Frank Coghlan Jr., a silent-movie child actor who later played young Billy Batson, who transformed into Captain Marvel by uttering the magical word “Shazam!” in the landmark 1941 serial ...

Article Summary Billy Batson and his superhero form, Captain Marvel/Shazam, have evolved significantly over DC Comics' history.

From war cries to mottos that superheroes live by, these are some of the coolest catchphrases in comic book history.

“I had no idea who Captain Marvel or Billy Batson were,” Coghlan told Tom Weaver in an interview for Comics Scene magazine in 1994.

No longer would Billy Batson ever become Captain Marvel. Meanwhile, at Marvel Comics, they began publishing their own Captain Marvel comic books in 1967.

Debuting in “Whiz Comics” No. 2 (1939), from Fawcett Comics, young orphan Billy Batson was able to turn into the adult, super-powered Captain Marvel by saying a magic word: “Shazam,” the ...

While Billy Batson remained as DC’s Captain Marvel during all this time, Marvel’s Captain went through several iterations of heroes using the name.

Originally, Billy Batson didn’t turn into Shazam when he said the word “Shazam”; instead, he was the first comic book Captain Marvel, debuting 80 years ago in 1939’s Whiz Comics No. 2.

Billy Batson is taken on a magical train by a mysterious man in dark robes who turns out to be an ancient wizard (Djimon Hounsou), and once they’ve somehow traveled into the bowels of the Earth ...

The splitting of Billy Batson and Captain Marvel's mind has been a notable Shazam plot twist of late in tomorrow's Shazam #12.

When Billy Batson follows a mysterious stranger onto the subway, he never imagines he's entering a strange world of powerful wizards, talking tigers, kid eating monsters, political intrigue and ...