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Shazam!

    (DC, 1973-1978)
™ and ©1973 DC Comics, Inc.

The original Captain Marvel was created for Fawcett’s Whiz Comics in 1939. In 1953, DC sued Fawcett, claiming that Captain Marvel, who has superhuman strength, can fly at supersonic speed, and is impervious to bullets, was a copy of Superman. Fawcett was forced to retire the hero, but in an act of sheer irony, DC rival Marvel Comics succeeded in locking in a trademark on the name Captain Marvel for one of their super-heroes in the 1960s.

DC brought the original Captain Marvel out of suspended animation in the 1970s for a Saturday morning children’s television show. This title, which coincided with the show, told of how a homeless boy named Billy Batson was given the power to turn into a super-hero by invoking the names of six mighty heroes in the acronym SHAZAM (Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury). Drawn by the original artist, C.C. Beck, Shazam! maintains the classic feel of the original Captain Marvel series.
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  • 1
    #1
    Feb 1973
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: C.C. Beck
    Origin of Captain Marvel (Golden Age)
    13 copies from $30.00
  • 2
    #2
    Partial photo cover by C.C. Beck
    Apr 1973
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    W: Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! Maggin  ·  A: C.C. Beck
    Versus Mr. Mind; Versus niatpaC levraM; Versus Wizzo the Wizard; Reprint from Captain Marvel Adventures #139
    16 copies from $5.10
  • 3
    #3
    Jun 1973
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    W: Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! Maggin  ·  A: C.C. Beck
    14 copies from $5.00
  • 4
    #4
    Jul 1973
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    W: Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! Maggin, Otto Binder  ·  A: C.C. Beck
    David Micheline L.O.C.; Otto Binder L.O.C.; Reprint from Captain Marvel Adventures #97
    18 copies from $5.25
  • 5
    #5
    Sep 1973
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    W: Elliot S! Maggin  ·  A: C.C. Beck
    Captain Marvel Jr. Backup story; Reprint from Marvel Family #25
    14 copies from $2.75
  • 6
    #6
    Photo cover by C.C. Beck
    Oct 1973
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! Maggin  ·  A: C.C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger
    16 copies from $3.50
  • 7
    #7
    Nov 1973
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    W: Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: C.C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger
    Reprint from Marvel Family #53
    12 copies from $4.50
  • 8
    #8
    Dec 1973
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    W: Otto Binder  ·  A: C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy, Jack Binder
    Reprints from Captain Marvel Adventures #18, 71, 79-80, 82, Marvel Family #1, Captain Marvel, Jr. #14, Mary Marvel #17; 100 Page giant; Scheduled as DC 100-Page Super-Spectacular #DC-23
    6 copies from $17.00
  • 9
    #9
    Jan 1974
    Cover: $0.20
    W: Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! Maggin  ·  A: C.C. Beck, Dave Cockrum
    9 copies from $7.00
  • 10
    #10
    Feb 1974
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    W: Elliot S! Maggin, E. Nelson Bridwell, C.C. Beck  ·  A: Bob Oksner, Vince Colletta
    Versus Aunt Minerva
    10 copies from $9.50
  • 11
    #11
    Mar 1974
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    W: E. Nelson Bridwell, Elliot S! Maggin  ·  A: Bob Oksner, Vince Colletta, Kurt Schaffenberger
    9 copies from $4.50
  • 12
    #12
    Jun 1974
    Cover: $0.60
    W: E. Nelson Bridwell, Elliot S! Maggin, William Woolfolk  ·  A: Bob Oksner, Dick Giordano, Jack Binder, Pete Costanza
    Reprints from Mary Marvel #24 (May 1948), Captain Marvel Adventures #59 (Apr 1946), and Marvel Family #10 (Apr 1947); May-Jun issue; Time travel
    4 copies from $11.98
  • 13
    #13
    Aug 1974
    Cover: $0.60
    W: Elliot S! Maggin  ·  A: Bob Oksner, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza
    Reprints from Captain Marvel Jr. #92, Captain Marvel Adventures #67, 79, 119, 133, Marvel Family #72; 100 Page giant
    3 copies from $11.98
  • 14
    #14
    Oct 1974
