Gwandanaland Comics #2212/2219

This treasury reprint collects Golden Age material from Whiz Comics #41, and the reproduced cover sets the stage beautifully: Captain Marvel — in his signature red-and-gold costume — stands alongside a robed, elderly figure who gestures toward a ruined cityscape, with a speech bubble reading "Welcome to the future, Captain Marvel!" The tagline promises "Captain Marvel 1000 Years From Now: An Amazing Story of Life in the Ruins of Civilization," hinting at a timespan adventure that fired the imagination of 1940s readers. Circle portraits of Captain Marvel and Spy Smasher at the top are a reminder of just how rich Fawcett's Golden Age lineup really was.