Shazam (/ ʃəˈzæm /), 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 a wise old man archetype. The original version of the ...

William Joseph "Billy" Batson, also known as the superhero Shazam, [1] is a superhero and orphan chosen by the ancient wizard Shazam to be his final champion when he was 14 years old, granting him immense magical power from six legendary sources to help protect the entire world from the forces of evil.

Mamaragan, also known as simply The Wizard or Shazam, is a powerful sorcerer and thunder deity whom is responsible for the creation of the Living Lightning. He is a member of the Quintessence and the Council of Immortals and has bestowed his power onto several champions, including Billy Batson.

The film follows teenager Billy Batson (Angel) as he is chosen by the ancient wizard Shazam (Hounsou) to be his new champion by saying the name "Shazam", allowing him to transform into an adult superhero (Levi) with various superpowers.

Jebediah of Canaan is the Wizard of Shazam, the benefactor of Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family. Over 9000 years ago [1], Shazam was a young shepherd named Jebediah, who lost his parents to a group of murdering nomads and was left alone.

Captain Marvel is the alter-ego of William Joseph " Billy " Batson, a young boy who is granted magical powers by the Wizard by speaking the magic word "SHAZAM!", an acronym of six "immortal elders": Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury, and transforms into a costumed adult superhero with various superpowers derived from specific...

Known primarily as the ancient sorcerer who granted the superhero Shazam (formerly Captain Marvel) his name and powers, the wizard named Shazam actually has a history stretching back thousands of years.

Shazam, commonly referred to as The Wizard, is a powerful sorcerer who lived in an otherworldly lair called the Rock of Eternity, and the only survivor of the Council of Wizards after a massacre orchestrated by Teth-Adam, who after granting his powers to Hurut as his champion, he eventually transferred them to Adam, to which Shazam managed to ...

Within the cavern, Billy met the ancient wizard Shazam, a champion of mankind for thousands of years. Withered with age, Shazam sat on a throne poised benaeth a giant stone block suspended above him as if by magic.

The world needed heroes and the boy became the wizard’s new champion, able to transform himself into an adult superhero by calling down a magical bolt of lightning. Now, whenever evil must be stopped or people are in need of help, Earth can rely on the power of Shazam!