Originally Posted by
byrd156
Superman was a orphan who turned into a hero by saying Shazam? Superman was originally a bald headed villain that was later reimagined into the iconic hero.
Cap has been pretty much the same since he debut. The characters both appeared around the same time, even if one was a copy of the other Captain Marvel proved to be the more popular one so there would be nothing "random" about copying him. Which lead to the lawsuit that screwed Fawcett and eventually lead to DC acquiring Captain Marvel. I've seen people attribute Superman flying to radio dramas, the cartoons at the time but based purely off the comics he first flew on page in 1941. A whole year after Whiz Comics #2.