Colorized <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashcan_copy" class="extiw" title="w:Ashcan copy">ashcan copy</a> of <i>Thrill Comics,</i> featuring <b>Captain Thunder</b> (later published as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(DC_comics)" class="extiw" title="w:Captain Marvel (DC comics)">Captain Marvel</a> in <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiz_Comics" class="extiw" title="w:Whiz Comics">Whiz Comics</a></i> number 2. An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely for legal purposes (such as copyright), and not normally intended for distribution. Some of the artwork was later used in <i>Whiz Comics</i> number 3 (March 1940, page 14). Color scheme based on the cover of Whiz Comics number 2, representing how the title may have looked if distributed in color.
The <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ThrillComicsAshcan.jpg" title="File:ThrillComicsAshcan.jpg">original image</a> is assumed to be in the public domain due to lapsed copyright.
Charles Clarence Beck
1940
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