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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Mary Marvel #1 by Fawcett Comics Mary Marvel. Mary Marvel is a superheroine who originated in Fawcett Comics and later became part of the DC Universe. Contents. Origin [ edit | edit source ] Mary Batson was born Billy Batsons twin sister, but they were seperated at a very young age. Billy Batson would go on to become the hero Captain Marvel whenever he said SHAZAM. When the two met years later, Mary said "Shazam" and discovered that she could also turn into a superhero when she said the magic word. Biography [ edit | edit source ] Earth-S (Fawcett Comics) [ edit | edit source ] Mary Batson was the daughter of Merrill and Jocyelyn Batson and the twin sister of Billy Batson and was born in New York City. Modified DC origin [ edit | edit source ] Prominent archaeologists C.C. and Marilyn Batson are assigned by the Sivana expedition on an excursion to Egypt. They take along their young daughter Mary, but are forced to leave their son Billy in America with C.C.'s half-brother. The elder Batsons are killed by their associate Theo Adam, who then kidnaps Mary. Upon Theo Adam's return to the United States, Adam's sister, a maid named Sarah Primm, takes Mary into her care. Primm arranges for her childless employers, Nick and Nora Bromfield, to illegally adopt Mary. As Mary Bromfield, the young girl grows up living an idyllic life in a wealthy family, but continuously has dreams of another family with a brother she has never seen. Meanwhile, Billy eventually finding himself on the streets, and is given the power to become Captain Marvel. He learns that Mary is still alive, but after four years of searching, neither he nor his benefactor, the wizard Shazam, can find the girl. The only thing Billy has to remember Mary by is her favorite toy, a "Tawky Tawny" doll, which was shipped to America with the Batsons’ possessions after their murders. As a young teenager, Mary enters a regional spelling bee held in Fawcett City and emceed by Billy, who works as an on-air reporter for WHIZ radio. After saving Mary from kidnappers twice as Captain Marvel, Billy notices how much Mary Bromfield reminds him of Mary Batson and has an undercover cop named "Muscles" McGinnis retrieve the girl's forged adoption record. Learning that Mary is indeed his sister, Billy tries to figure out a way to let Mary know he is her brother. The old "Tawky Tawny" doll suddenly transforms into a full-sized humanoid tiger and comes to life, instructing Billy to take it to Mary. As Captain Marvel, Billy flies out to the Bromfields’ hometown of Fairfield to deliver the doll and the adoption papers to Mary. Captain Marvel arrives at the Bromfield estate and changes back to Billy Batson to deliver the package, but is immediately kidnapped by the thugs who helped Primm forge Mary's adoption records. Mary, not having seen Billy, takes the package and opens it, discovering the adoption records and the Tawky Tawny doll. Once again, the doll comes to life and instructs the bewildered girl to say the magic word "Shazam" and save her brother. Mary complies and is transformed by a bolt of magic lightning into a superpowered doppelganger of her deceased mother. She saves Billy, who transforms into Captain Marvel to help Mary defeat the thugs, but the two Marvels cannot save Sarah Primm, who is murdered by one of the thugs. New 52 [ edit | edit source ] The DC Universe was rebooted in 2011 with the New 52 line of comics. In the current continuity, Mary appears as Mary Bromfield , making her debut in Justice League (vol. 2) #8 in 2012. She is the oldest kid living in the Vázquezes' foster home, along with Billy Batson, Freddy Freeman, Eugene Choi, Darla Dudley, and Pedro Peña. Mary was the second child placed with the Vázquezes, having run away from an abusive home at a young age. Polite and well-mannered, Mary functions as the unofficial "den mother," looking after her foster siblings. When Billy arrives at the Vázquez home and gains the power to become Shazam, he shares his powers with his foster siblings. [18] By saying the magic word "Shazam!" Mary can become an adult superhero with a red uniform similar to that of the traditional Mary Marvel. Now her name is Lady Shazam. Mary Batson (Earth-S) Mary Batson and her twin brother Billy were both nursed by a woman named Sarah Primm. When the Batson twins were orphaned after their parents died in a car accident, Primm substituted Mary for the baby girl of another family she nursed for, who had suddenly died, and sent Billy to an orphanage. Over a decade after his parents' death, Billy was