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Real name William Joseph "Billy" Batson
Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created in 1939 by artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, and it first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940), published by Fawcett Comics. Captain Marvel is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a boy who, by speaking the magic word "Shazam", can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight, and other abilities.
Based on book sales, the character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s, outselling even Superman, and Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other "Marvels", primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr., who can share Billy's powers. Captain Marvel was also the first comic book superhero to be adapted into film, in a 1941 Republic Pictures serial titled Adventures of Captain Marvel.
Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel-related comics in 1953, partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics, alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman. In 1972, DC licensed the Marvel Family characters from Fawcett and returned them to publication, acquiring all rights to the characters by 1991. DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe and have attempted to revive the property several times, with mixed success. Due to trademark conflicts over another character named "Captain Marvel" owned by Marvel Comics since 1967, DC Comics renamed their character "Shazam" after relaunching their comic book line in 2011.
In addition, since 1972, the character has been featured in two television series adaptations, one live action and one animated by Filmation, and an upcoming Warner Bros. Shazam! feature film scheduled for release in 2018 as part of the DC Extended Universe. Captain Marvel was ranked as the 55th greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard magazine. IGN also ranked Captain Marvel as the 50th greatest comic book hero of all time, stating that the character will always be an enduring reminder of a simpler time. UGO Networks ranked him as one of the top heroes of entertainment, saying, "At his best, Shazam has always been Superman with a sense of crazy, goofy fun". Biography
Dans un tunnel de métro abandonné, Billy Batson, un jeune garçon orphelin, rencontre un vieux sorcier de la Grèce antique répondant au nom de Shazam qui avait combattu le mal pendant plus de 5 000 ans. Le vieil homme, trop âgé pour continuer la lutte, désirait trouver une personne digne de lui succéder. Son choix se porte sur le petit Billy.
Dès lors, en prononçant le mot SHAZAM, Billy acquiert la sagesse de Salomon, la force d'Hercule, l'endurance d'Atlas, la foudre de Zeus, le courage d'Achille et la vitesse de Mercure.
De nombreux adversaires croisèrent son chemin. Ses pires ennemis sont le docteur Sivana, un savant fou, et Black Adam, la version maléfique de Shazam.
Il fut aidé dans sa lutte par Captain Marvel Junior [Shazam Junior] et Mary Marvel, sa sœur jumelle, tous deux étant dotés des mêmes pouvoirs que lui, bien que ceux de Mary soient inspirés de déesses et non de dieux (elle gagne ainsi la grâce de Séléné, la force d'Hippolyte, l'adresse d'Ariane, la vitesse et la faculté de voler de Zéphyr, la beauté d'Aurore et la sagesse de Minerve).
Après Crisis on Infinite Earths, leurs pouvoirs sont ceux des dieux mais sont partagés si Billy, Mary ou Freddy les utilisent en même temps.
Shazam est l'un des plus puissants héros de l'univers DC.Best films
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