Captain Marvel Part 3: Billy Batson, Shazam & the Marvel Family - Character Corner #72

Published: March 24, 2019, 11:40 a.m.

b'Sorry for the delay folks but we\'re finally back to wrap up *checks notes* Captain Marvel Part 3? Or is this Shazam? Yeah we waste no time in this episode addressing the elephant in the room: What the heck do we call this character? Kriss & Dpalm have varying opinions but one thing that is agreed upon is that this is all DC\'s fault. They destroyed Fawcett because the "Superman Clone" was more popular than Superman, then tried to resurrect the character 20 years later after the name had already been registered by Marvel. So we\'re covering the ups and downs of the "Original Captain Marvel". We cover the Whiz Comics years, the DC relaunch, Roy Thomas\' interesting yet unfinished attempt at the character, Jerry Ordway\'s Power of Shazam and the struggle of DC trying to figure out what to do with the character that once outsold Superman\\n\\nAlso...one of you asked for this so Dpalm also does a quick explanation of Marvelman. Just know it involves Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Grant Morrison. Buckle in folks. You\'re in for a ride.\\n\\nIssues:\\n\\nEarly Fawcett Years:\\n\\n \\tWhiz Comics #2 - First appearance of Billy Batson/Captain Marvel, Shazam (the Wizard) and Dr. Sivana\\n \\tCaptain Marvel Adventures #18 - First Appearance of Mary Bromfield/Batson\\n \\tWhiz Comics #25 - First Appearance of Freddy Freeman\\n \\tMaster Comics #21 - First Appearance of Captain Nazi\\n \\tCaptain Marvel Adventures #26 - First Appearance of Mister Mind\\n \\tThe Marvel Family #1 - First Appearance of Black Adam\\n \\tShazam! A Celebration of 75 Years - Contains more than the Fawcett comics but is a good catch-all\\n \\tThe Shazam!\\xa0 Archives\\n\\n \\tVolume 1\\n \\tVolume 2\\n \\tVolume 3\\n \\tVolume 4\\n\\n\\n \\tThe Shazam! Family Archives\\n\\nThe DC Relaunch\\n\\n \\tShazam! - The 1972 relaunch under DC\\n \\tCrisis on Infinite Earths - Brings Shazam/Captain Marvel and the Family into the same earth as othe rDC Characters\\n \\tShazam! The New Beginning\\n \\tThe Power of Shazam! Graphic Novel\\n \\tThe Power of Shazam! series\\n\\n \\tIssues 1 - 47\\n\\n\\n \\tGeoff Johns JSA Series\\n\\n \\tWe cover this more in our Black Adam,\\xa0 JSA and Hawkman Character Corners\\n \\tIssues 26 - 8\\n\\n \\tJSA: Fair Play Book 4\\n \\tJSA: Stealing Thunder Book 5\\n \\tJSA: Mixed Signals\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n \\tSuperman/Shazam: First Thunder\\n \\tDays of Vengeance\\n\\n \\t#6 - The Wizard is killed\\n\\n\\n \\tInfinite Crisis\\n \\t52\\n\\n \\tWe cover this a lot in our Black Adam Character Corner\\n\\n\\n \\tThe Trials of Shazam\\n \\tFlashpoint\\n \\tNew 52\\n\\n \\tShazam! Volume 1 - Not a solo series. Collects the back pages of Justice League #7 - 10, #0, #14-16 and #18-21\\n\\n\\n \\tRebirth\\n\\n \\tShazam and the Magic Lands\\n\\n\\n\\nTickets are now on sale for our Avengers: Endgame private screenings in L.A. and D.C. Get them now!\\nD.C.:\\xa0https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4192275\\nL.A.:\\xa0https://endgame-la.brownpapertickets.com/\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOur new Endgame Shirt is now on TeePublic:\\xa0 \\xa0https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4464932-mtr-network-thanos-snap\\n\\xa0\\n\\nLike what you hear? Subscribe so you don\'t miss an episode!\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nFollow us on Twitter:\\n\\n\\n@Dpalm66\\n@InsanityReport\\n@TheMTRNetwork\\n\\nWant more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!'