SSNP 281 | Shazam! 101: The History of the World’s Mightiest Mortal - Revised & Expanded Edition

Once upon a time in the 1940s, Shazam!, aka The Superhero Formerly Known as Captain Marvel, was the most popular superhero on the comic book stands - outselling even Superman! His success helped launch Fawcett Comics and the careers of creators such as C.C. Beck, Jack Kirby, and Otto Binder, and Captain Marvel - the alter-ego of a teenaged radio reporter named Billy Batson - was the first comic book superhero to get his own movie serial. In subsequent years, however, Shazam! and his extensive cast of friends, foes, and family members have fallen into relative obscurity among the general public. Holy Moley - what happened?! And why? In this special revised and updated podcast to commemorate the release of New Line Cinema's "Shazam!" feature film, the SSN Crew discovers how one magic word can lead to record comic sales, lawsuits, federal court, trademark troubles, and (somehow) some of the greatest comic book stories and art ever published. SHOW NOTES: • 0:00:00: Introduction • 0:09:59: Secret Origins of Fawcett Comics and Captain Marvel (Shazam!) • 0:25:13: Shazam! Characters • 1:03:40: Superman vs. Captain Marvel: In Federal Court! • 1:22:13: DC Revival and "Shazam!" TV Shows • 1:32:24: "The Power of Shazam!", and "JSA"/"52"/Black Adam Time • 1:45:21: Shazam! in the DC Animated Universe • 1:49:19: "The Trials of Shazam!" • 1:58:05: Shazam! in the New 52 • 2:09:23: Development of the "Shazam!" Movie WHERE TO FIND OUR CAST: Find Brandon online at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/btouch Instagram: http://instagram.com/btouch Find Ken & Ali online at the Say Something Nice Facebook Group: http://ssnpodcast.com/fbgroup WHERE TO FIND US: Come join our Facebook group: http://ssnpodcast.com/fbgroup You can subscribe to the Say Something Nice Podcast at the following services: #iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/ssnpodcast #GooglePlay: http://ow.ly/7vLe30g8jFR #Stitcher: http://ow.ly/X8zV30g8jGW Check out the SSNP Network feed at: #iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/ssnpnetwork #GooglePlay: http://ow.ly/4ndrBz #Stitcher: http://ow.ly/Xfxlt #aCast: http://acast.com/ssnpodcast You can also find our show at http://ssnpodcast.com Please rate us five stars if you love us on iTunes and Stitcher and we will read your reviews on the show! You can also email us at [email protected]. Want to help support the show? Visit http://ssnpodcast.com/donate/ to leave us a PayPal donation! Check us out on social media: Twitter: http://twitter.com/ssnpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ssnpodcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/ssnpodcast Check us out on social media: Twitter: http://twitter.com/ssnpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ssnpodcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/ssnpodcast