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 DC then licensed Captain Marvel and other Fawcett characters in 1972, launching the title as Shazam, because "Captain Marvel" had in the meantime become a trademark of rival publisher Marvel. The debut issue of Whiz Comics was listed as #2 to continue numbering from unreleased ashcan mock-ups of the title used for copyright and promotional purposes[...]

This week: the all-new all-obnoxious SHAZAM, Guillem March's answer to the Catwoman #0 debacle, Princess Amethyst and a whole mess of Robins and retcons (they do seem to go hand in hand). THE POWER OF SHA-CHING The Captain Marv- er, SHAZAM back-up strips have been the best part of Geoff John's JUSTICE LEAGUE series this past year[...]

BackWatch: Does the Warners ad on the back of DC comics this month that is meant to say SHAZAM on the license plate, actually say SADISM? GuestWatch: How carefully did you read Gambit #2? Jack the Radio guitarist and vocalist George Hage is immortalized in the second issue of "Gambit," drawn as a security guard and complete[...]

It's time to start asking exactly who the new wizards of the DC Universe , the creators of Shazam, and the damners of the Trinity Of Evil, are? Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Who Is The Question? And Who Are The Wizards Of The New 52? So we've all read the DC New 52 issue now right? Right? After[...]

This is what they have to say… Aw Yeah Comics! Justice League's back with Geoff Johns and SHAZAM, Wonder Woman rocks, and Scott Snyder's BATMAN rounds out DC's awesome output Indy books have some great stuff with Stephen King and Joe Hill's Road Rage as well as Mark Millar's final part of Kick Ass 2 and[...]

There's been a huge amount of interest in every post about his return since word started leaking out last fall. (aside: holy crap that Edgar Church copy Whiz Comics #22 is smokin') Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Shazam! The New Cloaked Look Of Captain Marvel  DC Comics have given them details on the new Captain Marvel, renamed Shazam! so as[...]

Possibly. DC Comics have given them details on the new Captain Marvel, renamed Shazam! so as not to give their rival any free advertising whatsoever. Geoff Johns gives the paper the official line, "We changed his name for a lot of reasons One of them is that Shazam is the word most associated with the character, so[...]

Bleeding Cool has been rather critical to Marvel lately over price points of comic books, maybe we should also keep an eye on DC. Because during the DC

Not much info yet, but this has been one of the major lingering questions of the DC reboot, and now we know: Big news out of New York Comic Con: Shazam is coming to DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 Written by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Geoff Johns and illustrated by acclaimed artist Gary Frank, THE CURSE[...]