History ComicBook / BillyBatsonAndTheMagicOfShazam

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* BigDumbDoodooHead: Mary does this when talking to the wizard about Black Adam.

* LegionOfDoom: In the last two issues, all the previous villains are working together; they were summoned by Black Adam, but apparently Sivana was putting the group together before that. They actually don't use the "Monster Society of Evil" name from ''{{Shazam}}'' history, perhaps because it was already used for Mr. Mind's army in the previous series.

An all-ages comic series based DC Comic's ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' franchise, and a BroadStrokes SequelSeries to ''Shazam: the Monster Society of Evil.'' Part of DCComics' Johnny DC imprint, it ran for 21 issues from from 2008-2010.

* {{Aborted Arc}}: Mr. Morris' new secretary, Ms. Dalshaw, was clearly hiding some kind of secret; given the story where she premiered, it's possible she was intended to be [[PredecessorVillain Blaze]]. Perhaps because of the series' cancellation, nothing ever becomes of it.

* BroadStrokes: This series is supposed to be a SequelSeries to ''Shazam: The Monster Society of Evil,'' but the first arc only vaguely alludes to those events and seems to play Captain Marvel and Billy as one personality instead of two. The next arc changes both these things. See DependingOnTheWriter.
* TheBully: In his first arc, Theo Adam is basically set up as a bully with superpowers, even explicitly by the Wizard.

* ClarkKenting: Mary. Billy gets older and Freddy gets working legs, but the only obvious difference between Mary Batson and Mary Marvel is her outfit. [[spoiler:Until Mary Marvel's form ages up too]].

* ContinuitySnarl: In Kunkel's version, the Wizard trapped Black Adam in some sort of interdimensional prison, apparently not long after he first got his powers at age fourteen. The Baltazar/Franco version tries to combine that with elements from the mainstream universe: he actually had his powers for years, turned evil because of his love for [[FemmeFatale Blaze]] and died by RapidAging when the Wizard took the magic back. However, the result doesn't quite make sense--if he died, how did he wind up in some other dimension that he could suddenly escape from? Why was he fourteen again when it happened? For that matter, why did he still have at least some power before he managed to steal it back?
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Theo Adam is initially able to return to this world because Billy's defeat of Mister Mind (who was ''also'' brought from Billy's recklessness) damaged the barrier between worlds.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Freddy, at first; he initially blames Captain Marvel for getting crippled and briefly becomes Black Adam Jr. He realizes that this was a mistake pretty quickly.
* AgeLift: In most continuities, Billy and Mary are twins; here she's at least a year or two younger than him. She also still looks like a kid in hero form [[spoiler:until near the end of the series]].

* DependingOnTheWriter: Officially Billy and Captain Marvel are supposed to be separate personalities in this version (in the prequel series they even talked to teach other), but the writing keeps back in forth on whether or not they act or refer to themselves that way.

* ShowWithinAShow: ''Comicbook/TinyTitans.''

* MythologyGag: Captain Marvel refers to his backwards-talking EvilTwin ([[spoiler:actually Mr. Mind]]) as "a sort of Niatpac Levram." That's the name of one-off villain who appeared in PreCrisis story.

* WouldHurtAChild / WouldHurtAGirl: Freddy actually makes it a point of saying that he doesn't want to fight Mary, but since ''she's'' not backing down, he isn't either.

* AliensAbductCattle: The Space Ghoul. [[spoiler:He wants to ask them where he can find a cheeseburger]]. Later he abducts [[spoiler:a burger joint. He lets the people inside go, though]].

* BreatherEpisode: Issue #17, which is about the Space Ghoul going around [[AliensAbductCattle stealing cows]]. It's the only issue that doesn't connect to a larger arc and comes right after [[spoiler:the Wizard's disappearance]].

* AliensAbductCattle: The Space Ghoul. [[spoiler:He wants to ask them where he can find a cheeseburger]].

* TheBully: Both Black Adam and King Kull are specifically compared to bullies.

* CompositeCharacter: Here "Theo Adam" is just Black Adam's SecretIdentity (and apparently [[AdaptationNameChange his real name]]) as opposed to be an AssholeVictim who Black Adam possesses.
** Freddy could be seen as one for Amon Tomaz/Osiris, who served as Black Adam's sidekick in the mainstream books. His disability is even changed from a limp to being wheelchair-bound like Amon was.

-->'''Billy:''' Wow!...Look at this place. ''Foot massagers? Heated seats?'' And is that ''silk toilet paper?''

* RememberTheNewGuy: When we first meet Freddy, Mary says that she can remember him as a victim of one of the Arson Fiend's fires; Freddy himself says that Captain Marvel (who was NotHimself at the time) was being too much of a jerk to rescue him before the building collapsed and crippled him. However, the issue with the Arson Fiend features no such incident: we only see one building that actually had people in it, none of whom looked like Freddy, and Billy ''did'' rescue them and put the fire out without it collapsing.

