The Storied History Of Shazam! The Other Captain Marvel SUBSCRIBE NOW to CBR! Click here:
The DCEU adds a new hero to its roster with the release of Shazam!, the story of a young Billy Batson who meets an ancient wizard who grants him a collection of familiar powers, but a caped flying bulletproof man of infinite strength isn’t the only thing about Shazam that should be familiar. Up until 2012, the red suited superhero had another name that might be recognizable, Captain Marvel.
The story of how a Golden Age superhero lost its own battle over naming rights to the silver age Kree soldier from the Marvel universe is a case study in two different comic book booms and the rush to capitalize on the popularity of different comics and names. Here’s the story of how Shazam use to be Captain Marvel and how he became known simply as Shazam!
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