([February] 2007)

DC, 2007 Series
 
Volume
1
Price
16.99 USD; 22.99 CAD
Pages
532
On-sale Date
2006-12-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
978-1-4012-1089-2; 1-4012-1089-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401210892 51699
Editing
Bob Joy (editor-collected edition)

Issue Notes

Only the covers of Shazam! #8, 21, 22, 23, and 24 are included in this volume, the stories in those issues are all reprints and are not reprinted in this volume.

The cover and lead story to Shazam! #25 is not included in this volume because it features Isis, which is not owned by DC Comics and at the time of this reprinting was not licensed for use by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Alex Sinclair
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man [Pride, Envy, Greed, Hatred, Selfishness, Laziness, Injustice]
Reprints

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Credit information for this volume.

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner

Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Indexer Notes

Filler page reproduction of SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHAZAM! Volume 1 cover.

[Shazam! #1] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck; Nick Cardy (Superman figure)
Inks
C. C. Beck; Nick Cardy (Superman body); Murphy Anderson (Superman face)
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Superman (drawn by Cardy, with Anderson face) reintroduces Captain Marvel/Billy Batson (drawn by original artist C. C. Beck). Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, July 2007. The Schwartz credits don't include Anderson's input, but Bob Bailey confirmed it with the artist and The Comic Reader #90 noted it at the time of original publication.

...In The Beginning... (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Otto O. Binder; The Mysterious Stranger; The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man [Pride; Envy; Greed; Hatred; Selfishness; Laziness; Injustice]; Shazam
Synopsis
After missing for 20 years, Captain Marvel returns to Earth. Origin retold.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Otto O. Binder, who appears briefly in the story, was a prolific writer and wrote the majority of Marvel Family stories published by Fawcett Publications.

The World's Wickedest Plan (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (flashback); Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (flashback)]; Sivana Family [Dr. Sivana; Georgia; Sivana, Jr.] (villain); Uncle Marvel [as Uncle Dudley] (cameo); Miss Joan Jameson (cameo); Sterling Morris (cameo); Cissie Sommerly (cameo); Pa Potter (cameo); Ma Potter (cameo); Professor Edgewise (cameo); Beautia Sivana (cameo); Mr. Tawky Tawny (cameo)
Synopsis
Captain Marvel escapes the trap that Dr. Sivana had created that caused the Marvel Family to be placed in suspended animation for the last 20 years.
Reprints

Shazam & Son (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story of the World's Mightiest Mortal. Includes a key to the characters at the bottom of page 8 in this issue's second story.

[Shazam! #2] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils
C. C. Beck; Jack Adler
Inks
C. C. Beck; Jack Adler
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover is a combination of artwork from C. C. Beck and a live-action photograph taken and assembled by DC Comics production director Jack Adler. The cover is also an infinity cover.

The Astonishing Arch Enemy (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Tawky Tawny; Mr. Mind; Herkimer; Ibac (cameo; on a poster); Shazam (cameo; flashback)
Synopsis
Mr. Mind destroys the museum to retrieve his glasses that were stored there. He plans to destroy the United States but is stopped by Captain Marvel with the help of the Saint Louis Arch, which he uses as a tuning fork to drive all the worms in the area to the surface.
Reprints

The Nicest Guy in the World (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sunny Sparkle (intro); Richard Revere; Lefty (villain); Lanky (villain); Boss (villain)
Synopsis
Bank robbers give Sunny Sparkle their loot.
Reprints

[Shazam! #3] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
typeset
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]
Reprints

A Switch in Time (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam; Shagg Nasté (villain); Sterling Morris; Captain Marvel, Jr. [as Freddy Freeman] (cameo)
Synopsis
Shagg Nasté wants Sterling Morris to give him a show on his station. When he doesn't get the show he threatens Morris and turns Freddy Freeman to stone before he is stopped by Shazam.
Reprints

The Wizard of Phonograph Hill (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Thomas Kilowatt; Sterling Morris; Yuri; Raskolnikov; Cecil
Synopsis
When Dr. Kilowatt announces his new invention, he and Billy are captured by different sets of foreign spies.
Reprints

[Shazam! #4] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

Ibac the Cursed! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Ibac the Cursed [Mr. Printwhistle] (villain); Ivan the Terrible; Borgia; Attila the Hun; Caligula
Synopsis
Mr. Printwhistle has reformed but the villains who give him his powers convince him to change to Ibac one more time.
Reprints

The Mirrors That Predicted the Future (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam; Conway "Con" Mann; John Dingling; Uncle Dudley (cameo); Beautia Sivana (cameo); Cissie Summerly (cameo); Ma Potter (cameo); Pa Potter (cameo); Prof. Edgewise (cameo); Sterling Morris (cameo); Freddy Freeman (cameo); Mary Batson (cameo); Mr. Tawky Tawny (cameo)
Synopsis
Conway Mann can see into the future in a mirror. He tries to use Billy to make some money but is ultimately thwarted.
Reprints

[Shazam! #5] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

The Man Who Wasn't (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Slip Kelly (villain); a leprechaun; Sam the Weenee Man
Synopsis
When Slip Kelly catches a leprechaun, he wishes to be invisible. He goes on a crime spree until Captain Marvel tricks him into wishing he was visible again.
Reprints

The World's Toughest Guy! (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sunny Sparkle; Rowdy Sparkle; Archie Bunker; Edith Bunker; Sterling Morris
Synopsis
While collecting paper for recycling, Billy Batson, Sunny Sparkle and Rowdy Sparkle find a magic book. Rowdy uses it to become the "world's toughest guy". But he's still no match for Captain Marvel.
Reprints

[Shazam! #6] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Pencils
C. C. Beck; Jack Adler
Inks
C. C. Beck; Jack Adler
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Better Late Than Never! (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

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

Dexter Knox and His Electric Grandmother! (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

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

[Shazam! #7] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Tawky Tawny
Reprints

The Troubles of the Talking Tiger (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Tawky Tawny; Shazam (flashback); Mr. Dana (villain); Mr. Julius (cameo)
Synopsis
After talking to his tiger friends, Mr. Tawky finds out about a jewel smuggling ring. While investigating he loses his voice and the smugglers try to get Mr. Tawky to eat Billy Batson.
Reprints

What's in a Name? Doomsday! (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Mr. Grump (v); Ma Potter; Pa Potter; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Doc Quartz; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana]; Felix the Fence (v)
Synopsis
A rumor gets started that if someone says "Captain Marvel" that bad things will happen.
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Indexer Notes

Inspired by legal inability to use Captain Marvel's name on covers.

[Shazam! #8] (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
?; typeset
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley] (inset)]; Shazam (inset); Mr. Tawky Tawny (inset)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

There are no stories from Shazam! #8 reprinted in this volume as that issue was made up completely of reprints.

[Shazam! #9] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Bonzo the Chimp; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (inset)
Reprints

Worms of the World, Unite! (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (v);
Synopsis
Mr. Mind collects earthworms into one location to amplify their power with a Hate-Projector in an attempt to destroy Captain Marvel.
Reprints

The Mystery of the Missing Newsstand! (Table of Contents: 29)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Dave Cockrum
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [also appears as Freddy Freeman]; Good-Natured Joe
Synopsis
Captain Marvel, Jr. battles a gang of crooks who stole Freddy's newsstand.
Reprints

The Day Captain Marvel Went Ape! (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Bonzo the Chimp; Sterling Morris [also as Captain Morris]; Trixie [also as Trixie Marvel]
Synopsis
A strange jewel causes the lightning bolt that changes Billy Batson into Captain Marvel to be redirected to other people, including Bonzo the Chimp.
Reprints

[Shazam! #10] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Aunt Minerva; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (inset)
Reprints

Invasion of the Salad Men! (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Cissie Sommerly; The Salad Men [Salatans]; Mr. Vinegar
Synopsis
A spaceship full of alien vegetables crashes on Earth. The vegetables need parts to repair their ship and Captain Marvel assists them.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story and "The Incredible Cape-Man" were rejected by artist C. C. Beck, leading to his departure from DC when they could not come to terms on rewriting them.

The Thanksgiving Thieves! (Table of Contents: 33)

Mary Marvel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Mrs. Bromfield
Synopsis
Mary Marvel is the Grand Marshall of the Thanksgiving Day parade. While in the parade she stops some burglars from stealing fur coats.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Set on Thanksgiving Day, 1973.

The Prize Catch of the Year (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Letters
C. C. Beck
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Aunt Minerva (villain); Pretty-Puss Pete (villain); Osky the Ox (villain)
Synopsis
Aunt Minerva asks her henchmen to defeat Captain Marvel. The winner will get Minerva's hand in marriage.
Reprints

[Shazam! #11] (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

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

The World's Mightiest Dessert! (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

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

The Incredible Cape-Man (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

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

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: 38)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

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

Set on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, 1973.

