‘Captain Thunder’ spotted in Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam DVD?

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DC’s Captain Marvel (“Shazam”) doppleganger of the Silver Age called Captain Thunder seems to get a nod in the new Return of Black Adam DVD.

After Superman gets hammered by lightning by Black Adam, check out the marks left on the Superman emblem. Similar to Captain Thunder’s emblem.

For more on Captain Thunder visit our friends at MarvelFamily.com.

Click on the below screen shot from the Return of Black Adam DVD side-by-side with Captain Thunder’s 1974 appearance on the cover of Superman:

If there are any other cool nods on the dvd, I’ll let you know. I plan to watch it over the weekend.

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