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:'''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."
:'''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.
:'''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.
==Litigation==
Since its creation in 1940 and stunning success in the comic industry during the first half of the 1940's, Captain Marvel was the target of rival National Periodical Publications, who brought a lawsuit against Fawcett for copyright infringement; NP felt Captain Marvel was too close to their own chief comic hero, Superman. After 12 years of litigation, and despite the fact that several elements identified with Superman actually had its origins in Captain Marvel (Captain Marvel was the first superhero to fly; he had a bald villain, a solitary mountain fortress, among other things), NP succeed in convincing a court that copyright infringement had occured. Fawcett agreed to settle the matter and retired the Marvel family. Since Captain Marvel constituted the bulk of their comics revenue, they were forced to retire from publishing comics in general until the mid-1960's.
In 1972, the publisher of D.C. Comics (NP's new name) sought and received the lease rights to Captain Marvel from Fawcett; this would be followed by an out-right purchase by 1981. Limited stories and graphic novels were published over the years under the title "Shazam!", as the original "Captain Marvel" title was trademarked by rival Marvel Comics for use of their own character.
==Film and television==
==Film and television==