The Marvel Family
| The Marvel Family | |
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The cover of The Marvel Family #1, featuring (left to right) Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Mary Marvel, Uncle Marvel, and the Wizard Shazam. Art by C. C. Beck
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Fawcett Comics (1942-1953) DC Comics (1972-present) |
| First appearance | Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (1942, first joint-appearance of Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, and Captain Marvel, Jr.) |
| Created by | Otto Binder, Ed Herron, C. C. Beck, Mac Raboy, Marc Swayze |
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| Base(s) |
Fawcett City Rock of Eternity |
| Member(s) |
Shazam (Captain Marvel) Mary (Mary Marvel) Freddy (Captain Marvel Jr.) Uncle Marvel The Lieutenant Marvels Eugene Pedro Darla |
| Black Marvel Family | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | 52 #23 (October 11, 2006, first joint-appearance of Black Adam, Isis, and Osiris) |
| Created by | Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Grant Morrison |
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| Base(s) | Royal Palace, Kahndaq |
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Black Adam Isis Osiris Sobek |
The Marvel Family, also known as The Shazam Family, are a group of superheroes who originally appeared in books published by Fawcett Comics, and were later acquired by DC Comics. Created in 1942 by writers Otto Binder and Ed Herron, and Fawcett artists C. C. Beck, Mac Raboy, and Marc Swayze, the team is an extension of Fawcett's Captain Marvel franchise, and includes Marvel's sister Mary Marvel, their friend Captain Marvel Jr., and, at various times, a number of other characters as well.
Because Marvel Comics trademarked their own Captain Marvel comic book during the interim between the demise of the Fawcett Comics Captain Marvel comics in 1953 and DC's revival in 1972, DC Comics is today unable to promote and market their Captain Marvel/Marvel Family properties under those names. Since 1972, DC has instead used the trademark Shazam! for their comic book titles with the Marvel Family characters, and the name under which they market and promote the characters. When referring to the Marvel Family on comic book covers or various merchandise, they are by this legal necessity called the "Shazam Family". In 2012, DC officially changed Captain Marvel's name to Shazam, making Shazam Family the name of the superhero's associates.
The Marvel Family was established in 1942 after the introductions of Captain Marvel's partners, the Lieutenant Marvels (Whiz Comics #21, September 1941), Captain Marvel Jr. (Whiz Comics #25, December 1941) and Mary Marvel (Captain Marvel Adventures #18, December 1942). With Junior and Mary's additions to his adventures, Captain Marvel became the first superhero to have a team of sidekicks who share his powers, abilities, and appearance; a concept later adapted for heroes such as Superman and Aquaman, among others.
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