Shazam! #11
(March 1974)

DC, 1973 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1973-12-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #102.

The World's Mightiest Family Salutes the New Year! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1684
Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (inset); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (inset)]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The World's Mightiest Dessert! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1662
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Cissie Sommerly (formerly Summerly); Doc H. Quartz; Sterling Morris
Synopsis
Doc Quartz accidentally invents a type of Cherry Gelatin that continues to grow. As this gelatin grows it threatens to overrun the entire city.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The Incredible Cape-Man (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1636
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Cape-Man [Herschel Dockles]; Frankie (villain); Louie (villain)
Synopsis
Herschel Dockles pretends to be a superhero so that people will not hassle him on his postal route.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The title character is a timid mailman wearing an ersatz Superman costume, which C.C. Beck felt was disrespectful to an honorable occupation.

The Year Without a Christmas! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Marvel Family / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1652
Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Sivana Family [Dr. Sivana; Sivana, Jr.; Georgia] (villain); Sterling Morris; Mr. Tawky Tawny; Santa Claus; Miss Joan Jameson; Pa Potter; Ma Potter; Professor Edgewise; Sunny Sparkle
Synopsis
The Sivana Family try to shorten Christmas Day so it will only be 10 minutes long.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Set on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, 1973.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1677

Indexer Notes

Letters from Ronnie Blair; Scott Snyder; Eric Marvel; Steve Denderian; Craig Butler.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The World's Mightiest Family Salutes the New Year!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. The World's Mightiest Dessert!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  3. 2. The Incredible Cape-Man
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. The Year Without a Christmas!
    The Marvel Family
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Shazamail!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • CTGarry
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore