Billy Batson (Earth-85)

Captain Marvel
Earth-85‎
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Real Name	William Joseph "Billy" Batson
Main Alias	Captain Marvel
Other Aliases	World's Mightiest Mortal
Relatives	Donald and Marilyn Batson (parents, deceased) · Dudley Batson (great-uncle ) · Dr. Sivana (step-uncle) · Sinclair Sivana (step-cousin) · Beautia Sivana (step-cousin)
Affiliation	Formerly Justice League of America
Base Of Operations	San Francisco · Rock of Eternity
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	K-WHZ TV Reporter
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5' 4" (6'1" in adult form)
Weight	107 lbs (49 kg) (195 lbs in adult form)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Earth-85
Creators	Bill Parker · C.C. Beck
First Appearance	Shazam!: The New Beginning #1 (April, 1987)

Holy Moley!

— Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel was a hero from San Francisco, a short-lived version of the character after Crisis on Infinite Earths before a new version was introduced.

History

 Main article: Shazam!: The New Beginning Vol 1

The only child of Donald and Marilyn Batson, the Californian Billy Batson was orphaned when the couple was killed in a car sabotaged by Marilyn's stepbrother, Dr. Sivana, who took custody of the boy (this was just a plan to steal his insurance money). Later, after discovering the machinations of his evil uncle, Billy fled and followed a strange figure through a locked subway station. There, he was chosen by the wizard Shazam to be a champion of good. Shazam gifted Billy with the power of six legendary figures, and when he spoke the Wizard's name, he became Captain Marvel, an adult superhero empowered by these figures.

Captain Marvel joined the other heroes against Darkseid and G. Gordon Godfrey. Captain Marvel became briefly a JLA member, but left the team after a few adventures.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Divine Empowerment - All of the powers granted by a collection of six by gods and figures of legend either directly or through Shazam: Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury.

• Transformation: The ability to transform from a mortal to the entity empowered by the six.
  • Wisdom of Solomon
    • Clairvoyance: The ability to understand situations from many angles, including future and past consequences with superhuman clarity and accuracy.
    • Enhanced Intellect: Intellect and wisdom are heightened to superhuman levels. This also provides great or comprehensive knowledge in many areas.
  • Strength of Hercules
    • Superhuman Strength: He could fight evenly with Black Adam, and launch Captain Nazi away with a punch. He managed to lift a mountain.
  • Stamina of Atlas
    • Invulnerability: His magical body is nearly invulnerable to any outside attack or extraneous force. Bullets and cyanide acid have no effect on him.
    • Self-Sustenance: The ability to survive without food, water, air, or sleep.
    • Superhuman Stamina
  • Power of Zeus
    • Summoning: Upon saying the magic word "Shazam!", Captain Marvel summons the lightning bolt that causes his transformation.
    • Superhuman Vision: As Captain Marvel, he could see Black Adam in the Big Sur Peninsula from roughly 100 miles away.
  • Courage of Achilles
    • Indomitable Will: An incredible amount of will power that allows perseverance in overwhelming odds and seemingly unbeatable situations.
  • Speed of Mercury
    • Superhuman Speed: He could move fast enough to catch a bullet in his hands and fly faster than two jets going at Mach 2.
    • Superhuman Reflexes
    • Superhuman Agility
    • Flight: The ability to hover or soar at high speed through an act of sheer will.

Abilities

• Multilingualism: Thanks to the Wisdom of Solomon, he has the ability to understand, comprehend, and speak any language on Earth.
• Charisma: Another facet of his intelligence is ability to talk his way out of situations; as a man with an unprecedented amount of wisdom, he prefers to talk rather than fight.

Notes

• Captain Marvel was created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck, first appearing in Whiz Comics #2. However, the Earth-85 version of Captain Marvel first appeared in Shazam!: The New Beginning #1 by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, and Tom Mandrake.
• Immediately after his introduction in Legends, the miniseries Shazam!: The New Beginning was published, written by Roy Thomas. The New Beginning served as a prequel to the events of Legends, as it ends with Billy Batson interviewing G. Gordon Godfrey, as he did in Legends #1. A subsequent follow-up series was published in Action Comics Weekly #623-626. However, the majority of the events from these series were replaced when Jerry Ordway's The Power of Shazam! reintroduced the character. The "New Beginning" era was later explicitly ruled non-canon in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition. Some of these stories of the Earth-85 Captain Marvel are confused with the beginnings of the Post-Zero Hour Captain Marvel.

Related

• 9 Appearances of Billy Batson (Earth-85)
• 2 Images featuring Billy Batson (Earth-85)
• Quotations by or about Billy Batson (Earth-85)
• Character Gallery: Billy Batson (Earth-85)

Footnotes

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Justice League member This character has been a member of the Justice League of America, or simply the Justice League in any of its various incarnations, sworn by a duty to act as guardians of America and the world by using their skills and/or superpowers to protect Earth from the clutches of both interstellar and domestic threats. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Justice League of America members" category.