Terrible Trio (Marvel Comics) Terrible Trio (Marvel Comics) The Terrible Trio is a fictional super-villain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #23 (1964). They made several appearances in the 1960s and then one appearance in the late 1970s in "Marvel Two-in-One" #60. Bull Brogin, "Handsome" Harry Phillips, and Yogi Dakor were three career criminals brought together by Doctor Doom to help him destroy the Fantastic Four. He pays their bail using a robot and gives each of them superpowers, multiplying their natural abilities by a dozen. The
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