S 95 • "[Pete said,] 'I can't move until I hear the magic word.' I gritted my teeth. 'Okay, magic word. Abracadabra?' 'Nope. You missed. Try again.' 'Try again, magic word . . . okay, I think I've got it: shazzam.' He shook his head. 'Pete, that's a perfectly good magic word.' 'I know, Hankie, but it's not the right one. Keep trying. I've got all day.'" -- John R. Erickon, The Case of the Kidnapped Collie (1996) Shazbat Shazoom (see shazoom) In Literature: • "Shazbat shazoom, we enter the room, the last pit stop on the path toward doom." -- Pat Tanzola, "Wednesdays at the Mod," Freedom is a Cupcake (2004) Shazeem Origins: This magic word is a variation of shazam. Shazoom Origins: This magic word is a variation of shazam. Facts: In a Captain Marvel parody in Mad Magazine #4 (195 ), this is the magic word that transforms Billy Spafon into Captain Marbles. The letters of the word are an acronym for: Strength, Health, Aptitude, Zeal, Ox (power of), Ox (power of another), and Money. Variations and Incantations: • Shazeem • Shazoom • Shazbat shazoom -- Pat Tanzola, "Wednesdays at the Mod," Freedom is a Cupcake (2004) In Literature: • "The world is magical, not simply in the sense that people in pointy hats can wave their hands and go 'shazoom!'" -- Terry Pratchett, "Imaginary Worlds, Real Stories," Folklore (2000)