Captain Marvel Jr. Captain Marvel Jr. was reworked and represented, with Junior making his first post-"Crisis" appearance in heroic form in "Power of Shazam!" #7 (Sept. 1995). Beginning with "Power of Shazam!" #13, writer Jerry Ordway began focusing the book on Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel, relegating Junior to periodic solo stories. During this period, Junior began appearing in "Teen Titans", and the character's name was changed to "CM3", so that he could identify himself without triggering his transformation. Junior continued to appear in "Teen Titans" until its cancellation in mid-1998. The character then returned to regular appearances in "Power of Shazam!", until
Captain Marvel (DC Comics) Captain Marvel (DC Comics) Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam (), is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by the American publisher DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939. Captain Marvel first appeared in "Whiz Comics" #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), published by Fawcett Comics. He is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a boy who, by speaking the magic word "SHAZAM" (acronym of six "immortal elders": Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury), can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight and other