Frank Coghlan Jr., a silent-movie child actor who later played young Billy Batson, who transformed into Captain Marvel by uttering the magical word “Shazam!” in the landmark 1941 serial ...

Frank Coghlan Jr., a silent-movie child actor who later played young Billy Batson, who transformed into Captain Marvel by uttering the magical word “Shazam!” in the landmark 1941 serial ...

Billy Batson and his superhero form, Captain Marvel/Shazam, have evolved significantly over DC Comics' history. Originally, Billy and Captain Marvel were separate identities, merging post-Crisis ...

Introduced as young Billy Batson, a boy reporter for WHIZ Radio, he became the superheroic Captain Marvel once he uttered the magic word “Shazam,” the name of the wizard who granted him his ...

No longer would Billy Batson ever become Captain Marvel. Meanwhile, at Marvel Comics, they began publishing their own Captain Marvel comic books in 1967.

Debuting in “Whiz Comics” No. 2 (1939), from Fawcett Comics, young orphan Billy Batson was able to turn into the adult, super-powered Captain Marvel by saying a magic word: “Shazam,” the ...

The splitting of Billy Batson and Captain Marvel's mind has been a notable Shazam plot twist of late in tomorrow's Shazam #12. Published Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:57:08 -0500 by Rich Johnston ...

Originally, Billy Batson didn’t turn into Shazam when he said the word “Shazam”; instead, he was the first comic book Captain Marvel, debuting 80 years ago in 1939’s Whiz Comics No. 2.

Marvel Comics copyrighted the name Captain Marvel during the years Billy Batson went unused. While DC could still call the character Captain Marvel, they couldn’t use his name as a book title.

After “Captain Marvel” took the box office by storm last month, Warner Brothers is hoping lightning strikes twice as “Shazam!” premieres today, starring. newslink.

Shazam: The Monster Society of Evil. When Billy Batson follows a mysterious stranger onto the subway, he never imagines he's entering a strange world of powerful wizards, talking tigers, kid ...