Shazam from the Forties to the Seventies #[nn]

(1977)

Introduction (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Letters:

typeset

Captain Marvel (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Parker

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Shazam; Sivana

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• from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #2 (February 1940)

Indexer Notes

Origin

Origin of Sivana (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Parker

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Sivana (origin); Beautia (origin); Magnificus (introduction; origin)

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• from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #15 (March 1941)

Indexer Notes

Beautia's last name and relationship to Sivana revealed

Origin of Capt Marvel Jr (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Herron ?

Pencils:

C. C. Beck; Mac Raboy

Inks:

C. C. Beck; Mac Raboy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Nazi; Captain Marvel Jr (introduction; origin); Whitey Murphy; Shazam; Hitler

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• from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #25 (December 1941)

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of Captain Marvel / Bulletman / Captain Marvel Jr. vs. Captain Nazi trilogy; story continues from Master Comics

Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Marc Swayze

Inks:

Marc Swayze

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mary Marvel; Captain Marvel, Jr; Shazam

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #18 (December 11, 1942)

Indexer Notes

Captain Marvel, Jr. figures drawn by Mac Raboy

The Pearl of Peril (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C C Beck

Inks:

C C Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Nazi; Mr Mind (as voice on radio); Monster Society of Evil (introduction); Mr Banjo; IBAC

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #22 (March 26, 1943)

Indexer Notes

Monster Society of Evil Part 1 (of 25)

Baffin Land (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel, Jr. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mac Raboy

Inks:

Mac Raboy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Nazi

Reprints:

• from Captain Marvel Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #12 (October 1, 1943)
• from Captain Marvel, Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #12 (October 1943)

Captain Marvel, Jr. Meets Himself in the Future (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel, Jr. / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Mac Raboy

Inks:

Mac Raboy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Synopsis:

Cap Jr. meets a 115-year-old Freddy Freeman, who retired in 2019, in 2044.

Reprints:

• from Captain Marvel Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #17 (March 1, 1944)
• from Captain Marvel, Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #17 (March 1944)

Oklahoma City (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck ?

Inks:

Pete Costanza ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Synopsis:

Captain Marvel visits Oklahoma City.

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #34 (April 1944)

Indexer Notes

First "City" story

The End of Mr Mind (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr Mind

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #46 (May 1945)

Indexer Notes

Chapter 25 Monster Society of evil-conclusion

The Mighty Marvels Join Forces (Table of Contents)

Marvel Family / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Black Adam

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• from The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series) #1 (December 1945)

Uncle Marvel's Wedding (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Woolfolk

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Aunt Minerva

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #59 (April 26, 1946)

Aunty Anti Marvel (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck ?

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Sivana; Marvel Family

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• from The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series) #2 (June 1946)

The Riddles of Death (Table of Contents)

Mary Marvel / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Jack Binder

Inks:

Jack Binder

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Bulletgirl; the Weeper; Doctor Riddle

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• from Mary Marvel (Fawcett, 1945 series) #8 (December 1946)

The Horrid Hermit (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Jack Binder

Inks:

Jack Binder

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mary Marvel; Freckles Marvel

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• from Mary Marvel (Fawcett, 1945 series) #8 (December 1946)

The Sivana Family Strikes (Table of Contents)

Marvel Family / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Pete Costanza

Inks:

Pete Costanza

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Sivana Family

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• from The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series) #10 (April 1947)

Indexer Notes

Part 1

The Sinking of Atlantis (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Jack Binder

Inks:

Jack Binder

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Georgia Sivana

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• from The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series) #10 (April 1947)

Indexer Notes

Part 2

Captain Marvel Faces Danger in the Deep (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series) #10 (April 1947)

Indexer Notes

Part 3

Atlantis Rises Again (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Bud Thompson

Inks:

Bud Thompson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series) #10 (April 1947)

Indexer Notes

Part 4

The Battle of the Age (Table of Contents)

Marvel Family / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Pete Costanza

Inks:

Pete Costanza

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Sivana Family

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• from The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series) #10 (April 1947)

The Talking Tiger (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr. Tawny

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #79 (December 1947)

The Return of Mr Tawny (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr. Tawny

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #82 (March 1948)

The Flying Shoes (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from Mary Marvel (Fawcett, 1945 series) #25 (June 1948)

Captain Marvel Battles the Plot Against the Universe (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Sivana; Shazam; Tawky Tawny

Synopsis:

origin of Captain Marvel retold; anniversary story

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #100 (September 1949)

Indexer Notes

Part 1

The Invasion of the Rock of Eternity (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #100 (September 1949)

Indexer Notes

Part 2

The Evil Element (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #100 (September 1949)

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Part 3

The Marvelium Trap (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #100 (September 1949)

Indexer Notes

Part 4

The Voodoo Clock (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Certa ?

Inks:

Joe Certa ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Captain Marvel Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #78 (October 1949)
• from Captain Marvel, Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #78 (October 1949)

The Return of the Ancient Villain (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

Pete Costanza ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

King Kull

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #125 (October 1951)

Double Doom (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

Pete Costanza ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Sivana; King Kull

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• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #130 (March 1952)

The 4th Dimension Elephant (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

William Woolfolk

Pencils:

Bud Thompson

Inks:

Bud Thompson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Captain Marvel, Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #119 (May 1953)

The Marvel Family Fights the Feathered Fury (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series) #86 (August 1953)

The World's Wickedest Plan (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Dennis O'Neil

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #1 (February 1973)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils, inks and edits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].

Mystery of the Missing Newsstand (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Elliot Maggin

Pencils:

Dave Cockrum

Inks:

Dave Cockrum

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #9 (January 1974)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils, inks and edits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].

The Bicentennial Villain (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Joe Orlando (original editor)

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.

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• from Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #25 (September-October 1976)

Indexer Notes

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

Case of the Kidnapped Congress (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Joe Orlando (original editor)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

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; Joan Jameson; Tawky Tawny; Cissy Sommerly; Sunny Dexter; Doc Quartz; Ma Potter; Pa Potter; Chet Porter (first appearance); Rod Porter (first appearance); Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana] (villain); Yorgull (first appearance; 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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• from Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #26 (November-December 1976)

Indexer Notes

This story 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.

Secret of the Smiling Swordsman (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Bob Oksner

Inks:

Bob Oksner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Content Information

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.

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• from Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #19 (July-August 1975)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils, inks and edits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].