Additional Information
Publication
1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1
Notes
The boys pictured on the cover is a gang of Captain Marvel Club members.
Cover
The Good Humor Man
Featuring
Captain Marvel
Credits
Pencils: C. C. Beck; photo | Inks: C. C. Beck; photo
Content
Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Jack Carson (photo)
Notes
The boys pictured on the cover is a gang of Captain Marvel Club members.
Comic Story
Captain Marvel and the Good Humor Man (32 pages)
Featuring
Captain Marvel
Credits
Script: Otto Binder | Pencils: C. C. Beck | Inks: Pete Costanza
Content
Genre: Children; Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Jack Carson; George Reeves; Captain Marvel Club members
Notes
This is a promotional comic for the movie, "The Good Humor Man" (1950), with an original story teaming Captain Marvel with the cast of the movie.
Writer credit determined by textual analysis from Lou Mougin and from Binder records.
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