Shazam!

    (DC, 1973-1976)
™ 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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Shazam! #1

February, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
14 copies available from $20.00 		Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson BridwellC.C. Beck
Shazam! #2

April, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
15 copies available from $6.00 		Partial photo cover by C.C. Beck; Versus Mr. Mind; Versus Wizzo the Wizard; Versus niatpaC levraM; Reprint from Captain Marvel Adventures #139 Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! MagginC.C. Beck
Shazam! #3

June, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
14 copies available from $4.75 		Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! MagginC.C. Beck
Shazam! #4

July, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
17 copies available from $4.75 		Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! Maggin, Otto BinderC.C. Beck
Shazam! #5

September, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
14 copies available from $2.75 		Elliot S! MagginC.C. Beck
Shazam! #6

October, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
15 copies available from $3.80 		Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! MagginC.C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger
Shazam! #7

November, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
11 copies available from $2.99 		Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson BridwellC.C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger
Shazam! #8

December, 1973
Cover Price: $0.50
6 copies available from $13.00 		Otto BinderC.C. Beck, Mac Raboy, Jack Binder
Shazam! #9

January, 1974
Cover Price: $0.20
7 copies available from $10.00 		Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! MagginC.C. Beck, Dave Cockrum
Shazam! #10

February, 1974
Cover Price: $0.20
10 copies available from $4.80 		Elliot S! Maggin, E. Nelson Bridwell, C.C. BeckBob Oksner, Vince Colletta
Shazam! #11

March, 1974
Cover Price: $0.20
11 copies available from $2.62 		E. Nelson Bridwell, Elliot S! MagginBob Oksner, Vince Colletta, Kurt Schaffenberger
Shazam! #12

June, 1974
Cover Price: $0.60
4 copies available from $16.00 		E. Nelson Bridwell, Elliot S! Maggin, William WoolfolkBob Oksner, Dick Giordano, Jack Binder, Pete Costanza
Shazam! #13

August, 1974
Cover Price: $0.60
3 copies available from $9.98 		Elliot S! MagginBob Oksner, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza
Shazam! #14

October, 1974
Cover Price: $0.60
4 copies available from $6.00 		Dennis O’NeilKurt Schaffenberger, Pete Costanza, C.C. Beck, Jack Binder
Shazam! #15

December, 1974
Cover Price: $0.60
7 copies available from $12.00 		Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson BridwellBob Oksner, Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger, C.C. Beck
Shazam! #16

February, 1975
Cover Price: $0.60
1 copy available for $16.00 		Elliot S! Maggin, Otto Binder, William Woolfolk, E. Nelson BridwellKurt Schaffenberger, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Bud Thompson, Bob Oksner
Shazam! #17

April, 1975
Cover Price: $0.60
1 copy available for $18.00 		Dennis O’Neil, Otto Binder, William WoolfolkKurt Schaffenberger, C.C. Beck, Jack Binder
Shazam! #18

June, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
5 copies available from $7.00 		Elliot S! Maggin, E. Nelson BridwellBob Oksner, Kurt Schaffenberger
Shazam! #19

August, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
2 copies available from $8.00 		Elliot S! Maggin, E. Nelson BridwellKurt Schaffenberger, Bob Oksner
Shazam! #20

October, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
3 copies available from $5.00 		Elliot S! MagginKurt Schaffenberger
Shazam! #21

December, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
3 copies available from $8.00 		C.C. Beck, Pete CostanzaC.C. Beck, Bud Thompson
Shazam! #22

February, 1976
Cover Price: $0.25
5 copies available from $4.25 		Otto Binder, E. Nelson BridwellC.C. Beck, Jack Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger
Shazam! #23

December, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $8.00 		Otto BinderC.C. Beck
Shazam! #24

June, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $7.50 		Cover Date based on ad content; 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 Otto Binder, William WoolfolkC.C. Beck, Bud Thompson
Shazam! #25

October, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
2 copies available from $55.00 		Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson BridwellDick Giordano, Kurt Schaffenberger
Shazam! #26

December, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $4.50 		E. Nelson BridwellKurt Schaffenberger
Shazam! #27

February, 1977
Cover Price: $0.30
3 copies available from $2.75 		E. Nelson BridwellKurt Schaffenberger, Curt Swan
Shazam! #28

April, 1977
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $230.00 		E. Nelson BridwellKurt Schaffenberger
Shazam! #29

June, 1977
Cover Price: $0.30
3 copies available from $1.75 		E. Nelson Bridwell, Mike GoldKurt Schaffenberger
Shazam! #32

December, 1977
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $9.00 		E. Nelson BridwellTenny Henson
Shazam! #34

April, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $9.98 		E. Nelson BridwellAlan Weiss
Shazam! #35

June, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
3 copies available from $6.65 		E. Nelson BridwellDon Newton