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Rumors of it were swirling around the industry as early as 1966-67 which was what led Creator/StanLee and his team to come up with ComicBook/CaptainMarVell as a rush job to stake a claim on the Captain Marvel trademark. Yet it took another five years at least until issue #1 hit the racks; clearly someone [[ExecutiveMeddling high up on something other than the creative side]] at either DC or Fawcett held a grudge for the other company, and collaboration couldn't go through until they left the scene.

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Rumors of it were swirling around the industry as early as 1966-67 which was what led Creator/StanLee and his team to come up with ComicBook/CaptainMarVell ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}} as a rush job to stake a claim on the Captain Marvel trademark. Yet it took another five years at least until issue #1 hit the racks; clearly someone [[ExecutiveMeddling high up on something other than the creative side]] at either DC or Fawcett held a grudge for the other company, and collaboration couldn't go through until they left the scene.
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Rumors of it were swirling around the industry as early as 1966-67 which was what led [[Creator/StanLee]] and his team to come up with ComicBook/CaptainMarVell as a rush job to stake a claim on the Captain Marvel trademark. Yet it took another five years at least until issue #1 hit the racks; clearly someone [[ExecutiveMeddling high up on something other than the creative side]] at either DC or Fawcett held a grudge for the other company, and collaboration couldn't go through until they left the scene.

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Rumors of it were swirling around the industry as early as 1966-67 which was what led [[Creator/StanLee]] Creator/StanLee and his team to come up with ComicBook/CaptainMarVell as a rush job to stake a claim on the Captain Marvel trademark. Yet it took another five years at least until issue #1 hit the racks; clearly someone [[ExecutiveMeddling high up on something other than the creative side]] at either DC or Fawcett held a grudge for the other company, and collaboration couldn't go through until they left the scene.
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Rumors of it were swirling around the industry as early as 1966-67 which was what led [[Creator/StanLee]] and his team to come up with [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell]] as a rush job to stake a claim on the Captain Marvel trademark. Yet it took another five years at least until issue #1 hit the racks; clearly someone [[ExecutiveMeddling high up on something other than the creative side]] at either DC or Fawcett held a grudge for the other company, and collaboration couldn't go through until they left the scene.

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Rumors of it were swirling around the industry as early as 1966-67 which was what led [[Creator/StanLee]] and his team to come up with [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell]] ComicBook/CaptainMarVell as a rush job to stake a claim on the Captain Marvel trademark. Yet it took another five years at least until issue #1 hit the racks; clearly someone [[ExecutiveMeddling high up on something other than the creative side]] at either DC or Fawcett held a grudge for the other company, and collaboration couldn't go through until they left the scene.
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Sadly, the idea of him being the survivor of a right-wing terror attack is [[RippedFromTheHeadlines far more current]] than it was back in 2012.

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Sadly, the idea of him being the survivor of a right-wing terror attack is [[RippedFromTheHeadlines far more current]] than it was back in 2012.2012.

[[WMG: Somebody had to retire before the DC/Fawcett licensing agreement that led to the 1973 revival could happen.]]
Rumors of it were swirling around the industry as early as 1966-67 which was what led [[Creator/StanLee]] and his team to come up with [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell]] as a rush job to stake a claim on the Captain Marvel trademark. Yet it took another five years at least until issue #1 hit the racks; clearly someone [[ExecutiveMeddling high up on something other than the creative side]] at either DC or Fawcett held a grudge for the other company, and collaboration couldn't go through until they left the scene.


[[WMG: Hoppy will be left in the world of [[PettingZooPeople talking animals]] they'll be visiting later in the run.]]

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[[WMG: Hoppy will be left in the world of [[PettingZooPeople talking animals]] {{talking animal}}s they'll be visiting later in the run.]]
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The latter happened in 2009, the New 52 reboot in 2012. In between not much happened on the Shazam front other than one or two issues of ComicBook/TinyTitans.

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The latter happened in 2009, the New 52 reboot in 2012. In between not much happened on the Shazam front other than one or two issues of ComicBook/TinyTitans.ComicBook/TinyTitans.

[[WMG: The revised origin story of Freddy's disability will be closer to what it originally was than might have been intended at the time Geoff Johns planned out the New 52.]]

Sadly, the idea of him being the survivor of a right-wing terror attack is [[RippedFromTheHeadlines far more current]] than it was back in 2012.
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Self-explanatory.

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Self-explanatory.Self-explanatory.

[[WMG: DC gave up on [[IAmNotShazam the Captain Marvel name]] because [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope Disney bought Marvel Comics.]]]]

The latter happened in 2009, the New 52 reboot in 2012. In between not much happened on the Shazam front other than one or two issues of ComicBook/TinyTitans.
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What it ''does'' do is give him access to a different set of workarounds; basically, he puppets his bad leg around using magic superpowers as part of his disguise, and tends to hover/fly at very low altitudes in combat. The former might actually be harder than just using a crutch - maybe it wouldn't be if all things were equal, but he received extensive physical therapy with regards to one and had to figure the other out on his own.

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What it ''does'' do is give him access to a different set of workarounds; basically, he puppets his bad leg around using magic superpowers as part of his disguise, and tends to hover/fly at very low altitudes in combat. The former might actually be harder than just using a crutch - maybe it wouldn't be if all things were equal, but he received extensive physical therapy with regards to one and had to figure the other out on his own.own.

[[WMG: The red-haired kid with glasses on the museum tour in *Shazam #1* is Sivana Jr.]]

Self-explanatory.
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''Note; this page is for guesses on the current comic run, unresolved matters from earlier incarnations, and guesses regarding the franchise in general. [=WMGs=] regarding the 2019 movie have [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/Shazam2019 their own page]].''

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''Note; this page is for guesses on the current comic run, unresolved matters from earlier incarnations, and guesses regarding the franchise in general. [=WMGs=] regarding the 2019 movie have [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/Shazam2019 [[WMG/Shazam2019 their own page]].''
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''Note; this page is for guesses on the current comic run, unresolved matters from earlier incarnations, and guesses regarding the franchise in general. WMGs regarding the 2019 movie have [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/Shazam2019 their own page]].''

[[WMG: Hoppy will be left in the world of TalkingAnimals they'll be visiting later in the run.]]

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''Note; this page is for guesses on the current comic run, unresolved matters from earlier incarnations, and guesses regarding the franchise in general. WMGs [=WMGs=] regarding the 2019 movie have [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/Shazam2019 their own page]].''

[[WMG: Hoppy will be left in the world of TalkingAnimals [[PettingZooPeople talking animals]] they'll be visiting later in the run.]]
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''Note; this page is for guesses on the current comic run, unresolved matters from earlier incarnations, and guesses regarding the franchise in general. WMGs regarding the 2019 movie have [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/Shazam2019 their own page]].''

[[WMG: Hoppy will be left in the world of TalkingAnimals they'll be visiting later in the run.]]

His Golden Age adventures took place in such a universe and he seldom interacted with the human Marvels.

[[WMG: The Power of Shazam doesn't cure Freddy's leg permanently because it doesn't even do so temporarily.]]

What it ''does'' do is give him access to a different set of workarounds; basically, he puppets his bad leg around using magic superpowers as part of his disguise, and tends to hover/fly at very low altitudes in combat. The former might actually be harder than just using a crutch - maybe it wouldn't be if all things were equal, but he received extensive physical therapy with regards to one and had to figure the other out on his own.

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