When six gods 9000 years ago decided to create a superhero, they found a teenager, endowed him with their own strength and sent him to fight evil. He began to be called Captain Marvel, which corresponded to the combination of the first letters in the names of the gods.
For more than 3,000 years, he actively exterminated evil, until it was time to seek a successor. They became a guy named Adam. He was endowed with the same abilities, but endless possibilities turned Adam's head and sent along a dark path. For all crimes he was exiled to the farthest star. He will later be known as the Black Adam. And Captain Marvel began to wait for a new successor. And he had to wait a long time.
Captain Marvel: DC Comics and Marvel
Although Captain Marvel’s comic books were originally released by Fawcett Comics, in 1972, DC Comics was licensed to all Marvel Family characters. After all, they believed that the image of the hero was taken from Superman.
Just while they were arguing, Marvel registered its Captain Marvel, so DC Comics simply could not use this name. So, the Shazam trademark was used to name comics about this hero. And since 2011, so they began to call the character himself.
Modern Captain Marvel
The next superhero, after a few thousand years, was destined to become an ordinary boy, Billy Batson, whose parents were archaeologists. Once they did not return from the excavation, which was facilitated by their assistant. And later, his sister, Mary Betson, disappeared somewhere. But the trouble did not end there.
After the tragic events, the guy got to his uncle Ebenezer, who, having seized the money of his parents, drove Billy out into the street. He had to deliver newspapers and lead a beggarly lifestyle. Until a mysterious stranger appeared in his life, who took him to a place called “The Rock of Eternity”. There sat an old man on the throne - the previous Captain Marvel. Finally, he waited for his receiver.
Captain Marvel (DC Comics): Abilities
Now all that was worth was for Billy to say the word: “Shazam!” - as lightning struck him, and he became a superhero with powerful abilities:
- Divine power. Captain Marvel (DC Comics) is considered one of the strongest heroes. In this regard, he is no worse than Superman.
- Divine power. Lightning not only turns Billy into Captain Marvel, it provides him with protection against various attacks, including magic ones. In addition, he himself can use it as a weapon.
- Divine stamina. He does not need food, water, rest and even air. And his wounds quickly heal.
- Divine courage. She makes Captain more confident and enhances fighting skills.
- Divine speed. The hero is able to quickly move both on the ground and in the air.
- Divine wisdom. His knowledge is almost limitless. He will always find the answer to any question.
But even with such abilities, Captain Marvel (DC Comics) constantly needed allies.
Marvel family
He created this union himself. Once he had to bail out a former classmate - Freddy Freeman, who was attacked by Captain Nazi. Freddy was seriously injured, but not dead. It turned out that he also had similar abilities. And if so, why not be Captain Marvel the Younger?
A little later, the missing sister of Captain Marvel - Mary Batson, who also after the magic word (Shazam) turned into a miracle woman, appeared. Together they formed the Marvel Family. And their main opponent was Black Adam.
The Marvel Family played a large role in the events that occurred during the Divine Crisis. When the Spectrum managed to destroy the Rock of Eternity and release all the evil that was stored in it, it was the Marvel Family that was able to restore the rock and then become its keeper.
During this time, Black Adam managed to create his own group - the Marvel Black Family, which consisted of Isis (his wife) and her brother Osiris. But soon they died, after which Black Adam began to take revenge on the whole world. Therefore, Captain Marvel (DC Comics) was obliged to stop him. He caused lightning, which took away his strength.
Justice League
In another way, it was also called the International Justice League. Captain Marvel joined her during the Crisis on Infinite Lands. He and several other heroes tried to save the multiverse created as a result of the intervention in the Big Bang. This multiverse consisted of several parallel worlds, and all this was supposed to disappear, according to the plan of the one who called himself the Anti-Monitor.
To stop it, a protagonist was created - Monitor. He assembled a team to save the remaining lands. The conflict was so serious that almost all DC Comics characters took part in it. Ultimately, the Anti-Monitor dies when it collides with a star. But this event also claimed many lives from the army of defenders. Only a few managed to survive, including Captain Marvel.
Justice Society of America
Captain Marvel (DC Comics) joined OCA to watch over Black Adam, who was also there and claimed to have changed for the better. True, he soon left the organization to raise an uprising in his homeland.
Only Captain Marvel (DC Comics) was not going to leave, because he was interested in one of the heroines - Courtney Wittmore (Stargirl). And everything would be fine if not for one moment. The fact is that in the usual form, Billy Batson was suitable for the girl by age, but after his transformation, the couple looked strange. As a result, one of the participants in the OCA, Jay Garrick, asked about his real age. But instead of answering, Bill left the organization forever.
Film
Interestingly, Captain Marvel (DC Comics) never made it to the big screens. The film was conceived back in 2000, but the picture has not yet been shot. But in 2019, it seems, all the same, a film called “Shazam” will be released, where the superhero, blessed by six gods, is expected to fight with Black Adam.