Context is Captain Marvel Adventures #33, page 55
Transcript:
But Mr. Mind recovers, and .......
Before he slaps me again, I'll crawl under his clothes and give him a de luxe tickle
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I can't believe I've had to add this... NO RACISM.
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Man there's a lot of casual racism in these old strips. While hunting this down I came across a bit where Billy Batson (Captain Marvel's alter ego) drinks some river water that turns him brutish and animalistic. His assistant Steamboat (who is black and drawn/speaks very stereotypically) then drinks the same water and is turned intelligent, which has... implications.
Steamboat's wiki page says:
Hmm, wonder why the character was unpopular ๐ค
Just for reference, this is the character:
How anyone thought this would vibe with the intended audience is beyond me. No wait, it's actually not. It's just incredibly sad.
Holy shit...
They really drew him more like an ape than a human.
The face is bad enough. But look at the hands too!
And the way he stands.
Oh wow, this is horrible. Wow.
I would bet you that Mr. Beck's conversations with black people mostly involved talking to "the help."
"How could anyone say I'm racist, when I have a black driver?"
Da...fuq