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Blue Marvel
Marvel Comics announced at Comic-Con that the two would team on “Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel,” a six-issue miniseries starting in November based on an original concept , who also writes “New Warriors” for the publisher. The Chicago, Illinois native also wrote the original “Underworld” movie and has acted in dozens of films himself including the “Underworld” trilogy as the lycan, Raze.
“It’s the story of Marvel’s first black superhero. He was the most powerful and the most popular superhero around for a period of three or four years back in the late 1950s early 1960s. Think of how pre-’Civil War’ Captain America was lauded in the Marvel Universe or how Superman is hailed in Metropolis or throughout the DC Universe and that was the popular status that the Blue Marvel enjoyed during this time period. “
“However, he wore a costume that completely covered his entire body so no one knew what he looked like underneath. But when it was discovered that he was actually a black man, he was asked to cease operating as a hero and retire by President John F. Kennedy. The reason being, that at the time, Kennedy and his brother Bobby were desperately trying to push forth Civil Rights and they knew that if the world found out that the Blue Marvel, a being of incalculable power, was actually a Negro, that would set their Civil Rights plan back. Maybe even kill it all together. And they knew that if America was to move forward and evolve socially, that could not happen.
“Not wanting to upset the apple cart, and realizing how important this was, the Blue Marvel complied with the President’s executive order and stands down.”
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This post was written by Lobo on July 25, 2008
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Now this might be something interesting. And to me, the idea behind it totally makes sense.
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