In September of 1936, all across America aircraft beginning dropping flyers proclaiming a new candidate for the highest office in the land. At the urging of her father, Beautia Sivana was running for President. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana planned to stage a coup once his daughter was in office. Hers was the most massive, multi-media, write-in campaign this country has ever seen. Her beautiful visage graced the covers of magazines and full page newspaper ads. Her captivating voice could be heard on radio addresses. Women were cool to her candidacy, but men were enthralled. Most men. Boy reporter, Billy Batson, wasn’t fooled one bit. His alter ego, Captain Marvel foiled the Sivanas’ plot and returned mad scientist and would-be president to Venus*, where Beautia would have to content herself with being Empress.
Ultimately, Beautia didn’t share her father’s devotion to evil and in fact pursued a career in social work upon her return to Earth, according to some accounts.
*Or what Sivana said was Venus. It is difficult to square the real planet with its depiction in this record.
3 comments:
Finally had the chance to watch Shazam two nights ago. Interesting that they didn't include Sivana's daughter (since she appears to have been a rather prominent character in the comics).
I need to get around to seeing that. Did they have Sivana's other kids in there?
No kids. Just a sad, lonely, evil man.
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