Shazam from the Forties to the Seventies #[nn]

In "Introducing Captain Marvel," young Billy Batson is whisked away by a mysterious stranger to meet the ancient wizard Shazam, who grants him the power to transform into Captain Marvel. With his new abilities, Billy uncovers a shadowy figure known only as the Phantom Scientist and sets out to expose the threat, turning to the head of Amalgamated Broadcasting Company for help.

In "Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel," Billy Batson stumbles upon a mysterious connection when a young girl on a radio quiz show reveals she owns half of a locket he’s long kept—leading to a startling revelation confirmed by her former nurse: Billy and Mary are twins, separated at birth. The discovery shakes Billy’s understanding of his own identity and sets the stage for a bond rooted in shared history and hidden destiny.

In "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 1: The Pearl of Peril," Captain Marvel races to prevent Captain Nazi from stealing a priceless black pearl from an Indian princess—only to discover the villain is just one piece of a larger scheme. The mysterious mastermind behind the theft has assembled some of Captain Marvel’s most dangerous foes into a sinister coalition known as the Monster Society of Evil.

In "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 25: The End of Mr. Mind," the once-feared Mr. Mind, abandoned by his dwindling gang, struggles to maintain his menace in isolation—his size now a cruel limitation. Captain Marvel, determined to bring the tyrant to justice, calls in an exterminator to flush him from hiding, setting the stage for a final reckoning.

In "The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 1," the long-dormant Sivana Family resurfaces with a dangerous new plan: harnessing the power of the Shazam lightning by exploiting a mysterious element called Protium. When Junior Sivana uncovers the element’s existence, the trio sets off for the Rock of Eternity, seeking to travel through time to secure it—just as the wizard Shazam warns the Marvel Family of their impending threat.

In "The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 2: The Sinking of Atlantis," Mary Batson ventures into the past to the fabled city of Atlantis, where she confronts Georgia Sivana, who has already claimed the source of Protium from Professor Chal-Patzun. With the powerful artifact in hand and Mary as her captive, Georgia prepares to return to the present, setting the stage for a clash that could reshape the fate of the Marvel Family.

In "The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 3: Captain Marvel Faces Danger in the Deep!", Captain Marvel races to stop the mad scientist Sivana, who’s returned to the present with a deadly mission: stealing the powerful element Neutrium from Dr. Patterson’s lab. With Billy Batson in peril and the Professor’s life hanging in the balance, the hero must confront Sivana’s escalating threat—before it’s too late.

In "The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 4: Atlantis Rises Again," Captain Marvel Junior races through time to uncover a forgotten legacy, only to find that the mysterious Protium has transformed into Electrium—a power capable of awakening the lost city of Atlantis. As Sivana Jr. ambushes Freddy Freeman and kills Chass Passon, he seizes the element and vanishes back to the present, leaving the fate of the ancient world hanging in the balance.

In "The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 5: The Marvel Family in the Battle of the Age!", the Sivana family unleashes a terrifying new scheme, using the powerful elements of Protieum, Neutrium, and Electrium to encase the Earth in a protective shell—cutting off the Shazam lightning and leaving Billy, Mary, and Freddy powerless. With the source of their powers severed, the Marvel Family must find a way to break through the barrier before Sivana's plan reaches its final, unstoppable stage.

In "The World's Wickedest Plan," Captain Marvel awakens from a two-decade-long slumber, having broken free from the trap Dr. Sivana devised to freeze the Marvel Family in suspended animation. Now, with time running short and the world unaware of the danger, the hero must rally his family and confront the lingering threat of Sivana’s twisted scheme.

In "The Case of the Kidnapped Congress," Billy Batson and Uncle Dudley—posing as the Mentor—tour the country to spotlight young people, but their journey takes a shocking turn in Washington, DC, where the Capitol has vanished without a trace. With Dr. Sivana behind the mystery, the duo must unravel the disappearance before the nation’s government collapses.