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In 2011, after more than 40 years of marketing their Captain Marvel under the Shazam! brand, DC Comics decided to make it official: Shazam became his superhero identity. "We changed his name [to Shazam] for a lot of reasons," Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns told The New York Post.
Shazam (/ ʃ ə ˈ z æ m /), also known as The Wizard or Wizard Shazam, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Fawcett Comics and DC Comics, first appearing in Whiz Comics #2 (February, 1940) created by C.C. Beck and Bill Parker. A major supporting character in Shazam! comic book titles, he often serves as the ...
Shazam's name was an acronym derived from the six immortal elders who grant Captain Marvel his superpowers: Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury.
Captain Marvel (also known as Shazam on Earth Prime) is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe and the protector of Fawcett City. 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.
William Joseph "Billy" Batson, better known as Shazam (originally known as Captain Marvel), is a major character in the DC Universe, specifically serving as the titular main protagonist of the comic series of the same name, and a major character in the Justice League franchise.
Billy Batson, which is Shazam’s real name, was created back in 1939 and is one of the earliest comic-book superheroes. But it was not under the DC umbrella then, and it was a publisher known as Fawcett Comics that published the first stories of the character.
By Fraser Sherman. Published Aug 2, 2017. Link copied to clipboard. Years before Mar-Vell, Monica Rambeau, or Carol Danvers became known as Captain Marvel, the name belonged to boy reporter Billy Batson. The magus Shazam granted the homeless orphan the power to become Captain Marvel, World's Mightiest Mortal, whenever he said the wizard’s name.
The original Captain Marvel. Shazam. The Big Red Cheese. The World’s Mightiest Mortal. He has gone under many names but regardless of what he’s called, Billy Batson, his friends, and foes are recognizable to even the most casual superhero fan.
As viewers of the first Shazam film know, young Billy Batson inherits the power of Shazam by speaking the name of the wizard who gave it to him. But that wasn’t always the Wizard’s name. Before 2011’s universe-altering Flashpoint event, the Wizard’s true name was Jebediah of Canaan.
Ultimately, Shazam is technically and is originally Captain Marvel, but DC Comics cannot use the name anymore. We will discuss this topic by explaining if Shazam is Marvel or DC, why Shazam is called Captain Marvel, and which Captain Marvel has “bragging rights” on who is the “original.