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Fawcett City is a fictional city, and the home of DC Comics' Captain Marvel. Its name is derived from the original publishers of Captain Marvel comics, Fawcett Comics. The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Sydney, Australia at Night. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Captain Marvel is a comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. ... Whiz Comics #2, the first appearance of Captain Marvel, the companys most popular character. ...


Features of Fawcett City include radio station WHIZ, which employs Captain Marvel's teenaged alter ego Billy Batson as an on-air and field reporter. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ...


Fawcett City, like those of the other cities that appear in comics published by DC, has no exact location, besides being identified as being located in the Midwest region of the United States. However, in the 1990s series The Power of Shazam!, it was suggested that it was located in Wisconsin, thanks to various clues given by writer Jerry Ordway. A Teen Titans Secret Files & Origins special, however, stated that Fawcett City was located in Indiana. The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... The covers of both the hardcover and the softcover versions of the Power of Shazam! graphic novel by Jerry Ordway. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 420 km 500 km 17 42°30N to 47°3N 86°49W to 92°54W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... The covers of both the hardcover and the softcover versions of the Power of Shazam! graphic novel by Ordway. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 225 km 435 km 1. ...


One interesting aspect of Fawcett is its strangely timeless quality. Despite existing in the modern world, with current technologies and events, it seems old fashioned as if stuck in the 1940s or 1950s. It is a place where pies actually are left to cool on windowsills, children really do play "kick the can" and teachers really are brought apples by their students. The Wizard Shazam had Ibis the Invincible place a protective spell on the city, protecting it from the influences of outside evils and the passage of time in 1955. For the next forty years, the city existed as a time-warp of sorts to the 1950s. Only after the spell was removed in 1995 did Fawcett begin to slowly become a more modern city, although most of its Art Deco style buildings and generally old-fashioned values remain intact. // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... For other uses, see Shazam (disambiguation) Shazam is a comic book character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. ... Ibis the Invincible is a comic book superhero, created by Bill Parker and Bob Kingett for Whiz Comics #2. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Asheville City Hall. ...


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Fawcett City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (327 words)
Fawcett City is a fictional city, and the home of DC Comics' Captain Marvel.
Fawcett City, like those of the other cities that appear in comics published by DC, has no exact location, besides being identified as being located in the Midwest region of the United States.
Only after the spell was removed in 1995 did Fawcett begin to slowly become a more modern city, although most of its Art Deco style buildings and generally old-fashioned values remain intact.
Colonel Fawcett (3369 words)
In April 1933, a theodolite compass belonging to Fawcett was found near the camp of the Bacaari Indians in the Mato Grosso.
Nina Fawcett's optimism was no doubt reinforced by the claim that she received telepathic messages from her husband as late as 1934.
Fawcett's son Jack, he was told, had broken one of the tribe's taboos, the penalty for which was death, and Fawcett died in his defense.
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