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Chosen from among all others by the immortal elders Solomon, Hercules,

Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury, Billy Batson and his mentor travel the

highways and byways of the land on a never-ending mission to right wrongs, to

develop understanding, and to seek justice for all. In time of dire need,

young Billy has been granted the power by the immortals to summon awesome

forces at the utterance of a single word.

word which transforms him in a flash into the mightiest of mortal beings,

Captain Marvel.

Only on Saturday.

I'll tell you when Chuck gets here.

Oh, mister.

All right.

Stand back, men. This plumber's going to self-destruct.

Hey, Chuck.

We've been waiting on you for ten hours, man.

Yeah, well, got that up.

Yeah, well, no excuse.

So, come on, what's the big mystery?

Oh, well, I know where there's a car with the keys in it.

Oh, yeah. All right.

Hey, you mean you want to steal a car?

No, I don't want to steal a car. We're just going to borrow it for a while. You

know, ride around, cruise around, listen to the radio. Stuff like that.

Far out. Yeah, as long as you don't get parked.

Hey, guys, I don't think we ought to get mixed up in this kind of stuff.

Oh, man.

Oh, I don't believe this guy. I just don't believe him.

Come on, you guys, come on.

Hey, guys,

wait up a second.

Well,

for one thing, I don't have to worry about delivering a morning newscast as

long as we're on vacation.

And for another, it's just a far-out day.

You didn't get enough sleep last night, Mentor.

The bad dream woke me long before dawn.

What kind of bad dream?

Well, I dreamt the elders were angry with me for oversleeping.

Oh.

Speaking of the elders.

Seems everybody is up early today.

Oh, elders, fleet and strong and wise, appear before my seeking eyes.

Today you will encounter, Billy, some people who are afraid to say what they

really feel.

They're afraid to be themselves.

They're afraid to speak out against something even when they know it's

wrong. They fear that if they make waves, their friends will reject them.

Yeah, I've felt that way once or twice.

Then you understand.

And perhaps in the future, you can help someone else with this same problem.

But how?

These words from Shakespeare's Hamlet may help you.

This above all, to thine own self be true.

Goodbye, Billy, and good luck.

What did Achilles mean when he said, this above all, to thine own self be

true? He meant that our first responsibility is to be honest with

ourselves.

Oh, well, that's simple.

Simple? Well, perhaps.

But not always easy.

I'll pick you all up, okay?

Hey, Mike, this is somebody else's car.

We can't just take it. Yeah, I said we were going to bring it back. Now, are

you with us on that?

Somebody's coming.

Hey, come on, let's go.

Hey, are you all right?

He certainly runs like he's all right.

Well, wait up. I'd like to talk to you.

Look, I know what I'm doing, all right?

Yeah, you sure?

Yeah, yeah.

I'm tired of being a good Samaritan. Let somebody else get involved with that

kid. Well, I have a hunch somebody already is. Looked to me like the car

those other boys drove off in was stolen.

Well, they're really in trouble. Because the kid behind the wheel doesn't know

how to drive.

Well, if they're the kind of friends that young man has, then I would say

that you're the most positive influence in his life right now.

They fear that if they make waves, their friends will reject them.

And perhaps in the future, you can help someone else with this same problem.

You still want to get uninvolved, Billy?

I'll give it another try, but he's long gone by now.

Oh, he can't have gotten too far.

Come on, get in. We'll check out the neighborhood.

He came around.

Hey, you guys really scared me back there in that alley.

Well, it didn't scare me. It scared you guys?

No. No, it scared us.

Because it's the only thing that scares chickens.

I'm not a chicken.

I just didn't feel like going for a ride, that's all.

It's a free country, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah, it is, it is.

And you're free to find yourself some new friends.

Let's split, you guys. Come on.

Hey, but you're my friend.

Not anymore, chicken.

Okay, so maybe this time I was a little scared.

But next time I won't be.

Well, what makes you think there's going to be a next time, Chuck?

another set of wheels.

We don't even know his name, where he lives, or anything else about him. Well,

we know one thing.

He's going to find himself in a lot of trouble if somebody doesn't set him

straight.

Hey,

my bike's gone!

I knew I should have locked it.

We were only in there a couple minutes.

Oh, hey, listen, you guys got to help me find it. Ah, come on, Shep. We're going

to look.

about why you're so upset.

Somebody just stole my bike. How'd it happen?

I let my buddies talk me out of locking it.

Now it's gone.

Every time I let myself get talked into something or out of something, I always

regret it.

Today you will encounter, Billy, some people who are afraid to say what they

really feel.

They're afraid to be themselves.

These words from Shakespeare's Hamlet.

may help you this above all to thine own self be true

well i guess what it all boils down to is that you've got

to decide to do what you want to do which you may not always agree with what

your buddies want yeah but if i don't go along with them they call me weird

chicken yeah i suppose that's why so many people just go along with the crowd

and don't make waves it's easy it's also phony yeah like Guess I never thought of

it that way before.

Look, why don't we give you a lift to the police station so you can report

your bike stolen?

That'd be great.

It was not too much trouble.

Oh, come on. What are friends for?

Hey, Mike, where you been, man?

Yeah, well... Okay, did you find it?

Yeah, it's right over there. Keys are in it. All right.

Hey, but what about Chuck?

Ah, it's his tough luck. Come on, come on.

Sorry we couldn't find your bike, Chuck, but at least the police are looking for

it. Yeah, well, thanks a lot. You guys have been a great help. Oh, take care,

Chuck. I'll see you.

Hi, Chuck.

Hey, where are you guys going? For another ride. Come on.

Yeah, we're going to cruise the boulevard.

So you're going to borrow another car, like somebody borrowed my bike.

still chicken.

Hey, get in the key.

Hold it, mentor.

Chuck looks as if he's having trouble.

The key.

Never catch him in this, Billy.

I'm afraid it's up to you and Captain Marvel.

Well, get ready to follow me, mentor.

I may need some help.

Two.

You got us into this. Look, I never heard any complaints, all right?

Listen, Chuck was right. You never should have gotten mixed up in this.

Hey, let's, why don't we make it easy on ourselves and face up to it? Forget it,

forget it.

The boys made some mistakes today, and you'll have to face up to them.

Uh, I'm going to jail.

I don't know. That's up to the juvenile authorities.

But we're only trying to have some fun.

I know.

And I'm sure Chuck wanted to have fun, too.

But he also had the courage to tell you boys that taking cars was wrong.

It took a lot of guts for you not to go along with this, Chuck.

Well, nobody likes to be called chicken.