The Religious Affiliation of
Captain Marvel
Billy Batson

Religion: Greco-Roman classical religion / Protestant

Name: Captain Marvel

Alter Ego: Billy Batson

Other Names: Marvel; Shazam; William Batson

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Whiz Comics #2 (Feb. 1940): "Introducing Captain Marvel"

Creators: Bill Parker, C. C. Beck

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 756

   Comic Book Appearances: 716

   TV, Film Appearances: 39

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 1

Teams/Affiliations: Marvel Family; Shazam's Squadron of Justice; The Justice League

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 131 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Action Comics Weekly #623 (25 Oct. 1988): "My Week in Valhalla" (lead character)
America's Greatest Comics #1 (Mar. 1941): "Ghost of the Deep" (lead character)
Brave New World

Brave New World #1 (Aug. 2006): "Look to the Skies..." (cameo)
Brave New World #1 (Aug. 2006): "The Trials of Shazam!" (lead character)

Captain Marvel Adventures

Captain Marvel Adventures #2 (Summer 1941): "World of the Microscope" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #2 (Summer 1941): "Invasion from Mars" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #2 (Summer 1941): "The Curse of the Scorpion" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #2 (Summer 1941): "The Pirate's Treasure" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #2 (Summer 1941): "The Arson Fiend" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (6 Mar. 1942): "Macro the Giant" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (6 Mar. 1942): "The Adventure with the P.A.L." (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (6 Mar. 1942): "The Curse of Ibac" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (6 Mar. 1942): "The Amazing Case of the Clue in Music" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (11 Dec. 1942): "Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #22 (26 Mar. 1943): "Shipyard Sabotage" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #22 (26 Mar. 1943): "The Voodoo Show Boat" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #22 (26 Mar. 1943): "The Monster Society of Evil Ch. 1: The Pearl of Peril" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #31 (Jan. 1944): "Captain Marvel in Buffalo" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #31 (Jan. 1944): "Captain Marvel Enforces the Law of Gravity" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #31 (Jan. 1944): "Captain Marvel Fights His Own Conscience" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #31 (Jan. 1944): "The Monster Society of Evil Ch. 10: The Booby Traps of Mr. Mind" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #35 (May 1944): "Radar, the International Policeman" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #61 (24 May 1946): "The Sleeper Awakes" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #61 (24 May 1946): "The Whirling Drawbridge" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #61 (24 May 1946): "The Mental Monster" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #61 (24 May 1946): "The Cult of the Curse Ch. 1: The World's Mightiest Immortal" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #78 (Nov. 1947): "Captain Marvel Meets Mr. Atom" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #79 (Dec. 1947): "The Talking Tiger" (lead character)
Captain Marvel Adventures #125 (Oct. 1951): "The Return of the Ancient Villain" (lead character)

DC Heroes Secret Files & Origins

DC Heroes Secret Files & Origins #1 (Feb. 1999): "Spies Like Us"
DC Heroes Secret Files & Origins #1 (Feb. 1999): "Captain Marvel" (lead character)
DC Heroes Secret Files & Origins #1 (Feb. 1999): "Wildcat / Capt. Marvel" (lead character)

DC/Marvel All Access #1 (Dec. 1996): "The Crossing!"
Genesis

Genesis #1 (Oct. 1997): "Resonance"
Genesis #2 (Oct. 1997): "Edge of Destruction"
Genesis #3 (Oct. 1997): "Event Horizon"
Genesis #4 (Oct. 1997): "Last God Standing"

JLA #13 (Dec. 1997): "Rock of Ages, Part Four: Wasteland" (visual reference)
Joker: Last Laugh

Joker: Last Laugh #2 (Dec. 2001): "Siege Mentality" (illusion)
Joker: Last Laugh #4 (Dec. 2001): "Everyone Knows This is Nowhere" (mentioned)

JSA #52 (Nov. 2003): "Brand New Day"
Justice League

Justice League (vol. 1) #1 (May 1987): "Born Again"
Justice League (vol. 1) #2 (June 1987): "Make War No More!"
Justice League (vol. 1) #3 (July 1987): "Meltdown"
Justice League (vol. 1) #4 (Aug. 1987): "Winning Hand"
Justice League (vol. 1) #5 (Sep. 1987): "Gray Life, Gray Dreams"
Justice League (vol. 1) #6 (Oct. 1987): "Massacre in Gray"

Justice League International (vol. 1) #7 (Nov. 1987): "Justice League... International!"
Justice League of America

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #0 (Sep. 2006): "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" (1-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 2006): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life" (mentioned in text & seen in picture)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #7 (May 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Epilogue: Roll Call" (2-panel cameo)

Justice Society of America

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 2007): "The Next Age, Chapter 1" (photo/picture/video)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #23 (Mar. 2009): "Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Part One: The Power of Shazam"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #24 (Apr. 2009): "Black Adam & Isis Part Two: Family Ties"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #25 (May 2009): "Between a Rock and Hard Place (Part III): Family Feuds"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #26 (June 2009): "Happy Birthday Stargirl" (mentioned & on cover)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #27 (July 2009): "Ghost in the Darkness" (mentioned)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #28 (Aug. 2009): "Phantom Menace" (mentioned)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #29 (Sep. 2009): "Fresh Meat" (statue)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #30 (Oct. 2009): "Hot Pursuit" (statue)

