Captain Marvel (DC Comics) abilities. Based on book sales, the character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s, outselling even Superman. Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other "Marvels", primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr., who can harness Billy's powers as well. Captain Marvel was also the first comic book superhero to be adapted into film, in a 1941 Republic Pictures serial titled "Adventures of Captain Marvel". Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel-related comics in 1953, partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics, alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman. In 1972, DC licensed the
Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness is a five-issue 2007 comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in association with Dynamite Entertainment, an intercompany crossover in which Ash Williams, hero of the popular "Evil Dead" film and comic book, finds himself in the "Marvel Zombies" setting, a world of flesh-eating zombified Marvel Comics heroes. The crossover is continuous with the "Marvel Zombies" prequel "" and explains events happening in the prequel (such as information regarding the zombified Sentry, which initially spread the plague). Prior to the release of the first issue,