Shazam (/ʃəˈzæm/) is a fictional character appearing in American
comic books published by both Fawcett Comics and DC Comics.Djimon
Hounsou played the ancient wizard Shazam in the theatrical
film.Created in the 1940s by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck for Fawcett
Comics, he is an ancient wizard (Whiz Comics #2 gives his age as 3,000
years) who gives young Billy Batson the power to transform into the
superhero Captain Marvel. Despite the new comic's popularity and
theatrical success, Captain Marvel was similar enough to Superman that
a court ruled against Fawcett in 1952.Two decades after gaining the
rights to Captain Marvel, DC Comics began publishing new stories under
the title Shazam!. This became a problem for DC's lawyers, as the
company had abandoned any rights to the Captain Marvel name, and it
was now owned by rival Marvel Comics. Shazam (wizard) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter