Shazam! #27
(January-February 1977)

DC, 1973 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1976-10-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
A DC TV Comic [character]
Barcode
0709893068802
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #136.

[Fear in Philadelphia!] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Chan
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C-345
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana; Simon Girty; General Benedict Arnold
Reprints

Fear in Philadelphia! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4413
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

Indexer Notes

Location: Philadelphia, PA.

The Muse (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Gregg Fylpaa, John Pierce and Charles David Haskell - and responses from E. Nelson Bridwell.

Justice for All Includes Children, 8 (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Synopsis
Superman talks to a father and son about physical punishment.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges. Artwork donated by Curt Swan.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Fear in Philadelphia!]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. Fear in Philadelphia!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  3. 2. The Muse
    Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Shazamail!
  5. 4. Justice for All Includes Children, 8
    Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John Censullo
  • CTGarry
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Morbus Iff
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore