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. 4.1.4 Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adamīilly Batson and his sister Mary were born to archaeologists C.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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