(September-October 1976)
- Volume:
- 4
- Price:
- 0.30 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- A DC TV Comic
- Barcode:
- 0709893068810
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz; Joe Orlando; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor); Paul Levitz (assistant editor)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Silver & Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound: 8 & 12-17); Newsprint; Ongoing
Issue Notes
This issue bears a "DC TV Comic" logo, which will last through #33 (to tie in with then-current Shazam! TV show).
Isis... As in Crisis!
Isis / comic story / 11 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils:
- Dick Giordano
- Inks:
- Dick Giordano
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Job Number:
- S-2381
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Isis (origin); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (cameo); Cindy Lee; Rick Mason
Indexer Notes
Tie-in with TV heroine connected with Captain Marvel; prior to spin-off into her own title. Credits for script and pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].
The Bicentennial Villain
Shazam!; Captain Marvel / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Joe Orlando
- Job Number:
- J-4347
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Whitey Murphy; Dr. Sivana (villain); Shazam (cameo); Sterling Morris (cameo); Benjamin Franklin (Flashback; Cameo); Captain John Smith (Flashback; Cameo); Pocahontas (Flashback; Cameo); Kit Carson (actor posing as the original); Buffalo Bill Cody (actor posing as the original)
- Synopsis:
- Billy and his friend Whitey are making a documentary of young adults throughout history, but their production is sabotaged by Dr. Sivana.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
in Indexer Notes
Setting up a new trip by Billy and Uncle Dudley (inspired by TV format) visiting various American cities.
[no title indexed]
Shazamail! / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- J-4351
Indexer Notes
Explains that Julius Schwartz edited the Isis story in this issue, while the incoming editor, Joe Orlando, wrote the Captain Marvel story.
Justice for All Includes Children. 6
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Neal Adams
- Inks:
- Vince Colletta
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Milt Snapinn
Indexer Notes
Artwork donated by Continuity Associates, Inc.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Shazam! -
1.
Isis... As in Crisis!
Isis -
2.
The Bicentennial Villain
Shazam!; Captain Marvel -
3.
[no title indexed]
Shazamail! -
4.
Justice for All Includes Children. 6
Superman
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Head
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Rich Morrissey (R.I.P.)
- Gregory Fischer
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