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Captain Marvel, Jr. is the sidekick to Captain Marvel, receiving incredible powers from the wizard Shazam whenever he speaks his predecessor's name. His alter-ego is a crippled impoverished orphan who cannot walk. During the Trials of Shazam storyline, he graduated to becoming the new Captain Marvel. He has been a member of the Marvel Family, Outsiders, Teen Titans and Young Justice. In The New 52, Freddy Freeman is now known as Shazam, Jr..

Freddy Freeman was created by Ed Herron and Mac Raboy, first appearing in Whiz Comics #25. (1941)

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