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 Shazam ...

Then, more recently, Mark Waid had a new name for him in the recent relaunch of Shazam, and stated, "I'll just call him Captain. We don't call him Captain Marvel in the book, but I will never not be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Originally created by writer Otto Binder and artist Marc Swayze, Mary Marvel was the third member of Fawcett Comics' "Marvel ...

(Marvel came up with their own trademarked version of 'Captain Marvel' in 1967, but more on that in a bit.) When D.C. acquired the licensing of the character back in 1972, they had to re-title the ...

Captain Marvel, aka Shazam, first appeared in 1939 in Whiz Comics #2 (fun fact: there is no #1) from Fawcett Comics, a year after Superman exploded onto the scene. He was popular, and in fact was the ...

I love the DC Comics superhero who is a little boy who shouts “Shazam!” and turns into an adult-size superhero in a red suit. Genuinely, he’s a great classic character who’s had some really sensible ...

2025 will definitely go down in history as the year Marvel and DC started to play nice again. The two publishers recently collaborated on Deadpool/Batman #1, with Batman/Deadpool #1 to follow later ...

Perhaps most recognizable as Mary Bromfield/Mary Marvel in Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, 26-year-old American actress Grace Caroline Currey has been making waves for her roles in a variety of notable ...

Grace Caroline Currey (then Grace Fulton) debuted as Mary Bromfield in the first Shazam! movie, but her superhero alter-ego was played by Michelle Borth. In David F. Sandberg's upcoming sequel, Shazam ...