(Power of Shazam II #3) - Freddy Freeman won a local spelling contest, and attended the state championships in Fawcett City, accompanied by his grandfather. Billy Batson of WHIZ emceed, and Percival Pill eventually won the event. Billy took a shine to Freddy, and invited him to dinner. Freddy had a crush on the third contestant, Mary Bromfield, but her contact in the city, snobbish Sinclair Batson, told the young men to stay away from her. Lunch plans were ruined when the villain IBAC kidnapped Mary, and Billy had to change into Captain Marvel to save her.

(Power of Shazam II #6) - Billy covered a baseball game featuring the Binder Marvels versus the Fawcett-Tech Trojans. Freddy Freeman played for the Marvels, and his hotdogging won the game. Billy was in awe of Freddy, he was popular, smart, good at sports, and a heartthrob for the young ladies, but Billy couldn’t be jealous because Freddie was such a good guy. Freddy and his grandfather later went on a fishing trip, and nearby Captain Marvel battled the super villain Captain Nazi. One of Marvel’s punches landed Nazi into the water near Freddy’s boat. The fishermen were young Freddy Freeman and his grandfather, and thinking Nazi a drowning victim, they helped him aboard. He flung Freddy’s grandfather into the sea, and snapped Freddy’s leg and spine before doing the same to him. Marvel caught up to Nazi, and was horrified by what he saw, but he chose to save Freddy and his grandfather instead of pursuing the villain, who escaped. At the hospital, Freddy was found to have spinal cord damage, and his grandfather had slipped into a coma. Not knowing who to turn to, he called Mary for solace.

(Power of Shazam II #8, 9) -Mary was visiting Freddy in the hospital when he got news of his grandfather’s death. He changed into Captain Marvel, Jr. and sought out the recently escaped Captain Nazi for revenge. When Mary tried to restrain him he belted her. He battled Nazi, who, losing the battle, set a fire during rush hour traffic. Jr. realized that although vengeance was his first instinct, he was indeed a hero, and had to rescue civilians from the inferno. The Marvel Family caught up to Nazi on Miami Beach, where he’d procured a cryogenic chamber from the sunken La Paloma, a Nazi freighter sunk in the 1940s. It was supposed to contain Hitler, but when he opened it all that was left was a skeleton dressed in Nazi garb. The Marvel Family weren’t particularly interested in Nazi’s scheme, and simply told him he was going to face justice. The fight was taken out of Nazi, but Freddy attacked him anyway. Captain Marvel told him they worked for justice, and they’d see Nazi tried for his war crimes, but Freddy was intent on a revenge killing. The Marvels calmed Junior down, and after cuffing Nazi, they flew toward Crowley Prison. They were attacked by Black Adam, whose powers and memory had been restored by the demon Blaze. With their shared powers, they were no match for Black Adam’s might, and after snapping Captain Marvel’s arm he flew off to finish the hero. Junior battled the reinvigorated Nazi, who tried to flee. Mary realized Cap would need all his powers, so she tried to change back into Mary Bromfield, but her powers weren’t working because Shazam had been dragged into Hades by Blaze. Madame Libertine appeared, and after loosing Mary’s inhibitions, she realized that she’d only made Mary stronger, and the hero prevailed. Mary told Junior he had to relinquish his powers to save Cap. Cap was being buried alive under construction material by Black Adam, and Adam railed against Shazam, telling Cap he was doing him a favor by killing him, preventing Shazam from betraying him. Adam flew off satisfied, but once Cap’s powers returned he dug himself free, and vowed to find Shazam in Hades.

(Power of Shazam II #11, 12) - The Seven Deadly Sins attacked Fawcett City, and were confronted by Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, and Ibis the Invincible, a powerful magician Mary had resurrected to free Shazam. They knew they’d need help to empoison the sins, and Mary suggested Cap, Jr. Ibis teleported him from the emergency room to the battlefield, and after saying the magic word Cap, Jr. went into action. After an intense battle they returned the Sins to their prisons, and the heroes asked for Ibis’ help in freeing Shazam from Blaze. Just then the Rock of Eternity shook, as Blaze was trying to free Shazam’s old enemy the Three Faces of Evil. Ibis, already tiring of being awake, made a plan to end Blaze’s villainy. He sent Captain Marvel and Mary to Hades to free Shazam, and sent Cap Jr. and Bulletman outside the Rock of Eternity to delay her from freeing the Three Faces. He warned Cap and Mary not to trust anything they saw in Hades, as it was full of lying demons. Cap found himself in school taking a history test, but realized it was an illusion cast by demons. Mary was greeted by her deceased parents, but this too was a trap. After battling the demonic forces Cap freed Shazam, who told him he must explain their predicament, and how he knew Cap’s father. He told of how he’d battled his daughter Blaze through the ages, and how C.C. Batson, who he met during the Batson’s Malcolm Expedition of the 1940s, was his original choice of champion. Since Ibis was the one to contain the recent escape of the Seven Deadly Sins, Shazam had more power to share with his Marvel Family. Blaze and Black Adam defeated Cap Jr. and Bulletman. Dudley and Tawny joined the fight, but were soon overwhelmed. Mary found Sarah Primm in Hades, and freed her with the help of Satanus, sending her to Heaven. Black Adam no longer had a reason to be loyal to Blaze, and told Mary he owed her one. Shazam and Ibis cleaved the Rock, freeing the Three Faces, and at Shazam’s command Black Adam battled it. The Marvel Family forced the Rock back together, trapping Blaze alongside the Three Faces and Adam. Ibis took pity on Adam, and sent him to a distant star. Shazam had lost his zeal for guarding the Rock, and Ibis agreed to take his place while Shazam would live in Fawcett among the people. The Marvels returned home, and found Sinclair Batson burned to a crisp, yet still alive. Sinclair was a demonic construct created for Ebenezer, who dearly wished for a son, by Blaze. Mary saw an odd caterpillar crawling toward Sinclair’s ear, and stepped on it.

(52 / WWIII Part One: A Call to Arms #1) - <Week 50, Day 1> Black Adam declared war on humanity after the death of his family, starting WWIII. Captain Marvel, Jr. and the Marvel Family confronted Adam, but he defeated them.

(52 / WWIII Part Two: The Valiant #1) - <Week 50, Day 4> Captain Marvel and Marvel, Jr. refused to accept defeat and battled Black Adam again, but were defeated.