The New Champion of Shazam! #1 [Evan "Doc" Shaner Cover]
(October 2022)

DC, 2022 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2022-08-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941375311 00111
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal
Editing
Jillian Grant (credited) (assistant editor); Brittany Holzherr (credited) (editor); Paul Kaminski (credited) (group editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

She's Got the Power! (Table of Contents)

Shazam! / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner) (signed as S)
Inks
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner) (signed as S)
Colors
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner) (signed as S)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shazam [Mary Bromfield]
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The New Champion of Shazam! Chapter One: The New Adventures of Someone Else (Table of Contents: 1)

Shazam! / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Josie Campbell (credited)
Pencils
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)
Inks
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)
Colors
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)
Letters
Becca Carey (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shazam [Mary Bromfield]; Hoppy (bunny); Pedro Peña; Eugene Choi; Billy Batson; Freddy Freeman; Darla Dudley; Rosa Vasquez; Victor Vasquez; Seven Deadly Sins [Envy; Gluttony; Greed; Lust; Pride; Sloth; Wrath]; Cassidy; Bianca; Disaster Master
Synopsis
Mary leaves her siblings to move to Vassar College, where she is a new freshman. Excited about starting a new chapter of her life, Mary is less than enthused when an enchanted bunny lets her know that she has been chosen as the new champion of Shazam.

Indexer Notes

Billy is on the Rock of Eternity, as seen in Teen Titans Academy (DC, 2021 series) and Shazam! (DC, 2021 series), and chooses Mary to be the new champion of Shazam on Earth in his absence.

The Endless Line (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom King (credited); Neal Adams (credited) (Neal Adams dialogue, see notes); Cary Bates (testimonial); Denys Cowan (testimonial); Mike Gold (testimonial); Larry Hama (testimonial); Jenette Kahn (testimonial); Carl Potts (testimonial); Roy Thomas (testimonial); Paul Levitz (testimonial); Terry Austin (testimonial); Jon Bogdanove (testimonial); Bill Sienkiewicz (testimonial); Jim Lee (testimonial); Michael Golden (testimonial); Laura Siegel Larson (testimonial); Frank Miller (testimonial)
Pencils
Josh Adams (credited)
Inks
Josh Adams (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Clayton Cowles (credited)
Editing
Brittany Holzherr (credited)
Characters
Neal Adams; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; The Joker; The Spectre; Phantom Stranger; Enemy Ace [Hans Von Hammer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Sgt. Rock
Synopsis
Neal Adams discusses his viewpoint on using new ideas and exercising his imagination, while many of the characters whom he contributed his talents to line up to thank him.

Indexer Notes

Tribute to Neal Adams. Neal Adams dialogue quoted from The Comics Journal #72, May 1982.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. She's Got the Power!
    Shazam!
  2. 1. The New Champion of Shazam! Chapter One: The New Adventures of Someone Else
    Shazam!
  3. 2. The Endless Line
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