Fawcett Comics

American publishing house

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In Captain Marvel: Shazam! and the litigious origins of Captain Marvel
Beck created the superhero for Fawcett Comics in an effort to capitalize on the blockbuster success of DC Comics’ Superman, who had debuted the previous year. Fawcett’s Captain Marvel was a young boy named Billy Batson, who upon speaking the magic word Shazam! could transform himself into “Earth’s mightiest mortal.”…
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