Shazam! #6
(October 1973)

DC, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, (with the exception of Mar., May, Aug. and Dec.)
On-sale Date
1973-07-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #98.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
C. C. Beck; Jack Adler
Inks
C. C. Beck; Jack Adler
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1572
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints
Keywords
infinity cover

Indexer Notes

The cover is a combination of C.C. Beck's artwork and production director Jack Adler's photography.

Better Late Than Never! (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
C. C. Beck

Job Number
S-1535
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Dr. Sivana (villain); Sterling Morris
Synopsis
Dr. Sivana tricks Billy into wearing a watch made of Suspendium which freezes Billy and Captain Marvel as they try to say "Shazam".
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Dexter Knox and His Electric Grandmother! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
C. C. Beck

Job Number
S-1558
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dexter Knox; Grandmother Knox
Synopsis
When Grandmother Knox dusts Dexter's latest invention she is super-charged with electricity which is later used to power the lights in Miami after a blackout.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Metropolis, Illinois (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Behind The Scenes at the DC Comic World / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Marvel Family Battles the Man Who Changed the World (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1583
Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Professor Martin Mason; Miss Baker; Mrs. Barstow
Synopsis
Professor Mason enlarges the Earth but his ray only works on inanimate matter so the people are now surrounded by large items.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Shazamail! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1589
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. Better Late Than Never!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  3. 2. Dexter Knox and His Electric Grandmother!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. Metropolis, Illinois
    Behind The Scenes at the DC Comic World
  5. 4. The Marvel Family Battles the Man Who Changed the World
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Shazamail!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • CTGarry
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore