Curt Swan and Bob Oksner Superman #276 Story Page 16 Original Art (DC, 1974). A mighty battle rages between Superman and Captain Thunder, an evil alternate universe version of Captain Marvel who cheekily refers to the Man of Steel as "you big blue cheese"! Ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". Whiteout edits, stripped-in text edit in the fourth panel, clipped corner, tape residue at the edges, mild toning, and light handling wear. In Very Good condition.
Superman Vol 1 #276
June, 1974
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Make Way for Captain Thunder!
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Synopsis for "Make Way for Captain Thunder!"
Young boy Willie Fawcett materializes in a Metropolis alleyway in time to see Superman fly overhead and asks a passerby who he is. He finds that the bus costs more than he remembers and when he arrives where he expects his usual WHAM-TV to be, he sees Galaxy Communications instead. This leads him to speculate that he may have traveled forward in time. Superman flies by again, chasing what appears to be a giant lizard and Fawcett rubs his belt buckle and yells, "Thunder!" to transform into Captain Thunder. Superman quickly dispatches the lizard—which is actually a complex illusion meant to distract him while thieves in a helicopter try to rob an armored car. Thunder attempts to stop them but is interrupted by Superman and the two briefly come to blows. Thunder transforms back to Fawcett while Superman chases the criminals. The boy enters the Galaxy building and ends up in the office of Clark Kent where he tells him the story of Thunder's origin. While on a camping trip with fellow orphans, Fawcett saw a white owl fly by him and followed it into a cave where he met with Merokee, a great medicine man of the Mohegan tribe who tells him that a local legend foretold his arrival. Merokee gives him a belt that will empower him with seven spiritual powers:
