In 2012, as part of a relaunch of the entire DC Comics Universe, Captain Marvel officially took the Shazam name.
In the 1970s, DC Comics licensed the original Captain Marvel from the rights holders and began printing new stories featuring the character.
(That was when Marvel Comics, sensing a business opportunity, created their own Captain Marvel and trademarked that name.)
Shazam isn’t just a funny name for a superhero, it’s actually an acronym that explains the source of the guy’s powers.
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