How SHAZAM Changed the Comic Book Industry (By Getting Screwed Over By DC and Marvel)

A deep dive into the history of Fawcett Comics' Shazam comics and the wild lawsuits and legacy of the original Captain Marvel, touching everything from DC Comics to Marvel and changing comic book history as we know it.

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#CaptainMarvel
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Music:

"1940's Slow Dance"

"Swing Theory"

"Crater Laker"

"The Messenger"

"Sunset Blvd" by Lucy in Disguise
https://electronic-gems.bandcamp.com/track/lucy-in-disguise-sunset-blvd

"Gloria" and "The Years" by The Midnight
https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/

"Dust" by M.O.O.N.
https://music.musicofthemoon.com/

0:00 Intro
1:37 First Thunder
7:53 A World Without Lightning
11:25 The World's Mightiest Mortal Returns
15:31 Recapturing the Lightning
20:44 Outro

Sources:

https://www.businessinsider.com/lawsuit-captain-marvel-shazam-superman-comics-dc-superheroes-2019-4?r=US&IR=T#:~:text=DC%20bought%20the%20rights%20to,month%20apart%20from%20one%20another.

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a26700963/captain-marvel-shazam-explained-history-comics/

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a26700963/captain-marvel-shazam-explained-history-comics/

https://www.polygon.com/comics/2019/4/4/17888520/two-captain-marvel-shazam-dc-warner-bros-comics

https://books.google.com/books?id=k3CqDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA280&lpg=PA280&dq=shazam+oral+history&source=bl&ots=LmscNE5v5P&sig=ACfU3U3tEu0WDjKRTqLBFyO6B7PI61zk0A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYl5z7u8HqAhVOop4KHVWKCLAQ6AEwEXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=shazam&f=false

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https://web.archive.org/web/20170731235431/https://www.newsarama.com/35740-an-oral-history-of-dc-s-captain-marvel-shazam-the-fawcett-years-part-2.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20170802235944/https://www.newsarama.com/35763-an-oral-history-of-dc-s-captain-marvel-shazam-the-fawcett-years-part-3.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20170806055708/https://www.newsarama.com/35806-an-oral-history-of-dc-s-captain-marvel-shazam-the-lost-years-pt-1.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20170808034159/https://www.newsarama.com/35839-an-oral-history-of-dc-s-captain-marvel-shazam-the-lost-years-part-2.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20190325102812/https://www.newsarama.com/36034-an-oral-history-of-dc-s-captain-marvel-shazam-the-shazam-years-part-2.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20190325102819/https://www.newsarama.com/36082-an-oral-history-of-dc-s-captain-marvel-shazam-the-shazam-years-part-3.html

https://whosouttherecomics.wordpress.com/tag/c-c-beck/

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