#Ibis the Invincible

[puppetwoman17]

Someone absolutely NEEDS to write a fanfic of the Squadron of Justice(basically a bunch of Fawcett superheroes) meeting the JL and Cap being like: oh yeah, these guys all live and fight in the same city. I’ve known them all since I was a toddler. We do karaoke sometimes.

Idk why, but I feel like they’re the type of team to go out like almost every day and call it a team bonding exercise. They just have fun without holding back ya know?

For the lineup I’m thinking:

The Marvel Family, obvi

Bulletman & Bulletgirl

Spy Smasher

Golden Arrow

Ibis the Invincible & Taia

Minute Man

For fun, I think they’d know who the Marvel Family is and have a ball confusing the JL!

#billy batson #captain marvel #justice league #dc universe #fawcett city #squadron of justice #bulletman #bulletgirl #spy smasher #golden arrow #ibis the invincible #minute man #mary marvel #captain marvel jr #mary bromfield #freddy freeman

[ufonaut]

Some highlights of ‘60s & early 70s cons from The Golden Age of Comic Fandom (1999) book. Many of these -- the JSA ones in particular -- were the first cosplays of their kind in recorded history as early fandom was just beginning to take shape and conventions were still considered primarily aimed at science fiction fans. We’ve got:

Dick and Pat Lupoff as Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel at the 1960 World Science Fiction Convention in Pittsburgh, memorably acknowledged as likely the first comic book cosplay in the Xero (1960) #1 fanzine.

Maggie and Don Thompson as Taia and Ibis the Invincible, as well as Larry Ivie and Les Gerber as Batman and Robin, at the 1962 WorldCon in Chicago.

Dian Girard, Bruce Pelz, Fred Patten and Ted Johnstone as Wonder Woman, Doctor Fate, The Flash and Green Lantern also at the 1962 WorldCon in Chicago.

Carol and Phil Seuling as Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel with Otto Binder (co-creator of Supergirl and prolific scripter of Marvel Family stories!) at the 1965 New York Comic Con.

John Clark as The Shadow at the 1970 Phoenix Con, winner of the masquerade ball contest at that same convention.

Bruce Hamilton and Leslie Hamilton as the Joker and Catwoman also at the 1970 Phoenix Con.

Michael T. Gilbert as Green Lantern at the 1971 Comic Art Convention in New York.

For more information on early comic book fandom, you can find a transcript of ‘The Golden Age of Comic Fandom’ panel at the 2000 San Diego Comic Con right here.

#the golden age of comic fandom #comic book history #comic con #cosplay #fawcett comics #dc comics #dc #jsa #justice society of america #captain marvel #mary marvel #ibis the invincible #batman #robin #bruce wayne #dick grayson #wonder woman #doctor fate #the flash #green lantern #diana prince #kent nelson #jay garrick #alan scott #the shadow #the joker #catwoman #selina kyle #hal jordan #u can reblog

[chernobog13]

Ibis the Invincible #6 (Spring, 1948). Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger.

I miss the old timey Fawcett characters. I wish DC would bring back Earth-S, and put all the Fawcett characters (including the Marvel Family) back on it.

Because I have, for the most part, not liked what DC has done with the characters since the forced integration with the rest of the DC Universe post-Crisis On Infinite Earths. If they were all back on Earth-S we could go back to the light hearted, all-ages typer stories without the need to make everyone modern and edgy.

#Ibis the Invincible #Taia #Fawcett Comics #Golden Age comics #Kurt Schaffenberger

[doctorslippery]

#fawcett comics #mary marvel #captain marvel jr #black adam #shazam #captain marvel #spy smasher #ibis the invincible #minute man #bulletman #bulletgirl #mr scarlet #pinky

[radroller]

Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #1 “Talking Backwards”

Written by Grant Morrison, Illustrated by Ryan Sook and Mick Gray

#seven soldiers #zatanna #doctor 13 #ibis the invincible #taia #timothy ravenwind #grant morrison #ryan sook #comics corner

[daydreamerdrew]

Whiz Comics (1940) #47

#ohh Mr. Morris arranged a birthday party for Captain Marvel with all his friends that’s so cute 🥺 #fawcett comics #billy batson #sterling morris #mary batson #freddy freeman #golden arrow #ibis the invincible #alan armstrong #my posts #comic panels

[strato-viper-raven-blog]

No wonder Amentep has the last name Prince. He and Taia probably had to think up a surname in a hurry.

#dc comics #fawcett comics #ibis the invincible

[freddyfreeman]

It does not escape me that Ibis and Taia were literally torn apart thanks to colonialism.

#ibis the invincible #fawcett comics

[notfunkypicasso]

Think hornet THINK!

