Shazam/Captain Marvel First Appearance Creators Whiz Comics ... The Power of Shazam or something similar. During the New 52, he was even drastically rebooted again and simply used the transforming ...

“Captain Marvel” instead of “Shazam.” This quirk became one of Freddy’s hallmarks, and remained a part of the character all the way through the New 52, after which he simply said “Shazam.

Captain Marvel became an instant success, launching his own new independent series "Captain Marvel Adventures," which would later go on to sell more copies than "Superman." In fact, for a while ...