Shazam!

Chosen from among all others

by the Immortal Elders

Solomon, Hercules, Atlas

Zeus, Achilles, Mercury

Billy Batson and his Mentor

travel the highways and byways of the land

on a never-ending mission

to right wrongs, to develop understanding

and to seek justice for all.

In time of dire need

young Billy has been granted the power

by the immortals

to summon awesome forces

at the utterance of a single word..

Shazam!

A word which transforms him in a flash

into the mightiest of mortal beings

Captain Marvel!

Oh, beautiful.

Yeah, and this is great.

If only the guys back at the TV station

could see us now, Mentor.

Yeah.

Just like a picture postcard.

Oh! Oh!

Oh, I got a bite.

Oh, I got a bite!

The net! Net, Billy!

Oh!

Whoop!

Yeah. It weighs a ton.

The net, the net, Billy.

- How big is he? Ugh! - 'Big.'

Ooh!

I don't think it's so funny.

Well, look at the bright side.

It's says, "Fresh."

Says so right there.

'Hey, isn't that Kellie?'

Sure looks like her.

Old girl, one to herself.

Hey, let's have some laughs.

What are you gonna do, Jack?

Just relax, will ya?

You know sometimes I think

you still dig her.

You know that's all over.

"Shazam!"

Captain Marvel, where'd you come from?

Kind of a long fish story.

- Are you okay? - Yes, I'm fine.

Cherokee!

- I'll get her. - Oh, that's okay.

She's headed straight for home.

Besides, a little walking will do me good.

Uh, my friends will be glad to give you a ride.

That'd be super! Thanks, Captain Marvel.

'Shazam!'

Cherokee.

Cherokee.

'Good girl, Cherokee, good girl.'

I'll be right back to unsaddle you.

'Kellie.'

Did you win all these track awards?

Uh-huh. But always in girl's competition.

This year I'm going after the varsity track team.

Well, isn't that varsity team strictly for boys?

My dad said that if anyone's good enough

they should have the right to compete

whether they're a boy or a girl.

- 'Your dad's right.' - 'Tell that to the boys.'

They'd stop at nothing to keep me off the team.

Don't you think you're exaggerating a little, Kellie?

Not hardly. Those two guys who spooked Cherokee on the team.

And they don't want a girl teammate.

Well, I better get to school. Thanks again for the ride.

- No problem, Kellie. - Good luck, Kellie.

Mentor, do you think Kellie was right about that car

deliberately frightening her horse?

Well, they'd have to want her off the team pretty badly

to do something like that, wouldn't it?

The Elders.

Yeah.

Oh, Elders, fleet and strong and wise

appear before my seeking eyes.

We've been watching you, Billy.

And are pleased with your progress.

Thank you, Zeus. I do my best.

You are fortunate, Billy

but there are those who are not allowed

to do their best.

I'm not sure I understand, Solomon.

You've already met a person

who asks nothing more than the opportunity

to try and is denied it.

Yet in this person's success or failure

you can be of no help

for in the end each of us

must rely upon our own skills for success.

But if that's true, Atlas. What can I do to help?

Bear in mind that even when change is right and just

there are those who through their attitudes resist it.

And by helping one person affect change

'you could be helping many people.'

Attitudes and change.

What can it mean?

I'm sure you'll understand

when the time is right.

Maybe the time is right, Mentor.

How would you like to watch Kellie practice this afternoon?

Billy, I thought you'd never ask.

- Hi, Kellie. - Hi.

You know, Mentor, she's even better

than I thought she'd be.

Well, perhaps

without realizing it

we've been judging Kellie

as a girl first and then

as an athlete.

Hm, and I guess old habits are hard to break.

Yeah. Come on.

Oh, you must be, uh, Billy and Mentor.

Kellie told me about how you helped her this morning.

Yeah, right, it seems there are a couple of guys

who are trying to keep her off the team.

Oh, yeah, those two

running behind her over there.

Does the coach know what they're doing?

Oh, he's talked to 'em about it

but they, uh, they just deny everything.

Hey, Kellie haven't you heard a woman place is in the home?

Yeah, still think you can make the team.

- Wonder girl. - Sure.

Look at my competion.

Hey, let me tell you somethin', chicky.

This is a boys team so you can just forget it.

Hey, why'd you have to do that for?

Ah, she need it.

Creep.

They did that deliberately.

You've already met a person

who asks nothing more

than the opportunity to try

and is denied it.

Now, I've had it with those guys. Jack!

Hey, wait. Let me talk to 'em.

Kellie needs you right now.

Okay.

Hey, hold up a minute.

You guys have been a little rough on Kellie, aren't you?

Hey, that was her fault.

She crossed into my lane.

Looked different from here.

What have you guys got against Kellie anyway?

Can't you dig that a girl has as much right

as a guy to try out for the team?

Hey, listen. You don't even go to this school.

So, why don't you just bug off.

Did you hurt yourself?

It's just an ankle twist.

It's loosening up already.

Yeah, well, no thanks to those clowns.

Kellie, there's something

I'd like to discuss with you.

Gee, Mrs. Magill it sounds serious.

It is, Kellie. It's about your future.

I know running means a lot to you