Captain Marvel Jr. and Flash Gordon

 

Time for an all-Mac Raboy cover.  I liked the cool sky cycles that Captain America or Hawkeye would zip around in on their Avengers adventures.  I have to wonder if those were inspired by Flash Gordon's Rocket Cycles, which he was known to use.

Captain Marvel Jr. and Bucky in: "Bunker Busters!"

 Freddy Freeman previously met Bucky Barnes in STF #2934, and I thought that I would revisit this pairing.  This time out, they have the despicable Red Skull to contend with.

Spy Smasher and The Black Widow

 

This is a pairing that I have meant to get to for a while.  There was a bit of prep work required before I could add in Spy Smasher, though - here's a look at the behind the scenes progress: 

Spy Smasher Vs. Spy vs. Spy

I remember my first encounter with Spy Smasher in the pages of a Justice League of America crossover.  I didn't understand why this guy wasn't a bigger deal.  He had a neat costume, great name, and cool mission statement.  I even copied him for my stable of made up heroes that I liked to draw - I named my guy Spy Fighter. 

Captain Marvel Jr. and Elvis

We all know that Elvis looks great in his white Captain Marvel suit, so he'd have made a great Lieutenant!  This cover comes about from another suggestion by Michael Eury, editor of the always awesome Back Issue Magazine.  Michael just released a new book, Hero-A-Go-Go, celebrating the camp age of comics, I highly recommend checking it out.

Captain Marvel Jr. and Spider-Man

Mysterio is my choice for a villain when Spider-Man gets his next solo movie (this time with Marvel Studios' involvement).  Not only has he not been used before, his special effect's driven abilities will lend themselves well for plenty of visually interesting action scenes.  The only problem is once again both hero and villain will have full face concealing costumes - and we know how Hollywood hates that!

Spidey didn't get along too well with Billy Batson either...