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SUPERMAN/SHAZAM: FIRST THUNDER Originally published as Superman/Shazam: First Thunder #1–4 November 2005 – February 2006 With one magic word, young orphan Billy Batson transforms into a man imbued with the powers of the gods. But even one gifted with the Wisdom of Solomon can learn from a Superman. While Superman must stop members of a cult from stealing ancient artefacts from the Metropolis Natural History Museum, Billy must battle giant robots rampaging through Fawcett City. These separate events lead the heroes to cross paths, and a mighty friendship is formed as Earth’s most powerful defenders team up to stop such menaces as Lex Luthor, Dr. Sivana, Eclipso and the monstrous Lord Sabbac. SUPERMAN #276 Originally published in June 1974 Captain Thunder, a super hero with powers equivalent to Superman’s, is thrown from his Earth into Earth One by his enemies. When the conditions of Earth One cause Captain Thunder to become a villain, it’s up to Superman to stop him. https://shop.eaglem...

Pedro Peña is Billy Batson's foster brother, an overweight teenager of Mexican descent who is around Billy's age. Introduced in the Flashpoint miniseries, Pedro can share Billy's power by saying "Shazam!" and becoming an adult Shazam-powered version of himself in a green uniform. Pedro's adult form, resembling a tall, bearded powerlifter , is a stark contrast to his personal insecurity and shyness. While the comics have yet to make any such distinction, the 2019 live-action feature film Shazam! implies that Pedro is gay or asexual . In superhuman form, Pedro has extra amounts of super-strength compared to the rest of the Shazam Family. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Family#Pedro_Pe%C3%B1a ------------------------------ Shazam!  is a 2019 American  superhero   comedy film  based on the  DC Comics  character  of the same name . Produced by  New Line Cinema  and distributed by  Warner Bros. Pictures , it is the seventh i...

Darla Dudley is an American girl living in Fawcett City . After history is rewritten by the Flash , radically different versions of Captain Marvel and his family are introduced. Darla Dudley along with her five friends Billy Batson , Pedro Peña , Eugene Choi , Freddy Freeman , Mary Batson , and pet cat Tawky Tawny are trapped in a subway car that transports them to the Rock of Eternity . There they meet the wizard Shazam who grants each of the children with a different one of the wizard's attributes. Darla Dudley, due to her natural athletic abilities, is given the speed of Mercury. By saying the word "Shazam" together, the six children possess the collective ability to turn into Captain Thunder , this timeline's version of Captain Marvel. https://shazam.fandom.com/wiki/Darla_Dudley ------------------------------ Shazam!  is a 2019 American  superhero   comedy film  based on the  DC Comics  character  of the same name . Produc...

Mary Marvel is a fictional character superheroine originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics . Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze , she first appeared in Captain Marvel Adventures #18 ( cover-dated Dec. 1942). The character is a member of the Marvel/Shazam Family of heroes associated with the superhero Shazam/Captain Marvel . In the traditional Shazam! concept, Mary Marvel is the alter ego of teenager Mary Batson (adopted name Mary Bromfield), twin sister of Captain Marvel's alter-ego, Billy Batson. Like her brother, Mary has been granted the power of the wizard Shazam , and has but to speak the wizard's name to be transformed into the superpowered Mary Marvel. Mary Marvel was one of the first female spin-offs of a major male superhero, and predates the introduction of Superman 's female cousin Supergirl (also created by Otto Binder) by more than a decade. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Marvel --------------------------...