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==Comics lore==
==Comics lore==
Young Billy Batson, a kid abandoned by his parents and forced to survive on the streets selling newspapers. One day he was led into an abandoned subway tunnel by a mysterious stranger; the end of the journey found him before a wizard on a throne. Amid the cracklings of thunder and lightling, the wizard proclaims "I am Shazam!" and tells Billy that he has been selected to be his new champion to fight evil. On the wall behind the wizard, Billy notices the inscriptions of the great elders whose names form Shazam: [[Solomon]] (wisdom); [[Hercules]] (strength); [[Atlas]] (stamina); [[Zeus]] (power); [[Achilles]] (courage); and [[Mercury]] (speed). Shazam then says "Speak my name". As Billy does that, a bolt of lightning hits him and he is magically transformed into Captain Marvel.
Young Billy Batson is a kid abandoned by his parents and forced to survive on the streets selling newspapers. One day he was led into an abandoned subway tunnel by a mysterious stranger; the end of the journey found him before a wizard on a throne. Amid the cracklings of thunder and lightling, the wizard proclaims "I am Shazam!" and tells Billy that he has been selected to be his new champion to fight evil. On the wall behind the wizard, Billy notices the inscriptions of the great elders whose names form Shazam: [[Solomon]] (wisdom); [[Hercules]] (strength); [[Atlas]] (stamina); [[Zeus]] (power); [[Achilles]] (courage); and [[Mercury]] (speed). Shazam then says "Speak my name". As Billy does that, a bolt of lightning hits him and he is magically transformed into Captain Marvel.
===Marvel Family===
As popularity grew for Captain Marvel in the early 1940's, his comics "family" grew as well, leading to a cast of supporting characters and villains:
:'''Mary Marvel''' (Mary Bromfield), and Billy's sister; she was adopted by the Bromfield's.
:'''Captain Marvel Junior''' (Freddy Freeman), who can transfer by saying "Captain Marvel" instead of "Shazam". As a paper boy in Fawcett City, his origin story tells of his being crippled during a battle between Captain Marvel and Captain Nazi; Captain Marvel makes up for the accident by giving Freddy some of his power.
:'''"Uncle" Marvel''' (Uncle Dudley), Billy's legal guardian. Although he sometimes wears the red-and-yellow costume, he has no powers at all.
:'''Lieutenant Marvels''' (Tall, Fat, and Hill), in actuality three unrelated individuals who also were named Billy Batson.
:'''Hoppy, the Marvel Bunny'''. A rabbit from an alternate universe.
====Villains====
:'''Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana''', a mad scientist, is the leading villain of Captain Marvel, continually looking for the ways and means to destroy him. A bald criminal with thick glasses, Sivana was based on C. C. Beck's neighbourhood pharmacist. The term "big red cheese" was coined by Sivana to derisively-describe Captain Marvel; this in turn led to Marvel's affectionate fan label.
:'''Mister Mind''', an alien worm capable of mind control, first appearing in a large, 25-part comic serial (1943-45) titled "The Monster Society of Evil."
:'''Black Adam''' (or "Teth Adam"); the first champion (in ancient Egypt) in which Shazam granted his power. ALthough a hero at first, his power corrupted him, causing Shazam to strip him of them, not to be regained until after Shazam's death in the 20th century.
==Film and television==
==Film and television==