Lieutenant Marvels

Lieutenant Marvels
Captain Marvel and his three Lieutenant Marvels (left to right: Lt. Hill Marvel, Lt. Fat Marvel, and Lt. Tall Marvel) on the cover of Whiz Comics #29 (April 1942) by C. C. Beck.
Publication information
PublisherFawcett Comics (1941–1953)
DC Comics (1972–1985)
First appearanceWhiz Comics #21 (September 1941)
Created byC. C. Beck
In-story information
Base(s)
Member(s)
  • Lt. Tall Marvel ("Tall" Billy Batson)
  • Lt. Fat Marvel ("Fat" Billy Batson)
  • Lt. Hill Marvel ("Hill" Billy Batson)
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)

The Lieutenant Marvels are fictional characters, a team of superheroes in the Fawcett Comics and DC Comics universes. They first appeared in Whiz Comics #21 in 1941. The physical appearance of the three characters was based on three real-life members of the Fawcett Comics staff: Paul Peck (Tall Billy), Ed Hamilton (Hill Billy), and Frank Taggart (Fat Billy).

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