<P> Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel - related comics in 1953 , partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics , alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman . In 1972 , DC licensed the Marvel Family characters from Fawcett , and returned them to publication . By 1991 , DC had acquired all rights to the characters . DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe and has attempted to revive the property several times , with mixed success . Due to trademark conflicts over another character named `` Captain Marvel '' owned by Marvel Comics , DC has branded and marketed the character using the trademark Shazam ! since his 1972 reintroduction . This , in turn , led many to assume that `` Shazam '' was the character 's name . DC later officially renamed the character `` Shazam '' -- and his associates the `` Shazam Family '' -- when relaunching its comic book properties in 2011 . Captain Marvel / Shazam and his family battle an extensive rogues ' gallery , primarily archenemies Dr. Sivana and Black Adam . </P>
<P> Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel - related comics in 1953 , partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics , alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman . In 1972 , DC licensed the Marvel Family characters from Fawcett , and returned them to publication . By 1991 , DC had acquired all rights to the characters . DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe and has attempted to revive the property several times , with mixed success . Due to trademark conflicts over another character named `` Captain Marvel '' owned by Marvel Comics , DC has branded and marketed the character using the trademark Shazam ! since his 1972 reintroduction . This , in turn , led many to assume that `` Shazam '' was the character 's name . DC later officially renamed the character `` Shazam '' -- and his associates the `` Shazam Family '' -- when relaunching its comic book properties in 2011 . Captain Marvel / Shazam and his family battle an extensive rogues ' gallery , primarily archenemies Dr. Sivana and Black Adam . </P>
who owns the rights to shazam the superhero
who owns the rights to shazam the superhero
DC Comics
DC Comics