That Warner Bros.’ Shazam! arrives in theaters just weeks after Marvel’s Captain Marvel is a strange probable coincidence that underscores the long-running, often litigious history shared by ...

Their names, of course, date back to an era when Shazam! was still known as Captain Marvel, and indeed, wasn’t even a DC Comics character yet. (Get the full story on Shazam’s complicated ...

I mean, there’s now a Shazam movie. That’s kind of crazy! What was once a Fawcett Comics, ... then purchase the rights to Captain Marvel/Shazam – has his own 2019 movie.

For the last few decades, superheroes have reigned supreme over popular culture. Though their origins are rooted in comic ...

Movies; Shazam Was the Original Captain Marvel — Yes, You Read That Right. By Stacey Nguyen. Updated on April 11, 2019 at 6:31 PM. Everett Collection Everett Collection.

Created in 1940 by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck, Shazam was first known as Captain Marvel, but his publishers lost the rights to that name to Marvel Comics.

The superhero who used to be Captain Marvel is one of the first American comics heroes, created in the 1930s to compete with Superman. But DC Comics is only now giving him his first big-screen ...

No, Shazam is a hero who originated in 1940 as a Superman ripoff called – confusingly – Captain Marvel. After years of legal wrangling over the character, DC Comics added him to their lineup ...

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Are you worried that when DC's "Shazam!" comes out April 5 that you won't be conversational about him? Take heart! Here are nine fun facts to know and tell about Shazam: 1. As the internet keeps ...