Once upon a time, Shazam was known as Captain Marvel. But when the character was bought by DC Comics, the very company that had once stopped it from being published, they were now unable to call his ...

Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam, is a superhero originally published by Fawcett Comics and currently published by DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939 ...

(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 ...

There are two films premiering over the next few weeks starring superheroes called Captain Marvel. But, thanks to a long, twisted dispute dating back more than five decades, only one Captain Marvel ...

Billy Batson's adopted family is central to the Shazam! film franchise, with Billy sharing the powers of Shazam among his foster siblings - a concept that has its roots in comic books. And with the ...

Zachary Levi spoke out for the first time yesterday about being cast as Shazam in the upcoming DC Films movie, but in addition to sharing his excitement about the role the actor’s choice of words have ...