The Marvel Family, also known as
The Shazam Family, are a group of
superheroes who originally appeared in books published by
Fawcett Comics, and were later acquired by
DC Comics. Created in 1942 by writers
Otto Binder and
Ed Herron, and Fawcett artists
C. C. Beck,
Mac Raboy, and
Marc Swayze, the team is an extension of Fawcett's
Captain Marvel franchise, and includes Marvel's sister
Mary Marvel, their friend
Captain Marvel Jr., and, at various times, a number of other characters as well.