(September 2008)

DC, 2008 Series
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Price
2.25 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
070989309227 01
Editing
Jann Jones; Stephanie Buscema (assistant editor); Adam Schlagman (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam! (DC, 2008 series) #1 [Direct Sales]. There exist further variants:

The World's Mightiest Mortal Is Back! (Table of Contents)

Billy Batson and the Magic of SHAZAM! / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Kunkel (signed)
Inks
Mike Kunkel (signed)
Colors
Mike Kunkel (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel; Billy Batson
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam! (DC, 2008 series) #1 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam! (2008 series) #1 [Direct Sales] Cover Thumbnail for Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam! (2008 series) #1 [Mike Kunkel Sketch Cover]
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Billy Batson and the Magic of SHAZAM! (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Kunkel
Inks
Mike Kunkel
Colors
Mike Kunkel
Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain Marvel

Indexer Notes

This page contains credits for this issue with an accompanying illustration and the Monster Society Code Key for deciphering some of the text in this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Billy Batson and the Magic of SHAZAM! / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Kunkel
Pencils
Mike Kunkel
Inks
Mike Kunkel
Colors
Mike Kunkel
Letters
Steve Wands
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Once upon a time there was a little boy...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Shazam; Theo Adam; Mrs. Snosey; Amelia Strikta; Mr. Morris
Synopsis
After Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel stop a runaway circus train, Captain Marvel must fool the Batsons' new principal into thinking he's their father.
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Indexer Notes

The story begins after Jeff Smith's Shazam! Monster Society of Evil series.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The World's Mightiest Mortal Is Back!
    Billy Batson and the Magic of SHAZAM!
  2. 1. Billy Batson and the Magic of SHAZAM!
  3. 2. ["Once upon a time there was a little boy..."]
    Billy Batson and the Magic of SHAZAM!
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