an on-air reporter for WHIZ Radio, hosting a quiz bowl with three young contestants. During a commercial break, Billy received an urgent letter from Sarah Primm requesting his presence. He immediately went to see the dying woman, who told Billy about his twin sister, and gave him a locket broken in half. Mary, Primm told Billy before dying, wore the other half of the locket. After the quiz bowl broadcast was over, Billy recalled that one of the contestants, Mary Bromfield, wore a broken locket, and he and his best friend Freddy Freeman trailed Mary's limousine in their super-powered forms of Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel, Jr.. Before making it home, Mary was kidnapped for ransom, prompting the two Marvels to intervene, save her, and knock out the kidnappers. Captain Marvel then learned that Mary's locket matched his own, and that she was indeed Billy's sister. The Marvels revealed their secret identities to Mary, who wondered if, since she is Billy's twin, she could become a Marvel by saying the magic word "Shazam." Billy, however, was assured that "Old Shaz—er—you know who—wouldn't give his powers to a girl!" Just then, the kidnappers awakened and gagged Billy and Freddy, preventing them from saying their magic words. "Oh no," exclaimed Mary, "Billy can't say 'Shazam!'" Just after inadvertently saying the word, a magic lightning bolt struck Mary Bromfield, and she was transformed into a super- powered version of herself. She then defeated the thugs by herself and freed Freddy and her brother. Mary's super-powered self, christened "Mary Marvel" by her brother, wore a red short-sleeved blouse and red skirt, lined with gold trim, and including a lightning bolt insignia and "a cape—just like Captain Marvel's!" According to the wizard Shazam, Mary could transform into a Marvel because her "Shazam" powers were not derived from the male mythological figures who empowered Billy, but from a set of female benefactors. Expand This section of the article does not provide a complete profile of the subject. You can help out by providing additional information, expanding on the subject matter in order to bring this article to a higher standard of quality. This template will categorize articles that include it into Category:Incomplete Articles. Powers and Abilities. Powers. Shazam grants Mary Marvel her powers. Divine Empowerment : By calling out the name Shazam , Mary Batson can transform into Mary Marvel with a bolt of magic lightning. Divine Grace : Grace gifted by the goddess Selena. Superhuman Durability [2][3][4] Super-Breath [6] Flight [8] Weaknesses. Vulnerability to Electricity : A powerful enough electrical discharge will revert Mary back to her human form. Likewise, however, the same discharge can return her to her super heroine form if she cannot speak. [9] Notes. This version of Mary Marvel, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series. Even though versions of the character may have since appeared, this information does not apply to those versions. was Mary Marvel's first appearance in a comic published by DC Comics. Writer and Creator Otto Binder named Mary after his own preteen daughter Mary. A company was started by Whiz Comics called Mary Marvel Enterprises which sold products specifically for girls such as dresses and outfits. [9] It was located at 215 West 40th Street, New York, N.Y.. By the 1950s, it was decided to give Mary a slightly more mature look that included lowering the neckline of her costume and filling out her cleavage, such as it was. Fawcett editor in chief William Lieberson was interviewed later about how and why this change came about, and he gave this rather unexpected reply: "Perhaps Mary's mature change had something to do with her new editors. For a long time, Mary Marvel was edited by Mercy Shull, who could have fitted [sic] easily into a 32A bra. When Mercy left to open a dude ranch, she was replaced by Kay Woods, who would barely have fit into a 38C cup, and consequently, Mary's shape began to blossom." Trivia. Mary Marvel is also known as the World's Mightiest Girl and the Little Red Cheese . Mary Marvel, and the Marvel Family, had enough strength between them to create an entirely new earth from scratch for a project. They made oceans, coastlines and mountains to imitate the earth. The planet continued to function long after the Marvels created it. [10] Recommended Reading. Related. Footnotes. ↑ Marvel Family #17 ↑ 2.02.1 Captain Marvel Adventures #18 ↑ Marvel Family #2 ↑ Shazam! #10 ↑ Shazam! #11 ↑ Adventure Comics #492 ↑ Marvel Family #5 ↑ 8.08.1 Marvel Family #1 ↑ 9.09.1 Marvel Family #10 ↑ Marvel Family #56.