In the Captain Marvel/Shazam comic books, lightning is used as part of the transformation process. Saying the word brings down a force of lightning from Zeus that transforms the summoner into a Shazam ...

(Marvel came up with their own trademarked version of 'Captain Marvel' in 1967, but more on that in a bit.) When D.C. acquired the licensing of the character back in 1972, they had to re-title the ...

The “Big Red Cheese” is getting his own major motion picture.The “Big Red Cheese” is better known as the superhero Shazam or Captain Marvel, and he has been around almost as long as Superman.According ...

A great way to find out what a screenwriter is thinking is to ask him who he pictures in the title role.’Shazam’ writer Bill Birch was asked that and he replied… I always thought Ryan Reynolds would ...