I literally forgot why I made this, also the invincible show is great

#art #digital art #made in ibis paint #hollow knight #silksong #hornet silksong #hk ghost #hk hornet #invincible

[sitishafiyyah]

Atom eve in Generator Rex! ❤✨

#generator rex #crossover art #invincible #atom eve #samantha eve wilkins #base used #cute face #made in ibis paint #cute art #ibispaintx #ibispaintdrawing #favorite shows #favorite characters #heart #pink #pink girl #cute pink #perfect #art #digital art #my art #artist #artwork #artists on tumblr

[subsequentibis]

the thing i really like about mgs is that all the bits i'm getting stuck on are because there's a Trick to it and once i get the hang of the Trick it's not that hard and it's really fun

#ignore me #ibis plays mgs #just did the tank fight and i was like. flinging myself against it and not having fun for a while #and THEN i got the TRICK. and then it was fun. also getting run over by a tank is really really funny #getting fucking brained by the gun trying to throw grenades in the hatch is genuinely hilarious #and then it just. parks on top of me but im fine bc of my invincibility frames :3 #i also like how bosses have big health bars but your attacks do big chunks #it looks like it's gonna be a slog and then you take out a quarter in one go and and you go OH HELL YEAH GET BACK HERE #except for the nikita rocket launcher taking out the electric floor part. im on that now and it is. dragging a Bit #BUT WE PERSEVERE.

[digi-pad89]

"FINALLY!!! SOME ACTION!!!"

#digital fanart #invincible #digitize artwork #invincible fanart #my artwrok #drawing #artists on tumblr #aquarius #Gaurdians of the globe #ibis paint x #made in ibis paint

[chernobog13]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

#Xmas Comics #Mr. Scarlet #Commando Yank #Ibis the Invincible #Lance O'Casey #Golden Arrow #Bulletman #Santa Claus #Phantom Eagle #Spy Smasher #Captain Marvel #The Original Captain Marvel #Fawcett Comics #Golden Age comics #Merry Christmas #Christmas #Happy Holidays #Season's Greetings

[doctorslippery]

#justice league of america #justice society of america #squadron of justice #superman #flash #green lantern #green arrow #hawkman #hawkgirl #batman #johnny thunder #robin #wonder woman #bulletgirl #bulletman #ibis the invincible #mr scarlet #pinky #spy smasher

[bish-0-p]

i finished reading Power of Shazam! and i have some thoughts that i wanted to share. buckle up

firstly, i am so tired of "billy joins the batfam" stories, especially because 99% of the time the bats are reduced to fanon tropes with personalities that they don't actually have in canon. not to mention, mary is never included in these stories. it would be one thing if this was New 52 billy, who is only mary's foster brother, but the majority of what ive seen takes inspiration from the idea of billy being a homeless kid in fawcett

so why are we throwing billy in with people who live halfway across the country, when the bromfields are right there?

if you're going to write a fanfic where billy (and, hopefully, mary) joins another established superhero family, why not have him be taken in by superman? though they argue a lot in canon, their morals, abilities, and worldview are much more similar. they admire each other!

additionally, a lot of the time other members of the marvel family are completely ignored. freddy freeman only ever appears to be a romantic interest for billy or mary, tawky tawny shows up in some fics for a moment or so, but dudley and ibis the invincible are nowhere to be found. even black adam, doctor sivana, and mr. mind are underutilized!

Power of Shazam! is such a heartfelt story, when you look at the bigger picture. it's about a boy who's had to look out for himself for so long learning to trust family again. it's about him sharing the burdens of the responsibilities he has, and also sharing the guilt. billy feels so much guilt all the time, and it's absolutely gut-wrenching at points. there's an issue where fairfield, the twins' home town, is nuked to get back at them. and billy just has a breakdown

i have my criticisms on how New 52 handles billy as a character, but him having anger at the world is not out of character. billy is a very, very angry boy— why wouldn't he be? his entire life was taken away from him, his trust was betrayed again and again, the people around him think him to be incompetent

but he still finds joy in life. he's silly, he's funny, he always sees the bright side to things. and this run does a phenomenal job of demonstrating just how complex he really is

there's also the problem of mary and freddy acting subservient to billy. throughout this series, mary is explicitly referred to as captain marvel several times. she's captain marvel as much as billy is. and much of freddy's arc within this series revolves around him outgrowing the "junior" tagline and becoming captain marvel 3. they're not just a team, they're a family

they protect and look out for each other. this is what i want to see more of! i have fun with fics or headcanons where billy gets looked after by another hero, but if that's the only way you interact with his media, it's a disservice to his character and the characters of his family

read Power of Shazam! look into these characters. and please stop reducing these complex and dynamic characters to tropes

#power of shazam #billy batson #mary batson #mary bromfield #freddy freeman #batfamily #clark kent #superman #batman #anti batfam #dc comics

[daydreamerdrew]

Whiz Comics (1940) #57

#I think it’s so charming that Billy got stuck doing an advice radio show for people with romance problems #and a bunch of other characters who appear in Whiz Comics coincidentally showed up to ask for help #fawcett comics #billy batson #sterling morris #alan armstrong #ibis the invincible #golden arrow #my posts #comic panels