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The original Captain Marvel, deemed worthy of becoming the champion of the ancient Wizard Mamaragan, whenever he utters the word "Shazam", young Billy Batson is struck by a magical thunderbolt and gains vast divine powers and abilities, transforming him into Magic's Champion, the World's Mightiest Mortal, Shazam!
Character from Captain Marvel Adventures.
As the owner of WHIZ radio, Mr. Morris has considerable wealth and monetary power, but that's it.
Gag strip of someone who is not too bright.
This gag strip character is miserly with his money...
Dr. Sivana is a scientific genius and is one of Captain Marvel's archenemies. He has also been involved with other heroes in the DC universe, and is regularly seen as part of supervillain team-ups.
His Adventures took place because the Post Office said they had to.
Military themed gag strip character whose base of operation is the Podunk Army Base.
Tawky Tawny is a member of the Captain Marvel family.
Not to be outdone, Fawcett Comics (who created Capt. Marvel AKA Shazam) decided to introduce their Black sidekick, Steamboat to the comic book audience. He was an out of work boat captain (thanks to Capt. Marvel) and his alter ego Billy Batson gave him a job where he worked and Steamboat also served as his sidekick/manservant/chauffeur/pilot (which made no sense because Capt. Marvel could fly). In the end, Blacks protested and demanded that the character of Steamboat be discontinued because he was offensive
The sole survivor of a race of mind-controlling worms from Venus, who had plans to invade and take over the Earth. Mr. Mind continues their goal while also clashing with Captain Marvel/Shazam.
A charter member of the Council of Eternity and former caretaker of The Rock of Eternity, The Wizard also known as Mamaragan; Aboriginal God of Thunder and Song is the supplicant turned divine benefactor to his newest champion SHAZAM.
A secretary at WHIZ Studios during the pre-Crisis universe.
Fawcett city's youngest inventor.
The man who ruled over Nazi Germany during World War II. He wished to wipe leftists, Jews and other "inferiors" from the planet and rule over the world propagating an Aryan race agenda, an ideal that he oddly did not fall into himself.
Beautia Sivana is first child. Unlike her father, she is not a supervillain . She's been a social worker and a private tutor. She has long had a crush on Captain Marvel (however, never realizing that he is, in reality, just a young boy).
She is the older twin sister of Billy Batson, Earth's mightiest mortal Shazam. By uttering the name of the wizard Shazam, Mary is granted the powers of the Biblical Solomon and the five Olympian Gods, becoming Mary Marvel.
Gag strip character from the Golden Age.
Leader of the mighty Submen, and a villain of Captain Marvel/Shazam and the Justice League.
Once a pupil of the wizard Shazam, the immortal Oggar and Captain Marvel are now enemies.
Crocodile man belonging to the Monster Society of Evil.
Cissie Sommerly is Mr. Sterling Morris's niece and Billy's girlfriend.
Featured character in comedy strips from the Golden Age.
A lieutenant of Dr. Mind's Monster Society of Evil. This evil scientist was a crocodile-man.
A helper of sorts to various superheros.
Zeus the King of the Gods. Youngest Son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Zeus is the Father of Olympus, God of Lightning, Skies and Earth. He rules over all mortals and immortals, as well as holds his role as the leading authority figure in Greek Mythology.
Nippo is a master of jujitsu and an enemy of Captain Marvel.
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