Say Something Nice Podcast - Film, Tv, And Music News & Discussion

Once upon a time in the 1940s, Shazam!, aka The Superhero Formerly Known as Captain Marvel, was the most popular superhero on the comic book stands - outselling even Superman! His success helped launch Fawcett Comics and the careers of creators such as C.C. Beck, Jack Kirby, and Otto Binder, and Captain Marvel - the alter-ego of a teenaged radio reporter named Billy Batson - was the first comic book superhero to get his own movie serial. In subsequent years, however, Shazam! and his extensive cast of friends, foes, and family members have fallen into relative obscurity among the general public. Holy Moley - what happened?! And why? In this special revised and updated podcast to commemorate the release of New line Cinema's "Shazam!" feature film, the SSN Crew discovers how one magic word can lead to record comic sales, lawsuits, federal court, trademark troubles, and (somehow) some of the greatest comic book stories and art ever published. SHOW NOTES: • 0:00:00: Introduction • 0:09:59: Secret Origins of Fawc