Shazam

[GL2k2]

Paul Dini once said he submitted the idea of a Capt. Marvel series right after Batman Beyond to the WB. I think it was to be sorta comical not taken too serious. This would be a great guest star on Justice League. I can't see why not. Shazam has great fanbase that dates back to the serials era, not to mention his cartoon and show back in the 70's. He is a DC icon, and has to be in this series.

What do ya'll think?

[SimonMoon5]

Originally posted by GL2k2
Shazam has great fanbase that dates back to the serials era, not to mention his cartoon and show back in the 70's. He is a DC icon, and has to be in this series.

Shazam didn't have a cartoon, though Captain Marvel did which was probably named something like "Shazam!". Shazam also didn't have a live action show back in the 70's, though Captain Marvel did have a live action show, again named "Shazam!" Shazam didn't even appear on the live action show; instead, they substituted an Uncle Dudley-style "Mentor" with some weird device that could summon up the six guys whose names form the acronym spelling out the old wizard Shazam's name.

I don't think of Shazam as a DC icon; how many people really love that old wizard? Captain Marvel, however, just might be a DC icon. I wouldn't want to see Shazam be the guest star of an episode, though I wouldn't mind seeing Captain Marvel guest star.

[Naraht]

Am I the only one who finds it funny that there's a DC Hero named Captain Marvel?
I mean, Marvel doesn't have Crusader DC! =D

Also, What's this about Stan Lee doing work for DC?

[The Guard]

There was actually an animated series called SHAZAM in the works very recently that starred Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. I forget why it was scrapped, but it was...

[Batman 80]

I don't want to see either one.

[Manhunter]

Actually,Filmation did do a Shazam! animated series a while back,I think in the 80s.I rmember only a few episodes,and some of the dialogue was rather cheesy.

[The Mad Hatter]

There was a Filmation cartoon where the dialogue WASN'T cheesy? :p

(Okay, maybe Fat Albert...)

[Karkull]

They had some conceptual sketches a few years back in Wizard. It looked pretty cheesy (it wasn't done in art deco). I'll try and find the issue number.

[Ricochet]

Aw, CM is one of those heroes with a cheesy genotype! Big Red Cheese anyone? :D