Uncle Dudley

Character History

History & Public Domain Status

Uncle Dudley debuted in Captain Marvel Adventures #18, in 1942. He served as a mentor and manager to the Marvel Family Dudley has no super powers, though he often claims to. Wehn asked to demonstrated he claims he cannot due to "Shazambago" acting up at the moment.

Under the Copyright Act of 1909, which was in effect at the time, works were granted an initial copyright term of 28 years. To secure the full protection, the copyright had to be renewed during the last (28th) year of that first term, 1968. No such renewal was filed for his early appearances as far as we have been able to determine. This places him in the public domain.

Current Incarnation (PDSH)

In our version of the charcter, Uncle Dudley is the uncle and legal guardian of Billy and Mary Batson. They live on the fictional indegenous reserve, Fawcett Bluff, in Northern Manitoba, Canada.