In the Captain Marvel/Shazam comic books, lightning is used as part of the transformation process. Saying the word brings down a force of lightning from Zeus that transforms the summoner into a Shazam ...

Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam and now The Captain was created by C. C. Beck and Bill Parker in 1939 for Whiz Comics #2, published by Fawcett . He is the alter ego of the ten-year-old boy Billy ...

There are two films premiering over the next few weeks starring superheroes called Captain Marvel. But, thanks to a long, twisted dispute dating back more than five decades, only one Captain Marvel ...

Michael Gray, best known for playing Billy Batson in the 1970s television series Shazam!, has died at 75. His publicist confirmed that the actor died of natural causes on October 16, 2026, in Palm ...

Michael Gray -- famous for playing Billy Batson on "Shazam!" in the 70s -- is dead ... TMZ has confirmed. His publicist tells ...