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Squadron of Justice. Justice League. Justice Society of America. Partnerships. Mary Marvel.

Captain Marvel Jr. Mister Tawky Tawny.

Notable aliases. Captain Thunder, Marvel, The Big Red Cheese, World's Mightiest Mortal. Abilities. Magically bestowed powers include. Superhuman strength, speed, durability, and longevity.

Flight. Spell- casting. Control of magical lightning. Knowledge and focus of the gods. Teleportation via the Rock of Eternity. Captain Marvel Adventures. Series publication information.

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Publisher. Fawcett Comics. Schedule. Monthly. Format. Ongoing series.

Genre. Superhero/Humor. Publication date. March 1. 94. 1 – November 1.

Number of issues. Main character(s)Captain Marvel.

Creative team. Writer(s)Otto Binder. Artist(s)C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby. Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam!

American comic books published by DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1. Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (cover- dated Feb. Fawcett Comics. He is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a boy who, by speaking the magic word "SHAZAM" (acronym of six "immortal elders": Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury), can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight, and other abilities. Based on book sales, the character was the most popular superhero of the 1. Superman.[1][2] Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other "Marvels", primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr., who can harness Billy's powers as well. Captain Marvel was also the first comic book superhero to be adapted into film, in a 1.

Republic Picturesserial titled Adventures of Captain Marvel. Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel- related comics in 1. DC Comics, alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman.[3] In 1. DC licensed the Marvel Family characters from Fawcett, and returned them to publication.

By 1. 99. 1, DC had acquired all rights to the characters. DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe and has attempted to revive the property several times, with mixed success. Due to trademark conflicts over another character named "Captain Marvel" owned by Marvel Comics since 1. DC publishes and brands the character's adventures using the title Shazam! DC later officially renamed the character "Shazam" when relaunching its comic book properties in 2.

In addition, since 1. Filmation, and an upcoming New Line Cinema/Warner Bros.

Shazam! feature film scheduled for release in 2. DC Extended Universe, with Zachary Levi portraying the title role. Captain Marvel was ranked as the 5. Wizard magazine.[6]IGN also ranked Captain Marvel as the 5. UGO Networks ranked him as one of the top heroes of entertainment, saying, "At his best, Shazam has always been compared to Superman with a sense of crazy, goofy fun"[8]Publication history[edit]Development and inspirations[edit].

Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (Feb. C. C. Beck. After the success of National Comics' new superhero characters Superman and Batman, Fawcett Publications started its own comics division in 1. Bill Parker to create several hero characters for the first title in their line, tentatively titled Flash Comics.

Besides penning stories featuring Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Golden Arrow, Lance O'Casey, Scoop Smith, and Dan Dare for the new book, Parker also wrote a story about a team of six superheroes, each possessing a special power granted to them by a mythological figure.[9]Fawcett Comics' executive director Ralph Daigh decided it would be best to combine the team of six into one hero who would embody all six powers. Parker responded by creating a character he called "Captain Thunder".[9] Staff artist Charles Clarence "C. C." Beck was recruited to design and illustrate Parker's story, rendering it in a direct, somewhat cartoony style that became his trademark. When Bill Parker and I went to work on Fawcett’s first comic book in late 1. Beck told an interviewer. We decided to give our reader a real comic book, drawn in comic- strip style and telling an imaginative story, based not on the hackneyed formulas of the pulp magazine, but going back to the old folk- tales and myths of classic times".[1.

The first issue of the comic book, printed as both Flash Comics #1 and Thrill Comics #1, had a low- print run in the fall of 1. Shortly after its printing, however, Fawcett found it could not trademark "Captain Thunder", "Flash Comics", or "Thrill Comics", because all three names were already in use. Watch In The Mouth Of Madness Streaming. Consequently, the book was renamed Whiz Comics, and Fawcett artist Pete Costanza suggested changing Captain Thunder's name to "Captain Marvelous", which the editors shortened to "Captain Marvel".

The word balloons in the story were re- lettered to label the hero of the main story as "Captain Marvel". Whiz Comics #2 (cover- dated Feb. Inspiration[edit]Whiz Comics #2. Oct. 1. 94. 1), featuring Captain Marvel and his young alter- ego, Billy Batson. Art by C. C. Beck. Inspiration for Captain Marvel came from a number of sources. His visual appearance was modeled after that of Fred Mac.

Murray, a popular American actor of the period,[1. Cary Grant and Jack Oakie were made as well.[1. Fawcett Publications' founder, Wilford H. Fawcett, was nicknamed "Captain Billy", which inspired the name "Billy Batson" as well as Marvel's title.[1. Fawcett's earliest magazine was titled Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, which inspired the title Whiz Comics.[1.

In addition, Fawcett took several of the elements that had made Superman the first popular comic book superhero (super- strength and speed, science- fiction stories, a mild- mannered reporter alter ego) and incorporated them into Captain Marvel. Fawcett's circulation director Roscoe Kent Fawcett recalled telling the staff, "Give me a Superman, only have his other identity be a 1. Introduction[edit]In addition to introducing the main character and his alter ego, Captain Marvel's first adventure in Whiz Comics #2 also introduced his archenemy, the evil Doctor Sivana, and found Billy Batson talking his way into a job as an on- air radio reporter. Captain Marvel was an instant success, with Whiz Comics #2 selling over 5.

By 1. 94. 1, he had his own solo series, Captain Marvel Adventures, while he continued to appear in Whiz Comics, as well as periodic appearances in other Fawcett books, including Master Comics. The Dresser Full Movie. Copyright infringement lawsuit and cancellation[edit]Through much of the Golden Age of Comic Books, Captain Marvel proved to be the most popular superhero character of the medium, and his comics outsold all others.

Captain Marvel Adventures sold fourteen million copies in 1. Largest Circulation of Any Comic Magazine").[2] Part of the reason for this popularity included the inherent wish- fulfillment appeal of the character to children, as well as the humorous and surreal quality of the stories.

Billy Batson typically narrated each Captain Marvel story, speaking directly to his reading audience from his WHIZ radio microphone, relating each story from the perspective of a young boy.