[Shazam! #12] (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley] (inset)]; Dr. Sivana (inset); Nightowl (inset)
Reprints

The Golden Plague! (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Miss Joan Jameson; Jarl 499-642-831; Dr. Thomas Kilowatt
Synopsis
Jarl 499-642-831 travels from the year 2349 to find out the secret of the day where Captain Marvel performed no recorded deeds.
Reprints

The Longest Block in the World! (Table of Contents: 41)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mr. Dockles; Gregory Gosharootie; Dr. Kassover
Synopsis
Captain Marvel Jr. stumbles across a ring of spies that have tricked Gregory Gosharootie into stealing Dr. Kassover's mail.
Reprints

Mighty Master of the Martial Arts! (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Jeremy Senshoo; Chef Pierre (villain)
Synopsis
Something has turned Billy's favorite TV actor, Jeremy Senshoo, into a criminal.
Reprints

[Shazam! #13] (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (inset); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (inset)]; Mr. Tawky Tawny (inset); Shazam (inset); Dexter Knox (inset); Sunny Sparkle (inset)
Reprints

The Case of the Charming Crook! (Table of Contents: 44)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sunny Sparkle; Shazam (cameo, flashback); Lanky (villain); Lefty (villain); Doc Quartz; Dr. Quacker (villain)
Synopsis
An evil scientist creates a potion that gives a crime boss the same powers as Sunny Sparkle.
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The Haunted Clubhouse! (Table of Contents: 45)

Mary Marvel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Mary Marvel Fan Club; "Ghost" Gordon (villain)
Synopsis
Mary and her friends build a clubhouse for their Mary Marvel Fan Club. When ghosts show up to drive the girls away from their clubhouse, Mary Marvel uncovers the truth behind the ghosts.
Reprints

[Shazam! #14] (Table of Contents: 46)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]]; Sivana Family [Dr. Sivana; Sivana, Jr.; Georgia]; Mr. Mind; Mr. Tawky Tawny (inset); Bluebeard (inset); King Kull (inset); Jeremy Thremm (inset)
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The Evil Return of the Monster Society (Table of Contents: 47)

The Marvel Family / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]]; New Monster Society of Evil [Dr. Sivana; Sivana Jr.; Georgia Sivana; Mr. Mind; Ibac] (villain)
Synopsis
Mr. Mind convinces Sivana to help him rebuild the Monster Society of Evil but they are easily stopped by the Marvel Family. Sivana escapes by capturing Uncle Dudley and uses his dreams about mythological creators to form another Monster Society of Evil made up of real monsters.
Reprints

[Shazam! #15] (Table of Contents: 48)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (inset); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (inset)]; Mr. Tawky Tawny (inset); Lex Luthor; Mr. Mind; Superman; Dr. Sivana (inset); Zotan (inset)
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Captain Marvel Meets... Lex Luthor!?! (Table of Contents: 49)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Tex Blaisdell
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (villain); Lex Luthor (villain); Superman (cameo); Mr. Tawky Tawny (cameo)
Synopsis
Luthor builds a magic accumulator to use against Superman but it accidentally transports Luthor to Captain Marvel's universe. Luthor teams with Mr. Mind to try to destroy Captain Marvel by locking Billy Batson in a water tank with a hammerhead shark.
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Indexer Notes

Story reveals that Lex Luthor and Superman live in a different universe than the Marvel Family.

The Man in the Paper Armor! (Table of Contents: 50)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Jim Bellows; Professor Edgewise; "Rip-Off" Riggs
Synopsis
When "Rip-Off" Riggs steals Professor Edgewise's formula that turns newspaper into something harder than steel he goes on a crime spree that can only be stopped by Captain Marvel Jr.
Reprints

[Shazam! #16] (Table of Contents: 51)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (inset); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (inset)]; The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man [Pride; Envy; Greed; Hatred; Selfishness; Laziness; Injustice]; King Kull (inset); Professor Gilbert Thorne (inset)
Reprints

The Man Who Stole Justice! (Table of Contents: 52)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Injustice (host, villain); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Gilbert Thorne (villain); Judge Matthew Pleasant
Synopsis
When the statue of Justice outside the courthouse is replaced by a statue of Injustice, Judge Matthew Pleasant begins to let criminals go free and sentences good people to prison.
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The Green-Eyed Monster! (Table of Contents: 53)

Mary Marvel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Envy (host); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Tim Casey; Judy Lane; Kitzel; Mr. Tawky Tawny (cameo); Lank (Villain); Blast (Villain)
Synopsis
When Judy Lane decides she can tackle crooks as well as Mary Marvel she ends up getting herself and Tim Casey captured by a gang of crooks.
Reprints

