Shazam

deity underworld American superhero mythology single tradition · 7

Shazam is a wizard who lives in an underground throne room. He originally granted Captain Marvel his powers. Shazam cannot heal Freddy, but tells Billy that he, as Captain Marvel, can pass along some of his powers so that Freddy can walk again.

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When

First attested
1939 CE
Attested period
1939 – 2020
Historical notes
First appearance in Whiz Comics #25 (December 1941).

Relationships

manifests as
Captain Marvel
served by
Tawky Tawny
student of
Shazamo
manifested by
Champion

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Sources

Source passages

“After a second attack from Captain Nazi, the injured Freddy is taken to the wizard Shazam by Captain Marvel and his sister Mary Marvel, who both grant the boy the power to become Captain Marvel Jr.”

#37981 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“neither he nor his benefactor, the wizard Shazam, can find the girl”

#38087 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Billy Batson, an orphaned 12-year-old boy who, by speaking the name of the ancient wizard Shazam, is struck by a magic lightning bolt and transformed into the adult superhero Captain Marvel.”

#38099 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“In the Shazam! backup storyline in the 2011 Justice League comic book, an older Shazam later apologizes to Pandora for giving her a harsh punishment as his demise nears and Black Adam is resurrected by Dr. Sivanna.”

#38227 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The Wizard Shazam gains stamina from Atlas, and grants it to Shazam”

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