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After the League · 2012–2013

Shazam!: Origins

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Inspired Shazam!: Billy Batson, a 15-year-old orphan, gets a wizard's powers and becomes an adult hero; collects the backup stories from Justice League

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Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

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  • Chronological7 of 15
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Quick recap

Billy Batson is 15, has bounced between foster homes, and trusts no one. He lands with the Vasquez family and his new siblings Mary, Freddy, Darla, Eugene and Pedro. Meanwhile, scientist Thaddeus Sivana hunts for magic in an ancient tomb and frees Black Adam. An old wizard picks Billy as his new champion: one word, Shazam, turns him into an adult hero. At first Billy uses the powers to show off and make money. When Black Adam comes to Philadelphia looking for him, Billy learns what being a hero means. In the end, he shares the power with his siblings, they defeat Black Adam together, and Billy finally accepts that he has a family.

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Trivia

  1. ReferenceThe official source

    Warner announced the film would be based on these Johns and Frank backup stories from Justice League, which modernized the hero's origin.

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  2. Behind the scenesGoodbye, Captain Marvel

    This is when the hero was officially renamed Shazam, leaving the Captain Marvel name behind.

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  3. ReferenceThe whole family

    Billy's foster siblings, Mary, Freddy, Darla, Eugene and Pedro, appear in this lineup both here and in the film.

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