[Shazam #17] (Table of Contents: 54)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (inset); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (inset)]; Thomas Dekker
Reprints

The Pied Un-Piper (Table of Contents: 55)

The Marvel Family / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Mr. Tawky Tawny (cameo); Allegro Scruff (villain); Ixploo (alien)
Synopsis
When Allegro Scruff plays his music he attracts villains. First an alien race that steals pollution, second an alien race that steals chocolate and finally an alien race that steals the color green.
Reprints

[Shazam! #18] (Table of Contents: 56)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

The Celebrated Talking Frog of Blackstone Forest! (Table of Contents: 57)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Thomas Kilowatt; Mr. Tawky Tawny; Sunny Sparkle; Dexter Knox; Agent Raskolnikov (villain); Shazam (cameo, flashback); Prince Maxwell Phrogue
Synopsis
Tawky Tawny discovers a talking frog which is really a prince from the middle ages that was transformed into a frog by an evil witch.
Reprints

The Coin-Operated Caper! (Table of Contents: 58)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Sivana, Jr. (villain); John V. Franklyn
Synopsis
Sivana Jr. creates a coin that allows him to implant a thought into another person's mind. He uses the coin to make Freddy Freeman unable to say the magic word that transforms him into Captain Marvel Jr.
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[Shazam! #19] (Table of Contents: 59)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Zazzo-Plus [Zazzo]
Reprints

Who Stole Billy Batson's Thunder? (Table of Contents: 60)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Zazzo-Plus [Zazzo] (villain); "Beef" Jerky (villain); Captain Marvel, Jr. [as Freddy Freeman] (cameo); Zazzo the Elder (cameo); Mr. Dockles (Cameo)
Synopsis
Zazzo-Plus comes to our dimension and uses a super lightning-bolt attractive helmet to get Billy's lightning bolt to hit him instead and give him super powers.
Reprints

Secret of the Smiling Swordsman! (Table of Contents: 61)

Mary Marvel / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]; The Smiling Swordsman (villain)
Synopsis
Uncle Dudley is kidnapped by the Smiling Swordsman and forced to steal a painting.
Reprints

[Shazam! #20] (Table of Contents: 62)

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

Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]
Reprints

The Strange and Terrible Disappearance of Maxwell Zodiac! (Table of Contents: 63)

The Marvel Family / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Maxwell Zodiac; Sterling Morris; Miss Selma Bridges; Miss Joan Jameson (cameo); Dr. Thomas Kilowatt (cameo); Arson (a dragon)
Synopsis
The Marvel Family investigates what happened to Maxwell Zodiac after he was hit by lighting.
Reprints

[Shazam! #21] (Table of Contents: 64)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor); Bob Rozakis (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

[Shazam! #22] (Table of Contents: 65)

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

Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor); Bob Rozakis (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; King Kull
Reprints

[Shazam! #23] (Table of Contents: 66)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor); Bob Rozakis (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]
Reprints

[Shazam! #24] (Table of Contents: 67)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Chan
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original associate editor); Bob Rozakis (original assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

The Bicentennial Villain (Table of Contents: 68)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

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.
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Indexer Notes

Setting up a new trip by Billy and Uncle Dudley (inspired by TV format) visiting various American cities.

[Shazam! #26] (Table of Contents: 69)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Reprints

The Case of the Kidnapped Congress (Table of Contents: 70)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]]; Shazam; Mentor [Uncle Dudley] (first as Mentor); Elders [Solomon; Hercules; Atlas; Zeus; Achilles; Mercury]; Sterling Morris; Whitey Murphy (cameo); Miss Joan Jameson (cameo); Mr. Tawky Tawny (cameo); Cissy Sommerly (cameo); Sunny Sparkle (cameo); Dexter Knox (cameo); Doc Quartz (cameo); Ma Potter (cameo); Pa Potter (cameo); Chet Porter (intro); Rod Porter (intro); Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana] (villain); Yorgull (intro, villain)
Synopsis
Billy and Uncle Dudley (as Mentor) set off on a tour around the country doing a series on young people. The first stop is Washington, DC, where Dr. Sivana has made the Capitol disappear.
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Indexer Notes

This issue conforms the comic book to the Shazam television series, with Billy and Uncle Dudley (with a new mustache) going on the road in a van, and Billy talking to the Elders instead of the wizard Shazam.

