In the Captain Marvel/Shazam comic books, lightning is used as part of the transformation process. Saying the word brings down a force of lightning from Zeus that transforms the summoner into a Shazam ...

As we have previously learned, the new name for Captain Marvel, Shazam or Billy Batson in his superhero form is now The Captain, as seen in this week's Shazam #1 from Mark Waid and Dan Mora. And with ...

(Marvel came up with their own trademarked version of 'Captain Marvel' in 1967, but more on that in a bit.) When D.C. acquired the licensing of the character back in 1972, they had to re-title the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Originally created by writer Otto Binder and artist Marc Swayze, Mary Marvel was the third member of Fawcett Comics' "Marvel ...

One Marvel writer's pitch for a DC comic is exactly what a long-overlooked character needs in order to return to his former glory. Al Ewing's Immortal comics offer a philosophical meta journey from ...