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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#1

February, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
14 copies available from $20.00 		Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson BridwellC.C. Beck
#2 (Partial photo cover by C.C. Beck)

April, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
13 copies available from $6.00 		Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! MagginC.C. Beck
#3

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

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

September, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
12 copies available from $2.75 		Elliot S! MagginC.C. Beck
#6 (Photo cover by C.C. Beck)

October, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
13 copies available from $2.20 		Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! MagginC.C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger
#7

November, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
11 copies available from $3.14 		Dennis O’Neil, E. Nelson BridwellC.C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger
#8

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

January, 1974
Cover Price: $0.20
7 copies available from $10.00 		Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! MagginC.C. Beck, Dave Cockrum
#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
#11

March, 1974
Cover Price: $0.20
11 copies available from $1.53 		E. Nelson Bridwell, Elliot S! MagginBob Oksner, Vince Colletta, Kurt Schaffenberger
#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
#13

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

October, 1974
Cover Price: $0.60
4 copies available from $6.00 		Dennis O’NeilKurt Schaffenberger, Pete Costanza, C.C. Beck, Jack Binder
#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
#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
#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
#18

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

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

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

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

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

December, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $8.00 		Otto BinderC.C. Beck
#24 (Cover Date based on ad content)

June, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $7.50 		Otto Binder, William WoolfolkC.C. Beck, Bud Thompson
#25

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

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

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

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

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

December, 1977
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $9.00 		E. Nelson BridwellTenny Henson
#33

February, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $3.96 		E. Nelson BridwellTenny Henson, Kurt Schaffenberger
#34

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

June, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
2 copies available from $3.80 		E. Nelson BridwellDon Newton