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[Shazam! #27] (Table of Contents: 72)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Chan
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana]; Simon Girty; General Benedict Arnold
Reprints

Fear in Philadelphia! (Table of Contents: 73)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Kid Eternity [Christopher "Kit" Freeman]; Mentor [Uncle Dudley]; Mr. Keeper; Beautia Sivana; Dr. Sivana (villain); Mercury; Sid Stern; Captain Robert Maynard; Benjamin Franklin; Deborah Sampson Gannett; Ethan Allen; Green Mountain Boys; Daniel Boone; Blackbeard [Edward Teach] (villain); Anne Bonny; Big Harpe [Micajah Harpe] (villain); Little Harpe [Wiley Harpe] (villain); Captain Walter Butler (villain); Simon Girty (villain); General Benedict Arnold (villain)
Synopsis
Sivana uses the reincarnation machine to bring back evil villains from the past. Mercury suggests Billy get Kid Eternity to help him.
Reprints

[Shazam! #28] (Table of Contents: 74)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Black Adam; Shazam
Reprints

The Return of Black Adam (Table of Contents: 75)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Marvel Family: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
The Marvel Family: Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (flashback) (cameo); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (flashback) (cameo); Mentor [Uncle Dudley]
Black Adam [Teth-Adam] (origin) (villain); Shazam (cameo); Dr. Sivana (villain); Paul Revere (flashback)
Synopsis
Sivana uses his resurrection machine to return Black Adam to life. Black Adam wants revenge on the Marvel Family for his last defeat. After battling Captain Marvel in the past during the Boston Tea Party, Adam returns to the present where he is once again defeated by Uncle Dudley.
Reprints

[Shazam! #29] (Table of Contents: 76)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana; Ibac [Stanley Printwhistle]; Prince Lucifer
Reprints

Ibac Meets Aunt Minerva! (Table of Contents: 77)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana (villain); Ibac [Stanley Printwhistle] (villain); Aunt Minerva (villain); Uncle Marvel (also as Mentor) [Uncle Dudley]; Prince Lucifer (cameo); Solomon (cameo)
Synopsis
Sivana plans to blow up Niagara Falls with the help of Ibac and Aunt Minerva.
Reprints

[Shazam! #30] (Table of Contents: 78)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana]; Superman (robot)
Reprints

Captain Marvel Fights the Man of Steel (Table of Contents: 79)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mentor [Uncle Dudley]]; Atlas; Lieutenant Marvels [Fat Marvel [Fat Billy Batson]; Hill Marvel [Hill Billy Batson]; Tall Marvel [Tall Billy Marvel]]; Marilyn Watson; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana] (villain); Superman (robot); Joe Magarac (villain)
Synopsis
Dr. Sivana creates robots, including one of Superman, to destroy the steel mills in Pittsburgh.
Reprints

[Shazam! #31] (Table of Contents: 80)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Virago; Minute Man [Jack Weston]
Reprints

The Rainbow Squad (Table of Contents: 81)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mentor [Uncle Dudley]; Mr. Mind (villain); Minute Man [Jack Weston] (guest star); The Rainbow Squad [Virago; Dauntless; Gibralta; Celeritas; Dynamoll; Sibyl] (villain); Handyman (flashback); Ron Scheer; Achilles
Synopsis
Mr. Mind forms an all-girl villain group, the Rainbow Squad, to take on Captain Marvel.
Reprints

[Shazam! #32] (Table of Contents: 82)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Jack C. Harris (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Tawky Tawny; Handyman; Mr. Mind (inset)
Reprints

Mr. Tawny's Big Game (Table of Contents: 83)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Tenny Henson
Inks
Bob Smith
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Editing
Jack C. Harris (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Tawky Tawny; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]; Mr. Mind (villain); Ivan Ludington (cameo); Detroit Tigers; Six-Foot Strug; Motorman; Great Skate; Stretch; Fly Catcher; Hopper; Handyman; Kaleidoscope; Windup; Zeus (cameo)
Synopsis
Mr. Mind and his team of alien baseball players challenge the Detroit Tigers to a game with the Earth going the winner. Things look bad until Shazam joins the Tigers for the last inning.
Reprints

[Shazam! #33] (Table of Contents: 84)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Jack C. Harris (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Atom; Uncle Dudley
Reprints

The World's Mightiest Race (Table of Contents: 85)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Tenny Henson
Inks
Vince Colletta; Kurt Schaffenberger (special assist)
Letters
Erik Santos
Editing
Jack C. Harris (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Mind (villain); Mr. Atom (villain); Shazam (cameo); Solomon (cameo); Hercules (cameo); Atlas (cameo); Zeus (cameo); Achilles (cameo); Mercury (cameo); Uncle Dudley; Mike Kuebel
Synopsis
Mr. Mind turns Mr. Atom into a radioactive race car and challenges Shazam to race him at the Indianapolis 500.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Blank Page] (Table of Contents: 87)

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Inside back cover.

