DC’s version legally could not use his name in the title of books, so Shazam became the commonly used moniker. Fawcett went out of business, DC bought Captain Marvel, but by the time they wanted to use him in the 1960s, Marvel Comics was around with their own Captain Marvel. The first thing to get out of the way, yes, this character was called Captain Marvel, he was the original created in 1939 at Fawcett Comics. I cannot explain what drew me to the Captain Marvel character since I was a kid, but I just was. Of the collections I’ve read and reviewed on this site, I believe this is the first where I bought each individual issue as it was published. Reprints The Power of Shazam! graphic novel, The Power of Shazam! #1-12, a story from Superman/Batman Magazine #4Īrt by Jerry Ordway, Peter Krause, and Mike Parobeck The Power of Shazam! Book 1: In the Beginning… (2020)
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