Shazam!

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

Feb 1973

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W: Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson Bridwell · A: C.C. Beck

Origin of Captain Marvel (Golden Age)

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#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

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#3

Jun 1973

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W: Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! Maggin · A: C.C. Beck

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#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

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#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

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#6

Photo cover by C.C. Beck

Oct 1973

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W: Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! Maggin · A: C.C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger

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#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

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#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

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#9

Jan 1974

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W: Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! Maggin · A: C.C. Beck, Dave Cockrum

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#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

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#11

Mar 1974

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W: E. Nelson Bridwell, Elliot S! Maggin · A: Bob Oksner, Vince Colletta, Kurt Schaffenberger

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#12

Jun 1974

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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

Aug 1974

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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

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#14

Oct 1974

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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

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#15

Dec 1974

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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

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#16

Feb 1975

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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

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#17

Apr 1975

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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

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#18

Jun 1975

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W: Elliot S! Maggin, E. Nelson Bridwell · A: Bob Oksner, Kurt Schaffenberger

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#19

Aug 1975

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W: Elliot S! Maggin, E. Nelson Bridwell · A: Kurt Schaffenberger, Bob Oksner

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#20

Oct 1975

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W: Elliot S! Maggin · A: Kurt Schaffenberger

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#21

Dec 1975

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W: C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza · A: C.C. Beck, Bud Thompson

Reprints from Captain Marvel Adventures #145 & Captain Marvel Jr. #106

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#22

Feb 1976

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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

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#23

Dec 1976

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W: Otto Binder · A: C.C. Beck

Reprint from The Marvel Family #56 (Feb 1951); Winter 1976

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#24

Cover Date based on ad content

Jun 1976

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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

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#25

Oct 1976

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W: Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson Bridwell · A: Dick Giordano, Kurt Schaffenberger

1st appearance of Isis; Origin of Isis; Don Glut L.O.C.

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#26

Dec 1976

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W: E. Nelson Bridwell · A: Kurt Schaffenberger

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#27

Feb 1977

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W: E. Nelson Bridwell · A: Kurt Schaffenberger, Curt Swan

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#28

Apr 1977

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W: E. Nelson Bridwell · A: Kurt Schaffenberger

Versus Black Adam

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#29

Jun 1977

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W: E. Nelson Bridwell, Mike Gold · A: Kurt Schaffenberger

Versus Ibac

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#32

Dec 1977

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W: E. Nelson Bridwell · A: Tenny Henson

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#34

Apr 1978

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W: E. Nelson Bridwell · A: Alan Weiss

Origin of Captain Marvel Jr.

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#35

Jun 1978

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W: E. Nelson Bridwell · A: Don Newton

Continued in World’s Finest Comics #253; Final issue

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