Elvis

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Elvis was obsessed with comic books and this superhero in particular (Deseret News)

Marvel comics became popular in the early 1940s, when the character Captain Marvel Jr. was introduced. What was Elvis Presley's outfit inspired by?

This was also when the character [Captain Marvel Jr.](https://superheroes.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_Marvel_Jr.) was introduced. โ€œWhen I was a kid, I read comic books and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies and I was the hero of the movie. He is an alter-ego of Freddy Freeman, a disabled boy saved by Captain Marvel, who shares his powers with the young man. He was even deeply inspired by one superhero in particular. [Nerdist](https://nerdist.com/article/shazam-inspired-elvis-presley/).

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