MARY MARVEL

Mary Marvel (also known as Lady Shazam and Mary Shazam) is a superheroine originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, she first appeared in Captain Marvel Adventures #18 in 1942. The character is a member of the Marvel/Shazam Family of heroes associated with the superhero Shazam/Captain Marvel and is one of the first female spin-offs of a major male superhero, and predates the introduction of Supergirl (also created by Otto Binder) by more than a decade.