** When Captain Marvel tries to reason with "Freddy," he punches him and says that his name is "Black Adam Jr." now.

* DependingOnTheWriter: In the first arc, written by Mike Kunkel, Billy and Captain Marvel seem to be one personality, [[BroadStrokes unlike in the earlier series]]. When Art Baltazar and Franco take over, it seems like not only Billy/Captain Marvel, but possibly even Mary/Mary Marvel are supposed to be separate personalities. Their run also includes more references to the previous series.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Mary accidentally lets Theo Adam hear the Magic Word.

* PunnyName: Pretty much all of the teachers, including [[SternTeacher Principal Strikta]] and the perpetually-sleepy Mr. Blander.

* {{Shapeshifter Mode Lock}}: [[spoiler:Getting magically injured mid-transformation at the Rock of Eternity traps Tawny between his human and tiger forms]].

* SdrawkcabName: Both Captain Marvel and Shazam [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike independently]] call the former's evil half "[[MythologyGag Niatpac Levram]]" before learning his true identity.

* DependingOnTheWriter: In the first arc, written by Mike Kunkel, Billy and Captain Marvel seem to be one personality, [[BroadStrokes unlike in the earlier series]]. When Art Baltazar and Franco take over, it seems like not only Billy/Captain Marvel, but possibly even Mary/Mary Marvel are supposed to be separate personalities.

* {{Sealed Inside a Person-Shaped Can}}: [[spoiler:Mr. Mind has been trapped inside Billy's subconscious since the prequel series]].

* NotHimself: In issue #9, Captain Marvel is acting nasty to everyone, and repeatedly refuses to turn back into Billy, culminating [[spoiler:in permanently disfiguring the Arson Fiend]]. When Mary forces him back into Billy he reports feeling like he had no control over his actions, and by the next issue, he's starting to feel that way despite staying in his normal form too. [[spoiler:He's being corrupted from within by Mr. Mind]].

An all-ages comic series based DC Comic's ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' franchise, and a BroadStrokes SequelSeries to ''Shazam: the Monster Society of Evil.'' Part of DCComics Johnny DC imprint, it ran for 21 issues from from 2008-2010.

* AgeLift: In most continuities, Billy and Mary are twins; here she's at least a year or two younger. She also still looks like a kid in hero form [[spoiler:until near the end of the series]].
** Black Adam is usually an adult in both his hero and mortal forms; here, his mortal form, Theo Adam, is 14.

An all-ages comic series based DC Comic's ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' franchise, and a BroadStrokes SequelSeries to ''Shazam: the Monster Society of Evil.''

* HeroicWill: The only thing that keeps Billy from becoming completely taken over by [[spoiler:Mr. Mind]].

* CreateYourOwnVillain: Theo Adam is initially able to return to this world because Billy's defeat of Mister Mind (who was ''also'' brought from Billy's reckless) damaged the barrier between worlds.
* DemonicPossession: In one issue, [[spoiler:Mister Mind takes over Captain Marvel's body and makes Billy go on a crime spree]].

* NotHimself: In issue #9, Captain Marvel is acting nasty to everyone, and repeatedly refuses to turn back into Billy, culminating [[spoiler:in permanently disfiguring the Arson Fiend]]. When Mary forces him back into Billy they realize that something is wrong, and by the next issue, Billy is aware that ''he's'' starting to act this way too, and feels like he's slowly losing control of himself.
* PunnyName: Pretty much all of the teachers, including [SternTeacher Principal Strikta]] and the perpetually sleepy Mr. Blander.
* ThatManIsDead: One of the signs that Captain Marvel is NotHimself is that he gets angry at Mary for calling him "Billy," claiming that he's never going to transform into a child again.

* TheBully: Both Black Adam and King Kull are specifically compared to bullies.

* NotHimself: In issue #9, Captain Marvel is acting nasty to everyone, and repeatedly refuses to turn back into Billy, culminating [[spoiler:in permanently disfiguring the Arson Fiend]]. When Mary forces him back into Billy they realize that something is wrong, and by the next issue, Billy is aware that ''he's'' starting to act like a BloodKnight too.

* TheAtoner: Billy, after [[spoiler:he gets possessed by Mister Mind and goes on a crime spree]].
* TheBully: In one prologue, the Wizard specifically refers to Black Adam as being a super-powered bully.

* BroadStrokes: This series is supposed to be a SequelSeries to ''Shazam: The Monster Society of Evil,'' but here Billy and Captain Marvel are clearly the same person rather than two personalities SharingABody.