Captain Marvel is a fictional comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. Created in 1939 by artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, the character first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940). With a premise that taps adolescent fantasy, Captain Marvel is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a youth who works as a radio news reporter and was chosen to be a champion of good by the wizard Shazam. Whenever Billy speaks the wizard's name, he is struck by a magic lightning bolt that transforms him into an adult superhero empowered with the abilities of six archetypal figures. Several friends and family members, most notably Marvel Family cohorts Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr., can share Billy's power and become "Marvels" themselves.

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Captain Marvel est un personnage de comics, créé par Charles Clarence Beck et apparu pour la première fois dans le numéro 1 de Whiz Comics en 1940. Ce héros de Fawcett Publications était très inspiré de Superman, et fut aussi populaire que celui-ci durant les années 1940. La publication de ses aventures fut arrêtée en 1953. Le personnage a été racheté par DC Comics en 1972.

Captain Marvel, superhjälte skapad av C.C. Beck 1940. Utgavs ursprungligen av Fawcett, men lades ner efter att en rättegång avgjort att figuren var ett plagiat på DC Comics' Superman. Figuren köptes sedermera upp av DC Comics och har där haft serietidningar i flera omgångar.

Capitan Marvel è un personaggio dei fumetti creato da C.C. Beck e Bill Parker nel 1939. Il personaggio è apparso per la prima volta su Whiz Comics n. 2 (febbraio 1940) della Fawcett Comics. Attualmente, dopo l'acquisto della Fawcett da parte della DC Comics, è un supereroe tra i più potenti dell'universo DC.