6/17/2023 0 Comments Captin marvel shazzam![]() ![]() The solution to this was simple: they published the comics under the name Shazam! instead. In response to DC Comics’ revival of the original Captain Marvel, Marvel Comics sent a cease and desist letter to them.Īs a result of that, DC Comics could never again use the name Captain Marvel for the title of comic books, toys, or any promotional material from then on. Unfortunately, another complication arose.īy that point in time, Marvel Comics had already started publishing their own Captain Marvel comics and successfully established a comic book trademark for the name. ![]() It was a douche move on their part, but at least the world would finally be getting more Captain Marvel comics. In 1972, DC Comics decided to license Captain Marvel from Fawcett Comics and revived the character for a new era. Fawcett Comics ultimately lost the case and agreed to permanently cease publication of comics relating with Captain Marvel. During that era, Captain Marvel was so popular that he even outsold Superman.ĭC Comics was so threatened by the existence of Captain Marvel that they launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against Fawcett Comics, alleging that Captain Marvel is a copy of Superman. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character Captain Marvel, who first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 in February 1940 published by the now-defunct Fawcett Comics. The History Of Shazam / Captain MarvelĪrtist C. Let’s get back to the very beginning of the superhero now popularly known as Shazam. He was the original Captain Marvel, the first character ever to go by that name, and ironically not Marvel Comics’ Captain Marvel (who only made his debut in 1958).īut I’m getting ahead of myself. The character has undergone quite a complicated history since he first debuted almost 80 years ago. Who is Shazam? Is he just a magical carbon copy of Superman?įar from it. ![]()
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