If we’re talking about Shazam in the time when he was called Captain Marvel, we’ll call him Captain Marvel. If we’re talking about Miracleman in the time when he was called Marvelman ...

Shazam! stars a superhero with a publishing history more convoluted than his origin story, and strangely enough, happens to have an odd connection to the recently released Captain Marvel.

That’s because the name has a rather interesting and convoluted history, and it all boils down to three separate characters who go by Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell, and Shazam!. All three are ...

Created by artist CC Beck and writer Bill Parker in 1939, Captain Marvel was the alter ego of Billy Batson, who transformed into the superhero by speaking the world "SHAZAM". He first appeared in ...

Zachary Levi plays a stand-up superhero in the forthcoming DC Comics-based blockbuster Shazam! But the actor recently stood up for truth and justice in real life as well. Prior to the release of ...

In the Captain Marvel/Shazam comic books, lightning is used as part of the transformation process. Saying the word brings down a force of lightning from Zeus that transforms the summoner into a ...

What's his history? Well, you're in for quite the doozy. Shazam! Is the Original Captain Marvel It's hard to even keep track of the sheer quantity of superhero movies being released these days.

DC's Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam, has never been more than a second stringer in the modern era, especially compared to major heroes such as Superman. Likewise, the Big Red Cheese's most ...

That origin is just a bit different from the Mary Bromfield of the Shazam! movies, but we'll get to that. Interestingly enough, even though Captain Marvel himself would eventually be deemed a too ...

Black Adam was a Captain Marvel antagonist ... a team-up like a BRAVE & BOLD appearance or the eventual SUPERMAN VS. SHAZAM tabloid, but had a 'floor' on the royalty rate that made it impractical ...