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Mary Marvel

Mary Marvel

167 appearances · Golden Age · 1943–2025 · 6 key issues
Who is Mary Marvel?

Separated from her twin brother Billy Batson at birth and raised as Mary Bromfield, she reunites with Billy and discovers she can share his magical gift — shouting "Shazam!" transforms her into Mary Marvel, granting her godlike strength, speed, flight, and invulnerability as a full member of the Marvel Family.

Few Golden Age heroines have endured quite like Mary Marvel, who burst onto the scene in Wow Comics #9 in 1943 and has been captivating readers ever since. Born of that electrifying Fawcett Comics era, she's gone on to rack up 167 catalog appearances across an extraordinary 82-year span — a testament to just how deeply she's woven herself into the fabric of superhero mythology. Her adventures most frequently unfold in Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam! and World's Finest Comics, where she keeps remarkable company alongside Captain Marvel, Billy Batson, Freddy Freeman, Green Lantern, and The Flash. With six key-issue appearances flagging her as a genuine collector's prize, Mary Marvel is one of the Golden Age's most compelling figures — a trailblazer whose star has never stopped shining.

Identity

Real name. Mary Batson (adopted name Mary Bromfield); Billy Batson's twin sister

Powers. Says "Shazam!" to transform; gains the powers of the gods — superhuman strength, speed, flight, invulnerability, stamina, and wisdom (the Marvel Family power set)

Teams & affiliations
Marvel Family
★ First appearance
Captain Marvel Adventures #18
Dec 1942

Trivia

  • Under DC continuity, she has undergone one of the franchise's strangest reinventions — including a chilling stint as the corrupted Black Mary, bound to both Darkseid and the Anti-Life Equation.shazam.fandom.com

Top series

Covers through the years — 1943–2020

Bulletman #11 1943
Bulletman #11
The Marvel Family #72 1952
The Marvel Family #72
Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #1 1956
Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #1
Shazam! #28 1977
Shazam! #28
DC Comics Presents #38 1981
DC Comics Presents #38
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #14 1986
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #14
The Power of SHAZAM! #12 1996
The Power of SHAZAM! #12
The Titans #39 2002
The Titans #39
Countdown #6 2008
Countdown #6
JSA Omnibus #1 2014
JSA Omnibus #1
Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal #2 2020
Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal #2

Appearances (151–167 of 167, oldest first)