MARY SHAZAM MOVIE
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The name ' Marvel', however, would return to haunt DC Comics.Ī few years later, The Silver Age of Comic Books started up, and superheroes became popular again. Eventually, though, the superheroes stopped selling so well, and Fawcett decided to throw in the towel they closed down their comics division and moved on.' The final appearance of the character was Marvel Family #89 (January, 1954). DC Comics brought the case to court, and Fawcett fought it out for a while (it didn't help that there was a Fawcett editorial memo directing the artist to make Captain Marvel look 'more like Superman'). Admittedly, this described a lot of superheroes back then (and even today!), but Marvel had the flaw of selling more than his inspiration. and on the other hand, there was Superman, a black-haired all-American feller in a costume with a lot of bright red, who. On the one hand, there was Captain Marvel, a black-haired all-American feller in a costume with a lot of bright red, who can punch through cars and stop robbers. He was arguably the most popular and recognizable superhero of the 1940s.

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There was even a movie serial, The Adventures of Captain Marvel, which was the first superhero film ever produced. His own title regularly sold over a million copies a month (FYI, the best selling comics of today usually top out at around 100,000), and Mary and Junior had their own titles when most heroes had to settle for eight-page backups in anthology books. Then there were the Lieutenant Marvels note three guys each of whom was named some variation of William Batson who had much the same powers as The Big Red Cheese himself, Uncle Marvel note who had no powers but pretended he did, with the other Marvels pretending to believe it and covering for him in secret, not even letting Uncle Marvel himself know they were doing so, Hoppy the Marvel Bunny note yep, powers again, and Tawky Tawny the Talking Tiger note no specific superpowers, other than being a talking anthropomorphic tiger who was fairly well accepted in society.

Later, she switched over to Billy's pantheon. which was actually a male, but then there aren't many mythological figures whose names start with a 'Z'). Initially, Mary had her own pantheon of goddesses from which she derived power (including Zephyrus. But he also had a group of staunch allies known as the Marvel Family, who had also (mostly) been gifted by Shazam his best friend Freddy Freeman became Captain Marvel Junior, and his long-lost sister Mary Bromfield became Mary Marvel (complete with Mini Dress Of Power).

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He acquired an impressive Rogues Gallery, including diminutive Mad Scientist Doctor Sivana, villainous Super Soldier Captain Nazi, atomic android Mister Atom, former holder of the Marvel mantle Black Adam, and others. To summon these powers, he must shout the name of the wizard - ' SHAZAM!' - which summons down lightning and transforms him into a superhuman adult with a bright red costume with a freakin' sweet cape.īilly Batson goes on to get a job as a radio announcer (yes, a ten-year-old announcer), but as his Superpowered Alter Ego, Captain Marvel, fights evil and chaos. There, the wizard gives him the power of six archetypal figures: the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury, which when put together spell F-L-Y-I-N-G B-R-I-C-K.

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Little Billy Batson is a homeless orphan who is led by a mysterious stranger into a deserted train station, where a train with no driver leads him to a wizard's lair. (#1 was only an ashcan copy, never intended for distribution.) The character first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (February, 1940). So they called him Captain Marvelous, and then shortened it to Captain Marvel, because it sounds punchier. The hero was to be called Captain Thunder. When this was pitched, it was decided that, while Cast Speciation was cool, All Your Powers Combined just looks better. Beck to do a story about a team of six heroes who all got powers from various legendary figures. So when National Comics hit paydirt with their costumed super heroes, the initial reaction of Fawcett Publications was 'Oh boy! We've got to get some of these!' No one thought costumed heroes would take off like they did. Comics about detectives and daredevil pilots had been inherited from the pulps to great success. Superheroes only go as far back as Superman in 1938. Look - guys in masks only showed up around, say, the mid-Thirties.

You have to understand this before you proceed: comics weren't always just superheroes. SHAZAM! (Which used to be his magic word, not his accolade, but is now his official name.

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