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Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam [a] and the Captain, is a superhero in American comic books originally published by Fawcett Comics and currently published by DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939. Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 ( cover-dated Feb. 1940), published by Fawcett Comics.
Sep 19, 2018 · That trademark soon became equally desired by DC Comics for their own recently acquired Captain Marvel (you might know that character by another name — Shazam.)
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Apr 18, 2024 · In 1941, DC Comics (who were known back then as National Comics) sued Fawcett Comics for copyright infringement, claiming that Captain Marvel had been based on Superman. Of course, he kind of...
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Mar 14, 2019 · But National Publications, known today as DC Comics, saw Captain Marvel as a knockoff of its own Superman and sued Fawcett. Eventually DC won, and Fawcett was forced to retire publishing Captain...
Although purists continued to refer to the character as Captain Marvel, DC officially changed the moniker of “Earth’s mightiest mortal” to Shazam in 2012. Zachary Levi portrayed the title character in Shazam! (2019), a comedic take on the character’s origin story.
Biography. CAPTAIN MARVEL. Former Air Force pilot and intelligence agent Carol Danvers pursued her dream of space exploration as a NASA employee, but her life forever changed when she was accidentally transformed into a human-Kree hybrid with extraordinary powers.
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Mar 5, 2019 · Carol Danvers. In 1978, Carol Danvers got her own costume, not one based on the male hero. Marvel Entertainment. In 1967, Carol Danvers was introduced as an Air Force officer who encountered...
