Global InformationMarvel Family information
| Shazam Family Marvel Family | |
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 The cover of Captain Marvel Adventures #18, published in 1942 by Fawcett Comics, featuring (left to right) Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. Art by C. C. Beck. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fawcett Comics (1942–1953) DC Comics (1972–present) |
| First appearance | Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (December 1942) |
| Created by | Otto Binder Marc Swayze |
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| Base(s) | Fawcett City Philadelphia Rock of Eternity |
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| See: Billy Batson (Captain Marvel/Shazam) Mary Batson/Bromfield (Mary Marvel) Freddy Freeman (Captain Marvel Jr.) Lieutenant Marvels Tawky Tawny The Wizard Shazam Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Uncle Marvel (Uncle Dudley) Kid Eternity (Christopher Freeman) Eugene Choi Pedro Peña Darla Dudley | |
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The Marvel Family, also known as the Shazam Family[1] (also Shazamily), are a group of superheroes who originally appeared in books published by Fawcett Comics and were later acquired by DC Comics. Created in 1942 by writer Otto Binder and artist Marc Swayze, the team was created as an extension of Fawcett's Captain Marvel franchise, and included Marvel's sister Mary Marvel, their friend Captain Marvel Jr., and, at various times, a number of other characters as well.
Because Marvel Comics trademarked their own Captain Marvel comic book during the interim between the demise of the Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel comics in 1953 and DC's revival in 1972,[2] DC Comics is today unable to promote and market Captain Marvel under that name. Since 1972, DC has instead used the trademark Shazam! for their comic book titles with the Marvel Family characters, and the name under which they market and promote the characters.[3] When referring to the Marvel Family on comic book covers or various merchandise, they are by this legal necessity called the "Shazam Family".
In 2012, DC officially changed Captain Marvel's name to Shazam, making Shazam Family the name of the superhero's associates. In current continuity, the Shazam Family comprises the superpowered alter egos of Billy Batson (teenaged alter-ego of Shazam, formerly Captain Marvel) and his foster siblings: Mary Bromfield (formerly Mary Marvel), Freddy Freeman (formerly Captain Marvel Jr.), Darla Dudley, Pedro Peña, and Eugene Choi.
The Shazam Family made their cinematic debut in the DC Extended Universe film Shazam!, released in 2019 by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros., and returned in the 2023 sequel, Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
- ^ "Shazam Family". DC. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ Smith, Zack (30 December 2010). "An Oral History of CAPTAIN MARVEL: The Lost Years, pt. 3". Newsarama. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ Bricken, Rob (4 September 2013). "The Captain Marvel/Ms. Marvel/Shazam Clusterf*ck Explained". Retrieved 5 December 2017.