    Cover: $0.60
    W: Dennis O’Neil  ·  A: Kurt Schaffenberger, Pete Costanza, C.C. Beck, Jack Binder
    Reprints from Captain Marvel Adventures #57, 102, 126, Captain Marvel Jr. #83, Mary Marvel #2, Marvel Family #86; 100 Page giant
    5 copies from $6.00
  • 15
    #15
    Dec 1974
    Cover: $0.60
    W: Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: Bob Oksner, Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger, C.C. Beck
    Special Scientists -and- Inventors Issue!; Reprints from Marvel Family #47 (May 1950), #50 (Aug 1950), #88 (Oct 1953), and Captain Marvel Adventures #53 (Feb 1946), #115 (Dec 1950) and #134 (Jul 1952); 100 Page giant; Nov-Dec issue
    8 copies from $12.00
  • 16
    #16
    Feb 1975
    Cover: $0.60
    W: Elliot S! Maggin, Otto Binder, William Woolfolk, E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: Kurt Schaffenberger, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Bud Thompson, Bob Oksner
    Reprints from Marvel Family #29, 53, 59, Captain Marvel Adventures #103, 137, Captain Marvel Jr. #118; Versus Seven Deadly Sins; 100 Page giant
    1 copy for $15.00
  • 17
    #17
    Apr 1975
    Cover: $0.60
    W: Dennis O’Neil, Otto Binder, William Woolfolk  ·  A: Kurt Schaffenberger, C.C. Beck, Jack Binder
    Reprints from Marvel Family #7 (Dec 1946), #33 (Mar 1949), and #41 (Nov 1949), Captain Marvel Adventures #53 (Feb 1946), #57 (Mar 1946), #129 (Feb 1952), and #150 (Nov 1953); Mar-Apr issue
    1 copy for $17.00
  • 18
    #18
    Jun 1975
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Elliot S! Maggin, E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: Bob Oksner, Kurt Schaffenberger
    6 copies from $5.50
  • 19
    #19
    Aug 1975
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    W: Elliot S! Maggin, E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: Kurt Schaffenberger, Bob Oksner
    5 copies from $4.50
  • 20
    #20
    Oct 1975
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    W: Elliot S! Maggin  ·  A: Kurt Schaffenberger
    4 copies from $2.00
  • 21
    #21
    Dec 1975
    Cover: $0.25
    W: C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza  ·  A: C.C. Beck, Bud Thompson
    Reprints from Captain Marvel Adventures #145 & Captain Marvel Jr. #106
    4 copies from $10.20
  • 22
    #22
    Feb 1976
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Otto Binder, E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: C.C. Beck, Jack Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger
    Reprints from Captain Marvel Adventures #149 (Oct 1953)and Marvel Family #19 (Jan 1948); Jan-Feb issue
    7 copies from $4.25
  • 23
    #23
    Dec 1976
    Cover: $0.30
    W: Otto Binder  ·  A: C.C. Beck
    Reprint from The Marvel Family #56 (Feb 1951); Winter 1976
    2 copies from $16.00
  • 24
    #24
    Cover Date based on ad content
    Jun 1976
    Cover: $0.30
    W: Otto Binder, William Woolfolk  ·  A: C.C. Beck, Bud Thompson
    Reprints from Captain Marvel Adventures #148 (Sep 1953) and Captain Marvel Jr. #118 (Apr 1953); Spring 1976; Statement of Ownerhip, Management and Circulation for October 1, 1975
    1 copy for $7.50
  • 25
    #25
    Oct 1976
    Cover: $0.30
    W: Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: Dick Giordano, Kurt Schaffenberger
    1st appearance of Isis; Origin of Isis; Don Glut L.O.C.
    2 copies from $13.00
  • 26
    #26
    Dec 1976
    Cover: $0.30
    W: E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: Kurt Schaffenberger
    2 copies from $4.50
  • 27
    #27
    Feb 1977
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    W: E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: Kurt Schaffenberger, Curt Swan
    3 copies from $1.10
  • 28
    #28
    Apr 1977
    Cover: $0.30
    W: E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: Kurt Schaffenberger
    Versus Black Adam
    1 copy for $230.00
  • 29
    #29
    Jun 1977
    Cover: $0.30
    W: E. Nelson Bridwell, Mike Gold  ·  A: Kurt Schaffenberger
    Versus Ibac
    4 copies from $0.70
  • 32
    #32
    Dec 1977
    Cover: $0.35
    W: E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: Tenny Henson
    1 copy for $9.00
  • 35
    #35
    Jun 1978
    Cover: $0.35
    W: E. Nelson Bridwell  ·  A: Don Newton
    Continued in World’s Finest Comics #253; Final issue
    1 copy for $14.50