Shazam! Exclusive Interview With Original TV Captain Marvel!
With news about the upcoming Shazam movie heating up, we couldn’t help but think about the classic seventies Shazam Saturday morning live action TV series. The series ran for three fun-filled seasons. Jackson Bostwick played Captain Marvel in the first season, and John Davey took over the cape for the second and third seasons.
Last year, Comicbook.com ran into Jackson Bostwick at a Nashville comic convention. Even though the series originally ran thirty years ago, Shazam is far from forgotten. There are also many new fans that have watched the show either on TV Land or DVD.
Shazam! It’s A Movie!
The “Big Red Cheese” is getting his own major motion picture. The “Big Red Cheese” is better known as the superhero Shazam or Captain Marvel, and he has been around almost as long as Superman. According to a report in Variety, Warner Bros. has signed director Peter Segal to direct a Shazam movie. Warner Bros. has also acquired a script written by John August.
Shazam first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 published by Fawcett Comics in February of 1940. The first issue of Whiz Comics to be distributed on newsstands was actually issue #2, as issue #1 was only printed as an ashcan edition to pitch the comic to advertisers.
Shazam was created by artist C.C. Beck and writer Bill Parker. Unlike other superheroes who might remove a pair of glasses or put on a mask when they change from their secret identity, Captain Marvel is actually a young kid named Billy Batson. When Billy Batson speaks the magic word “Shazam,” he is transformed into the adult superhero Captain Marvel.
