Shazam! #21
DC Comics
December, 1975
By C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, C.C. Beck, Bud Thompson
Includes Golden Age Reprints from Captain Marvel Adventures #145 & Captain Marvel Jr. #106
The World of Giant Rats; Captain Marvel Jr.: The City in the Mirage
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The original Captain Marvel was created for Fawcett’s Whiz Comics in 1939. In 1953, DC sued Fawcett, claiming that Captain Marvel, who has superhuman strength, can fly at supersonic speed, and is impervious to bullets, was a copy of Superman. Fawcett was forced to retire the hero, but in an act of sheer irony, DC rival Marvel Comics succeeded in locking in a trademark on the name Captain Marvel for one of their super-heroes in the 1960's.
DC brought the original Captain Marvel out of suspended animation in the 1970's for a Saturday morning children’s television show. This title, which coincided with the show, told of how a homeless boy named Billy Batson was given the power to turn into a super-hero by invoking the names of six mighty heroes in the acronym SHAZAM (Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury). Drawn by the original artist, C.C. Beck, Shazam! maintains the classic feel of the original Captain Marvel series.
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