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Character/DC

Captain Marvel

Billy Batson

1,573 appearancesSince 1940

Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (1940-02), published by DC. 1,573 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

11 issues

Whiz Comics#2Cape Archive1940
Whiz Comics
#2
first appearance · origin
1940-02-00
Whiz Comics#47Cape Archive1943
Whiz Comics
#47
origin
1943-10-00
Captain Marvel Adventures
#80
origin retold
1948-01-00
Captain Marvel Adventures
#88
origin retold
1948-09-10
Captain Marvel Adventures
#100
origin retold
1949-09-00
Captain Marvel Story Book#4Cape Archive1949
Captain Marvel Story Book
#4
origin retold
1949-11-16
Captain Marvel Adventures
#121
origin retold
1951-06-10
DC Comics Presents
#49
origin retold
1982-09-00
Shazam! Power of Hope#NNCape Archive2000
Shazam! Power of Hope
#[nn]
origin retold
2000-11-29
Whiz Comics 2 (Facsimile Edition)#NNCape Archive2023
Whiz Comics 2 (Facsimile Edition)
#[nn]
origin retold
2023-04-00
Shazam!: Power of Hope#NNCape Archive2023
Shazam!: Power of Hope
#[nn]
origin retold
2023-11-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

WCCape Archive 1940
Whiz Comics
1940–1953
153 issues →
Captain Marvel Adventures
1941–1953
146 issues →

TMF

Cape Archive 1945

The Marvel Family

1945–1954

88 issues →

The Power of SHAZAM! cover

The Power of SHAZAM!

1995–2010

45 issues →

Shazam! cover

Shazam!

1973–1978

32 issues →

GCCape Archive 2016

Gwandanaland Comics

2016–

30 issues →

World's Finest Comics cover

World's Finest Comics

1941–1986

26 issues →

JSA cover

JSA

1999–2006

21 issues →

BB&Cape Archive 2008

Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam!

2008–2010

21 issues →

Batman Beyond Universe cover

Batman Beyond Universe

2013–2015

12 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

11 issues →

JLA cover

JLA

1997–2006

11 issues →

AECape Archive 1999

Alter Ego

1999–

11 issues →

Adventure Comics cover

Adventure Comics

1938–1983

10 issues →

52 cover

52

2006–2007

9 issues →

AGCCape Archive 1941

America's Greatest Comics

1941–1943

8 issues →

FCape Archive 1973

Flashback

1973–1976

8 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

1987–2006

8 issues →

Adventures of Superman cover

Adventures of Superman

1987–2006

8 issues →

Justice cover

Justice

2005–2007

8 issues →

MCCape Archive 1940

Master Comics

1940–1953

7 issues →

JSA cover

JSA

2000–2007

7 issues →

DC Universe Online Legends cover

DC Universe Online Legends

2011–2012

7 issues →

XCCape Archive 1941

Xmas Comics

1941–1952

6 issues →

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Elson's Presents Super Heroes Comics
1981–1981
6 issues →
Justice League
1987–1987
6 issues →
Flash
1987–2006
6 issues →
JLA
1997–2006
6 issues →
DOVCape Archive 2005
Day of Vengeance
2005–2005
6 issues →
Justice League of America
2006–2011
6 issues →
JLA
2011–2017
6 issues →
CMJCape Archive 1942
Captain Marvel Jr.
1942–1953
5 issues →
Limited Collectors' Edition
1972–1978
5 issues →
DC Challenge
1985–1986
5 issues →
Legends
1986–1987
5 issues →
Day of Judgment
1999–1999
5 issues →
Countdown
2007–2008
5 issues →
Booster Gold
2007–2011
5 issues →
Justice League of America
2008–2012
5 issues →
DCU: Legacies
2010–2011
5 issues →
GCCape Archive 1942
Gift Comics
1942–1949
4 issues →
CMSCape Archive 1946
Captain Marvel Story Book
1946–1949
4 issues →
TBGCape Archive 1972
The Buyer's Guide for Comics Fandom
1972–1983
4 issues →
All-Star Squadron
1981–1987
4 issues →
Crisis on Infinite Earths
1985–1986
4 issues →
Wonder Woman
1987–2006
4 issues →
STNCape Archive 1987
Shazam: The New Beginning
1987–1987
4 issues →
Action Comics Weekly
1988–1989
4 issues →
TSACape Archive 1992
The Shazam! Archives
1992–2004
4 issues →
JLA: Classified
2005–2008
4 issues →
Superman / Shazam: First Thunder
2005–2006
4 issues →
Justice Society of America
2007–2011
4 issues →
BATCape Archive 2007
Black Adam: The Dark Age
2007–2008
4 issues →
Justice League of America
2007–2011
4 issues →
STMCape Archive 2007
Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil
2007–2007
4 issues →
Young Justice
2011–2013
4 issues →
JBGCape Archive 2018
JSA by Geoff Johns
2018–2023
4 issues →
Justice League Unlimited
2025–
4 issues →
WCCape Archive 1940
Wow Comics
1940–1948
3 issues →
6POCape Archive 1941
64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures
1941–1941
3 issues →