Sunday, October 14, 2018

Shazam !





Hey guys today we are gonna be talking about one of the best superhero, well this is one of my favorite from DC comics, known as captain marvel or as we all know him as "Shazam" . He is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by the Artist C. C. Beck and the  writer Bill Parker in the year 1939. Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), published by Fawcett Comics. He is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a boy who speaks the magic word "SHAZAM" (acronym of six "immortal elders": Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury) which transform him into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight and other abilities, which makes him one of favorite. Having the powers of this six gods is just beyond imagination( which shows lot of creativity in DC comics )

Some  people say superman can take down Shazam but I disagree with that, if superman can't take down Thor or wonder woman, what makes him able to beat Shazam, just kidding, superman is literally gonna break Shazam spine or probably beat him to a state he can't say the word.

I know you guys already know the powers and from which gods he got them from, but am still gonna drop them here.
We have

  • Wisdom of Solomon: enhanced intellect, knowledge and focus of the gods
  • Strength of Hercules: superhuman strength
  • Stamina of Atlas: superhuman stamina and near-invulnerability
  • Power of Zeus: control over magic lightning, near-immortality, and spell-casting
  • Courage of Achilles: indomitable will
  • Speed of Mercury: superhuman speed


The character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s, outselling even Superman as well. 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. The character has been featured in two television series adaptations, one live action  and one animated, by Filmation. An upcoming New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. Shazam!  feature film is scheduled for release in 2019 as part of the DC Extended Universe, with Zachary Levi and Asher Angel portraying the title role. 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,what makes him my favorite superhero of all time is because he is just a kid that got to be something more plus am jealous of his luck as the Shazam.

Well that all for today concerning Shazam I hope I gave enough details about him. Thanks and have a great week.

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