Captain Marvel — Adventures of Captain Marvel Character Profile

About Captain Marvel

The superhero alter ego of Billy Batson, granted powers by the wizard Shazam to protect others from the Golden Scorpion's curse. He frequently thwarts the villain's plans and ultimately destroys the device in a volcano to permanently end the threat.

Captain Marvel — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Tom Tyler

Appears in

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Captain Marvel — Narrative Alter Ego — Billy Batson (Frank Coghlan Jr.)

  Billy is the civilian identity that transforms into the superhero Captain Marvel.

• Captain Marvel — Power Grantor — Shazam (Nigel De Brulier)

  Shazam is the source of Captain Marvel's abilities.

• Captain Marvel — Alliance Protector — Betty Wallace (Louise Currie)

  Captain Marvel's mission extends to safeguarding Betty from the artifact's curse.

• Captain Marvel — Alliance Protector — Whitey Murphy (William Benedict)

  Captain Marvel's mission extends to safeguarding Whitey from the artifact's curse.

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More characters from Adventures of Captain Marvel

• Billy Batson (Frank Coghlan Jr.)
• Whitey Murphy (William Benedict)
• Betty Wallace (Louise Currie)
• Rahman Bar (Reed Hadley)
• John Malcolm (Robert Strange)
• Chan Lai (Tetsu Komai)
• Howell (Jack Mulhall)
• Shazam (Nigel De Brulier)
• The Scorpion (Voice) (Gerald Mohr)
• Owens (Stanley Price)
• Prof Luther Bentley (Harry Worth)
• Harry Carlyle (Bryant Washburn)