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| Marvel Family | |
| Aliases: | Marvel family Shazam family |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Type: | Family |
| Status: | Active |
| Leaders: | Shazam |
| Members: | Billy Batson; Mary Batson; Freddy Freeman; Uncle Marvel; Tall Marvel; Fat Marvel; Hill Marvel; Tawky Tawny; Hoppy, the Marvel Bunny |
| Allies: | Bulletgirl; Bulletman; Spy-Smasher |
| Enemies: | Black Adam; Doctor Sivana; Sivana family; Black Marvel family |
The Marvel family is a fictional group of superheroes and their allies originally featured in comic books published by Fawcett Publications, and later by DC Comics. They are associated with the Shazam line of comic book titles and made their first appearance in Whiz Comics #21 in September, 1941.
Members[]
- Billy Batson
- Duely H. Dudley
- Fat Marvel
- Freddy Freeman
- Hill Marvel
- Hoppy, the Marvel Bunny
- Mary Batson
- Tall Marvel
- Tawky Tawny
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Marvel Family was originally created for Fawcett Publications by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck.
- This version of the Marvel Family, 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.
Mary, Billy, and Freddy.
- Shazam! #1 was the Marvel Family's first appearance in a comic published by DC Comics.
- The Marvel Family have their own anthem that they frequently use whenever they enter into a battle. The lyrics to the song are as follows:
- Marvels here, Marvels there
- Marvels, Marvels everywhere
- We chase evil to it's lair and beat it
- Marvels short, Marvels tall
- Marvels, Marvels one and all
- When we hear our duty call we meet it