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Seeing the similarities between the characters, National Comics Publications ... not only did Marvel's Captain Marvel and DC's Shazam! both get their own movies – they actually got them in ...

Meanwhile, DC Comics acquired the rights to produce ... So all comics featuring their Captain Marvel were now called Shazam! and his heroic name could only be used inside the comics themselves.

But isn't Captain Marvel a Marvel character? The hero now known as DC Comics' Shazam! was originally called Captain Marvel. In 1939, comic book writer Bill Parker and artist C.C. Beck decided to ...

The arrival of Superman on the comics scene was revolutionary ... So Republic Pictures chose "Captain Marvel" instead. DC was obviously not pleased. Fawcett had already published "Master Man ...

They elected to use “Shazam” as the name of the comics, TV shows, and other things released by DC, although the hero maintained the Captain Marvel name until 2011, when the line-wide DC reboot ...

For one, he’ll now be referred to as Shazam instead of Captain Marvel. DC hasn’t been able to use ... Marvel”, originally owned by Fawcett Comics, was allowed to lapse in the 60s, which ...

So DC Comics licensed the rights to publish Captain Marvel comic books ... a BRAVE & BOLD appearance or the eventual SUPERMAN VS. SHAZAM tabloid, but had a 'floor' on the royalty rate that ...

kicked off the official ownership of Captain Marvel / Shazam by DC Comics. The story reintroduces readers to the Shazam mythos, following Billy Batson as he meets the Wizard and gains his powers ...

If you look carefully you’ll notice that the costume of this obscured Captain Marvel looks a lot like a certain DC Comics hero getting his own movie — Shazam! While the colors on the hidden ...

Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam, is a superhero originally published by Fawcett Comics and currently published by DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in ...