One of the next big superheros of the time was Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel first appeared in 1939, and existed through 1953. Captain Marvel was known as "the big red cheese (15)." When not in his superhero mode, Captain Marvel was really Billy Batson, a child reporter for Whiz radio. During the 1940's Captain Marvel's comic books expressed a strong Anti-Natzi and Anti-Japanese sentiments. This was typical of pop culture in America of the time.