Last Days of the Justice Society of America Special (1986): "The Last Days of the Justice Society"
Legends #1 (Nov. 1986): "Once Upon a Time...!"
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (19 June 2012)
Marvel Family

Marvel Family #1 (Dec. 1945): "The Marvel Family and Baby Marvel"
Marvel Family #28 (Oct. 1948): "The Asteroid Adventure"

Master Comics #21 (Dec. 1941): "The Coming of Captain Nazi"
Nightwing (vol. 2) #52 (Feb. 2001): "Modern Romance" (1-panel cameo)
normalman - Megaton Man #1 (Aug. 1994): "Lest No Bridge Be Unburned" (cameo)
Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Katana/Shazam #1 (Oct. 2007): "Five of a Kind, Part 2: The Queen of Swords & the King of the Rock" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam!

The Power of Shazam! #1 (Mar. 1995): "Things Change" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #2 (Apr. 1995): "The Arson Fiend" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #3 (May 1995): "Lost and Found!" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #4 (June 1995): "Family Values" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #5 (July 1995): "Madame Libertine Strikes!" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #6 (Aug. 1995): "The Return of Captain Nazi!" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #7 (Sep. 1995): "The Balance of Power" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #8 (Oct. 1995): "After the Fall" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #9 (Nov. 1995): "Power Struggle" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #10 (Dec. 1995): "In the Beginning..." (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #11 (Jan. 1996): "The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #12 (Feb. 1996): "End Game" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #13 (Mar. 1996): "The Worm Turns" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #14 (Apr. 1996): "Chain Lightning"
The Power of Shazam! #15 (May 1996): "Venus Rising" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #16 (June 1996): "And the Worms of Venus" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #17 (Aug. 1996): "Brotherhood" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #18 (Sep. 1996): "Sin" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #20 (Nov. 1996): "Shelter from the Storm" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #21 (Dec. 1996): "The Big Rubout!" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #22 (Jan. 1997): "Of Shadows and Fog..." (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #23 (Feb. 1997): "Child of the Atom" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #24 (Mar. 1997): "The Trail of the Scorpion" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #25 (Apr. 1997): "The Times are Changing"
The Power of Shazam! #26 (May 1997): "Hero Falls"
The Power of Shazam! #27 (June 1997): "The Tenants of Time"
The Power of Shazam! #29 (Aug. 1997): "The Great Carlini"
The Power of Shazam! #30 (Sep. 1997): "The Lost Soul" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #31 (Oct. 1997): "The Gods Must Be Crazy!" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #32 (Nov. 1997): "Windshear" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #33 (Dec. 1997): "Yeah -- This is a Face Only a Mother Could Love..." (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #34 (Jan. 1998): "With Friends Like These..." (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #35 (Feb. 1998): "Lightning And Stars, Part 2: Bite the Bullet!" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #36 (Mar. 1998): "Lightning And Stars, Part 4: Close Encounters" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #38 (May 1998): "The Monster Society of Evil, Part One" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #39 (June 1998): "Requital" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #40 (July 1998): "Fail Safe" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #41 (Aug. 1998): "Death Warrant" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #42 (Sep. 1998): "Status Quo" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #43 (Oct. 1998): "Children of Thunder" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #44 (Dec. 1998): "A Child of Thunder, A Child of Hope" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #45 (Jan. 1999): "Friends in High Places" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #46 (Feb. 1999): "Absolute Power" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #47 (Mar. 1999): "Endgame" (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #48 (Mar. 2010): "Rest in Peace"
The Power of Shazam! (Mar. 1994) (lead character)
The Power of Shazam! #1000000 (Nov. 1998): "Between the Rock and a Hot Place"
The Power of Shazam! Annual #1 (1996): "True Believers"

Special Edition Comics

Special Edition Comics #1 (Aug. 1940): "The Menace of Dr. Allirog" (lead character)
Special Edition Comics #1 (Aug. 1940): "The Haunted House" (lead character)
Special Edition Comics #1 (Aug. 1940): "Gamblers of Death" (lead character)
Special Edition Comics #1 (Aug. 1940): "Sivana the Weather Wizard" (lead character)

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
Whiz Comics

Whiz Comics #2 (Feb. 1940): "Introducing Captain Marvel" (lead character)
Whiz Comics #2 (Feb. 1940): "Lucky Seven Cash Contest"
Whiz Comics #3 (Mar. 1940): "Sivana Strikes Again" (lead character)
Whiz Comics #3 (Apr. 1940): "Beautia For President" (lead character)
Whiz Comics #7 (Aug. 1940): "The Squadron of Doom" (lead character)
Whiz Comics #21 (5 Sep. 1941): "The Vengeful Four" (lead character)
Whiz Comics #25 (12 Dec. 1941): "The Origin of Captain Marvel, Jr." (lead character)

Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #175 (Dec. 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, Part Two: Girl Frenzy"
World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #256 (Apr.-May 1979): "The Gamester's Death Wager" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/CaptainMarvel.html
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0027409/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/captain-marvel/29-2350/
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=captainmarvel
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=captainmarvel
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=captainmarvelprec
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=captainmarvelprec
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=257
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=8836