The Arson Fiend

A blazing menace born in the pages of DC's beloved all-ages series, The Arson Fiend burst onto the scene in 2009, the creation of the superstar kidlit team of Art Baltazar and Franco alongside Byron Vaughns. This Modern Age troublemaker carved out a niche in Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam!, a book celebrated for bringing the magic of the Marvel Family to younger readers, which means The Arson Fiend got to cause chaos in the company of Billy Batson, Mary Marvel, and even the dapper Tawky Tawny. With only a handful of appearances, this is a compact but colorful corner of DC history — exactly the kind of deep-cut villain that makes dedicated collectors of the Shazam mythos sit up and take notice.