Created in 1939 by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck, Captain Marvel, now known as Shazam, has an immensely rich history spanning from the Golden Age of comic books all the way to the modern age. In fact, the character is so renowned that he’s even getting his own big-screen adaptation next year, courtesy of New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.

In anticipation of the World’s Mightiest Mortal’s upcoming blockbuster, here are eight things you might not know about Shazam: