it's something from the comics.
should always be noted. "its from the comics" has become a completely loaded term. Comics have been overtaken by woke communists since 2005.
Burgerking kids club Shazam family is from the post Flashpoint reboot in 2013. (2013 puts us well past the "something changed in 2011. And comics were far deep in the coolaid long before that even.)
The Marvel family PRIOR to that was just Billy, Mary and Freddy. so, 1942-2013. 71 years..
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Fun fact, Mary Marvel predates supergirl by a decade. A direct inspiration for Magical girls in Japan as well.
Freddy actually came first. an injured unrelated boy, Billy shared his powers with to save. Mary was actually his literal sister, separated at birth.
Another fun tidbit from the wiki. for those that Question why Solomon? who is not greek.
Rod Reed, the executive editor of Fawcett comics at the time that Mary Marvel was created, recalled that, originally, the letter "S" in
Shazam was to have stood for
Sappho. Rather than give his young heroine the questionable powers of a Greek poet from the isle of Lesbos, Reed suggested that
Selene, goddess of the moon, might be a more wholesome choice
Now, people didn't HATE the Shazam family reboot overall. the kids club aspect is mostly ok. its not LOVED either though. Billy got it rough. No longer the whiz kid with a heart of gold. Billie is now the abused, greedy kid, who just got powers. Mary is now the much older adopted sister..
Multiversity:Thunderworld is a great revisting of what Captain Marvel/Mary is actually about and like.
Read The Multiversity: Thunderworld Adventures Full comic online free and high quality. Unique reading type: All pages - just need to scroll to read next page.
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