Captain Marvel was originally a Fawcett Comics character, a knockoff of Superman. Shazam was this character's transformation catchphrase.
DC kept suing Fawcett for plagiarizing Superman's concept, and after more than a decade, finally forced them to abandon Captain Marvel.
But another ten years later, Marvel bought this character, who should have been discarded and forgotten, for $4,500. That was when Captain Marvel entered the Marvel Universe.
DC could not beat Marvel in court, so it could only create a character called Shazam on its own side to compete, because the editor who had created Captain Marvel had been poached by DC. They refused to give an inch.
From then on, both companies had such a character, with slight differences in their abilities. In DC, Shazam was a magic incantation. In Marvel, Shazam was simply the Kree word for "transform."
Su Ming only knew that, in early comics, Marvel's Captain Marvel would sometimes shout "Shazam" at the Nega-Bands. He had never expected Mary Earl to pull the same trick.
She did not need any outside help to change outfits, so what was she shouting for?
Still, she really was the captain of the Imperial Guard. Calling her Captain Marvel was not wrong.
But none of that mattered. When Minn-Erva and the others saw Mary in a white-and-green uniform with the Star of Hala Emblem on her chest, they retreated a few steps, despite having just planned to fight Deathstroke.
This Earth woman in floral pajamas and red slippers was not only a Kree Warrior—she had transformed too!
Su Ming fell silent. These executioners really did not know quality. He was obviously stronger than Mary and her whole family combined, yet they were more afraid of Kree?
It was like taking the Nightfall Greatsword and a small pistol onto the street to