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  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. [Title Page]
  3. 2. [Table of Contents]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [Shazam! #1]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  6. 5. ...In The Beginning...
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  7. 6. The World's Wickedest Plan
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  8. 7. Shazam & Son
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  9. 8. [Shazam! #2]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  10. 9. The Astonishing Arch Enemy
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  11. 10. The Nicest Guy in the World
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  12. 11. [Shazam! #3]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  13. 12. A Switch in Time
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  14. 13. The Wizard of Phonograph Hill
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  15. 14. [Shazam! #4]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  16. 15. Ibac the Cursed!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  17. 16. The Mirrors That Predicted the Future
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  18. 17. [Shazam! #5]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  19. 18. The Man Who Wasn't
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  20. 19. The World's Toughest Guy!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  21. 20. [Shazam! #6]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  22. 21. Better Late Than Never!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  23. 22. Dexter Knox and His Electric Grandmother!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  24. 23. [Shazam! #7]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  25. 24. The Troubles of the Talking Tiger
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  26. 25. What's in a Name? Doomsday!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  27. 26. [Shazam! #8]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  28. 27. [Shazam! #9]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  29. 28. Worms of the World, Unite!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  30. 29. The Mystery of the Missing Newsstand!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  31. 30. The Day Captain Marvel Went Ape!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  32. 31. [Shazam! #10]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  33. 32. Invasion of the Salad Men!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  34. 33. The Thanksgiving Thieves!
    Mary Marvel
  35. 34. The Prize Catch of the Year
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  36. 35. [Shazam! #11]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  37. 36. The World's Mightiest Dessert!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  38. 37. The Incredible Cape-Man
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  39. 38. The Year Without a Christmas!
    The Marvel Family
  40. 39. [Shazam! #12]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  41. 40. The Golden Plague!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  42. 41. The Longest Block in the World!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  43. 42. Mighty Master of the Martial Arts!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  44. 43. [Shazam! #13]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  45. 44. The Case of the Charming Crook!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  46. 45. The Haunted Clubhouse!
    Mary Marvel
  47. 46. [Shazam! #14]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  48. 47. The Evil Return of the Monster Society
    The Marvel Family
  49. 48. [Shazam! #15]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  50. 49. Captain Marvel Meets... Lex Luthor!?!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  51. 50. The Man in the Paper Armor!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  52. 51. [Shazam! #16]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  53. 52. The Man Who Stole Justice!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  54. 53. The Green-Eyed Monster!
    Mary Marvel
  55. 54. [Shazam #17]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  56. 55. The Pied Un-Piper
    The Marvel Family
  57. 56. [Shazam! #18]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  58. 57. The Celebrated Talking Frog of Blackstone Forest!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  59. 58. The Coin-Operated Caper!
    Captain Marvel Jr.
  60. 59. [Shazam! #19]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  61. 60. Who Stole Billy Batson's Thunder?
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  62. 61. Secret of the Smiling Swordsman!
    Mary Marvel
  63. 62. [Shazam! #20]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  64. 63. The Strange and Terrible Disappearance of Maxwell Zodiac!
    The Marvel Family
  65. 64. [Shazam! #21]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  66. 65. [Shazam! #22]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  67. 66. [Shazam! #23]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  68. 67. [Shazam! #24]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  69. 68. The Bicentennial Villain
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  70. 69. [Shazam! #26]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  71. 70. The Case of the Kidnapped Congress
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  72. 71. [Blank Page]
  73. 72. [Shazam! #27]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  74. 73. Fear in Philadelphia!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  75. 74. [Shazam! #28]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  76. 75. The Return of Black Adam
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  77. 76. [Shazam! #29]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  78. 77. Ibac Meets Aunt Minerva!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  79. 78. [Shazam! #30]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  80. 79. Captain Marvel Fights the Man of Steel
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  81. 80. [Shazam! #31]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  82. 81. The Rainbow Squad
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  83. 82. [Shazam! #32]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  84. 83. Mr. Tawny's Big Game
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  85. 84. [Shazam! #33]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  86. 85. The World's Mightiest Race
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
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This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Walt Grogan
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Lee Stephan
  • Jim Van Dore