JSA page 17

You can tell, just by looking at this, that DC must've been, like, "We're doing a Captain Marvel story - somebody get me Jerry Ordway!" I love the panel with Shazam clapping his hands.

Gotta say, Kevin-- I hated that twisted Barbie look on Mary Marvel! DC forced that change, as a way to help "support" Final Crisis, even though the damned timeline didn't work for it. If you look on my blog, you can see some of the layouts for JSA#24 where I drew Mary in the black miniskirt, and they had me change it to the weirder look after the book was inked. Best,JER

oh, I don't think I've seen a costume redesign I've liked in over a decade : )

Kevin Moorhead wrote:
I could live with the black skirt costume, because she still looked kind of like herself. That weird pony tail look was just weird. All of this was out of character for Mary anyhow, but I'm sympathetic to writers needing change for a story. I just don't know what they gained with all this, except for making Black Adam more visible in the DCU. I've said it before, elsewhere, but there's been pressure to force changes on the Marvel Family for a long time. Let's face it-- good stories need conflict, no doubt, but so many writers seem to salivate over forcing innocent characters into horrific situations. There are so few untarneshed young heroes, and I say let the Marvel Family stay optimistic, and true to their natures.It's one thing to have Superman say Golly, and all that, but it is a natural part of the humor inherent in Shazam. Best,JER