Shazam! #7
(November 1973)

DC, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, (with the exception of Mar., May, Aug. and Dec.)
On-sale Date
1973-08-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from the house ad in From Beyond the Unknown #25 and Comic Reader #99.

The Troubles of the Talking Tiger! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck (signed)
Inks
C. C. Beck (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1595
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Tawky Tawny
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Troubles of the Talking Tiger (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
C. C. Beck

Job Number
S-1576
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

Indexer Notes

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

What's in a Name? Doomsday! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
C. C. Beck

Job Number
S-1570
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (cameo); Sterling Morris; Mr. Grump; Ma Potter; Pa Potter; Doc Quartz; Dr. Sivana; Felix the Fence
Synopsis
A rumor gets started that if someone says "Captain Marvel" that bad things will happen.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

The Man Who Changed the World! (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1583-A
Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Professor Martin Mason
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Troubles of the Talking Tiger!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  2. 1. The Troubles of the Talking Tiger
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  3. 2. What's in a Name? Doomsday!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  4. 3. The Man Who Changed the World!
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • CTGarry
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore