![]() Sivana into his uncle and the 1994 Power of Shazam! graphic novel introduced Billy's dead archeologist parents. Billy's origin story would also receive a few tweaks a few decades later: the 1987 miniseries Shazam! The New Beginning turned Dr. One of the aspects of Captain Marvel that made him unique was that he was no lone caped crusader - he soon spawned an entire family of similarly attired and powered heroes, the Marvel Family, which included his sister Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel, Jr., Uncle Marvel, etc. For decades, both Marvel and DC claimed a hero named Captain Marvel until DC permanently renamed their hero Shazam in 2012. In the 1970s, DC began publishing comics about the original Captain Marvel under the title Shazam. As the rights to Shazam/Captain Marvel languished, rival publisher Marvel Comics assumed the copyright and created their own character in the 1960s named Captain Marvel - which eventually led to the Marvel Studios blockbuster feature film Captain Marvel. A long legal dispute with DC led to the character's cancellation and the bankruptcy of Fawcett Comics. Shazam's publishing history is complicated. Related: Shazam's After-Credits Scenes Explained ![]() Shazam also fights evil alongside the Shazam Family (formerly known as the Marvel Family), where Billy's sister Mary and his friends like Freddy Freeman also could transform into heroes with similar powers and became his teammates, which broadened the character's appeal. ![]() Unlike characters like Superman and Batman, who were adults at the peak of their abilities, Shazam enabled the power fantasy of children to magically become heroes themselves. His hook is that a young boy named Billy Batson can simply say a magic word - "SHAZAM!" - and he is transformed by a magic bolt of lightning into the World's Mightest Mortal, who possesses the combined powers of six mythical gods and heroes. Shazam is a pure wish fulfillment character.
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