There, the ancient wizard revealed that he had selected Billy to be his champion to fight for good as the "strongest and mightiest man in the world-Captain Marvel!" To that end, Shazam ordered Billy to speak his name, which was actually an acronym for various legendary figures who had agreed to grant aspects of themselves to a willing subject: Withered with age, Shazam sat on a throne poised benaeth a giant stone block suspended above him as if by magic. Within the cavern, Billy met the ancient wizard Shazam, a champion of mankind for thousands of years. Billy and the stranger rode the train deep into the bowles of the earth and arrived in a cavern that held statues epitomizing the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man, including Envy, Lust, Greed, Pride, Wrath, Sloth, and Gluttony. There, Billy found a marvelous train decorated in hieroglyphics and mystic runes. One night, a mysterious stranger - later revealed to be the spirit of Billy's father - convinced Billy to follow him deep into the subway tunnels. For shelter, he often slept in the subway terminals.
Left penniless and homeless, Billy eked out a sorrowful existence in Fawcett City as a newsboy. Unfortunately, Ebenezer threw Billy out and stole the youth's trust fund money which had been set aside for Billy's care and welfare. He also kidnaps Billy's sister Mary, who ends up missing.īilly was separated from his sister Mary following the death of their parents and left in the care of their uncle Ebenezer, his father's half-brother. Billy's parents were killed by their treacherous assistant, Theo Adam, while on a dig at the tomb of Rameses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt. and Marylin Batson, with Billy being the youngest of the twins.
This caused Fawcett to cease publishing Captain Marvel-comics, but DC Comics gained ownership of the Marvel Family characters and returned them to publication. However, a copyright infringement lawsuit from DC Comics stated that Captain Marvel was an illegal infringement of Superman. After the reboot of the DC Universe (Post- Flashpoint), the character was renamed Shazam and was re-introduced in Justice League (Volume 2) #7.īefore DC Comics gained ownership of the character, Captain Marvel was originally a property of Fawcett Comcs. However, after the Crisis on Infinite Earths significantly altered the character's history, Captain Marvel's first appearance in the Modern Age of Comic Books was in History of the DC Universe #2. Historically, Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2. However, he has also earned many allies, such as Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr, forming the Marvel Family. Throughout his many adventures, Captain Marvel has fought countless enemies, the most famous being Doctor Sivana, Black Adam and Mister Mind. Whenever Billy speaks the wizard's name, he is struck by a magic thunderbolt that transforms him into an adult superhero empowered with the abilities of six legendary figures.
In his secret identity, he is known as William Joseph "Billy" Batson, a young boy who was chosen to be a champion of good by the wizard Shazam. Vast wisdom and enhanced mental perceptionĬontrol over and emission of magic lightningĬaptain Marvel (also known as Shazam on Earth Prime) is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe and the protector of Fawcett City. Magically bestowed aspects of various mythological figures, including: This page is for the Prime Earth version of Shazam (formerly Captain Marvel), for other versions of Captain Marvel go here.
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