So Republic Pictures chose "Captain Marvel" instead. DC was obviously not pleased. Fawcett had already published "Master Man," an obvious copy of "Superman" that they stopped publishing after DC ...

Captain Marvel's history is rich, from being a Golden Age icon to being a center of copyright disputes. Marvel outmaneuvered DC by securing the name first, causing DC to rebrand Shazam and ...

The current Shazam comic book is coming to an end, but the Absolute Universe can reimagine the true Captain Marvel for more long-term success.

So Republic Pictures chose "Captain Marvel" instead. DC was obviously not pleased ... we wouldn't have had Shazam, and if it hadn't been for Shazam, we would not have had Captain Marvel.

The character, originally known as Captain Marvel, was the first child ... and eventually brought him into the DC Multiverse. Since then, Shazam has never reached the heights of success that ...

His costume suggested Superman’s, or Shazam’s. Although he’s ... an amalgamation of DC’s Robin and Captain Marvel. Jr. He even passed on powers to his Welsh Corgi, Watchdog, a riff on ...