>>87849059Again, DC went full retard and sued during the fourties for copyright infringement, lost, and then appealed. Fawcett settled out of court around the time the golden age of capeshit was ending, with Captain Marvel's final issue being in '53.
DC did nothing with him until the '70's, where the name fell out or copyright and Marvel picked it up. That's not the sort of thing that can happen "accidentally". Again, DC could've made a Captain Marvel book in the 60's, but didn't, and for some reason, nobody blames them.