While fishing, Freddy Freeman and his grandfather lift an unconscious man into their boat to prevent him from drowning. However, that man is really Captain Nazi, who had been knocked into the lake by a powerful punch by Captain Marvel. When Nazi awakened, he killed the boy’s grandfather and then broke Freddy’s back, permanently crippling him. Captain Marvel travels to the underground lair of the wizard Shazam to ask him to help the boy. The wizard tells Marvel that he can give Freddy some of his power. With Captain Marvel’s shared powers, Freddy became Captain Marvel Jr., who would transform upon saying the words “Captain Marvel.” When using his powers, Freddy walks without crutches, but in his civilian identity he was still handicapped. Captain Marvel informs Captain Marvel Jr. that he cannot remain in his super-powered form all the time, and must allow his human form to heal as best it can. Freddy took up a job selling newspapers to support himself after leaving the hospital. His job did not pay much, forcing him to live in a shack and wear rags. His most valued possession was his journal, which was a large, richly ornamented book. Captain Marvel Jr. has the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury. When he says his own name, he transforms back into Freddy Freeman. Notes: Marvel Comics owns the trademark for the name Captain Marvel. DC comics owns trademarks for the names Shazam, Billy Batson, and Captain Marvel Jr. In order to use Captain Marvel Jr.’s name, it must be used in the interior of the story, in the same manner that DC employs to avoid Marvel’s trademark on the Captain Marvel name. The connection between Kid Eternity and Captain Marvel Jr. being brothers comes from DC Comics and is NOT from the golden age books, since they were published by separate companies, Quality and Fawcett respectively. Captain Marvel Jr. was a member of the Crime Crusaders Club, a team of Fawcett heroes from Master Comics. Their ranks included Bulletman, Bulletgirl, and Minute-Man.
Appearance List Whiz Comics #25, America’s Greatest Comics #8, Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (cover only), Captain Marvel Jr. #1-28, Captain Marvel Jr. (Mighty Midget Comic) #11, Master Comics #22-60, Wow Comics #9, All Hero Comics #1 (March 1943), etc.
Sample Read Captain Marvel Jr. Origin (Fawcett) RangerHouse Archive [DCM]
Description While fishing, Freddy Freeman and his grandfather lift an unconscious man into their boat to prevent him from drowning. However, that man is really Captain Nazi, who had been knocked into the lake by a powerful punch by Captain Marvel. When Nazi awakened, he killed the boy’s grandfather and then broke Freddy’s back, permanently crippling him. Captain Marvel travels to the underground lair of the wizard Shazam to ask him to help the boy. The wizard tells Marvel that he can give Freddy some of his power. With Captain Marvel’s shared powers, Freddy became Captain Marvel Jr., who would transform upon saying the words “Captain Marvel.” When using his powers, Freddy walks without crutches, but in his civilian identity he was still handicapped. Captain Marvel informs Captain Marvel Jr. that he cannot remain in his super-powered form all the time, and must allow his human form to heal as best it can. Freddy took up a job selling newspapers to support himself after leaving the hospital. His job did not pay much, forcing him to live in a shack and wear rags. His most valued possession was his journal, which was a large, richly ornamented book. Captain Marvel Jr. has the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury. When he says his own name, he transforms back into Freddy Freeman. Notes: Marvel Comics owns the trademark for the name Captain Marvel. DC comics owns trademarks for the names Shazam, Billy Batson, and Captain Marvel Jr. In order to use Captain Marvel Jr.’s name, it must be used in the interior of the story, in the same manner that DC employs to avoid Marvel’s trademark on the Captain Marvel name. The connection between Kid Eternity and Captain Marvel Jr. being brothers comes from DC Comics and is NOT from the golden age books, since they were published by separate companies, Quality and Fawcett respectively. Captain Marvel Jr. was a member of the Crime Crusaders Club, a team of Fawcett heroes from Master Comics. Their ranks included Bulletman, Bulletgirl, and Minute-Man.
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