Shazam (wizard) relaunch, it was announced at New York Comic Con on October 15, 2011 that Billy Batson would be featured in a back up story, "The Curse of Shazam!" beginning in "Justice League" #7 in March 2012. It was confirmed by Geoff Johns, DC Comics' Chief Creative Officer and the author of the story, that Billy Batson's alter ego would be called "Shazam" rather than "Captain Marvel" from now on. In DC's, 2012 Free Comic Book Day offering called "The New 52 FCBD Special" #1, it was revealed that seven wizards representing seven different mythologies occupied the Rock of Eternity at
Alter ego Alter ego An alter ego (Latin for "other self") is a second self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality. A person who has an alter ego is said to lead a double life. The term appeared in common usage in the early 19th century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists. Cicero coined the term as part of his philosophical construct in 1st-century Rome, but he described it as "a second self, a trusted friend". A distinct meaning of "alter ego" is found in literary analysis used when referring to