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Shazam! The Greatest Stories Ever Told
#1
Aug 2008
• DC Comics
• $24.99
• Trade Paperback
• 224 pgs.
On Sale
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
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Item Solicitation
An earth-shattering volume collecting stories from Whiz Comics #2,Captain Marvel Adventures #1,137,148, Marvel Family #21, 85, Shazam! #1, 14, DC Comics Presents Annual #3, Superman #276, L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #31, Power of SHAZAM! #33 and Adventures in the DC Universe #5.
Advance-solicited; on sale March 26 o 224 pg, FC, $24.99 US
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Stories/Features
1. Introduction by Jeff Smith (2 pages)
2. [Introducing Captain Marvel] (13 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Editor |
Bill Parker
| C. C. Beck
| C. C. Beck
| Bill Parker
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Cast List
• Originally published in WHIZ COMICS #2 - Feb 1940 (Fawcett Publications)
3. [Captain Marvel and the Monsters of Saturn] (15 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker |
Joe Simon
| Jack Kirby
| Jack Kirby
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Cast List
4. The Marvel Family vs. The Trio of Terror (0 page)
| Penciller | Inker |
C. C. Beck
| C. C. Beck
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Cast List
5. Captain Marvel Battles King Kull and the Seven Sins (8 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Editor |
Otto O. Binder
| C. C. Beck
| C. C. Beck
| Wendell Crowley
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Cast List
- Marvel Family Hero:
Captain Marvel, Shazam - Marvel Family Villain:
Envy, Greed, Hatred, Injustice, King Kull, Laziness, Pride, Selfishness - Marvel Family Supporting Cast:
Dexter Knox, Sterling Morris, Doc Quartz
6. Captain Marvel Battles the World (10 pages)
| Penciller | Inker |
C. C. Beck
| C. C. Beck
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Cast List
7. The Marvel Family Battles The Primate Plot - Chapter One: The Jungle Jigsaw (6 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Editor |
Otto O. Binder
| Kurt Schaffenberger
| Kurt Schaffenberger
| Wendell Crowley
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Cast List
8. The Marvel Family Battles The Primate Plot - Chapter Two: The Ape Army Attacks (6 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Editor |
Otto O. Binder
| Kurt Schaffenberger
| Kurt Schaffenberger
| Wendell Crowley
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Cast List
9. The Marvel Family Battles The Primate Plot - Chapter Three: World of Apes (5 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Editor |
Otto O. Binder
| Kurt Schaffenberger
| Kurt Schaffenberger
| Wendell Crowley
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Cast List
10. ...In the Beginning... (6 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Editor |
Denny O'Neil
| C. C. Beck
| C. C. Beck
| Julius Schwartz
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Cast List
• Originally published in SHAZAM! #1 - Feb 1973 (DC Comics)
11. The World's Wickedest Plan (10 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Editor |
Denny O'Neil
| C. C. Beck
| C. C. Beck
| Julius Schwartz
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Cast List
- Marvel Family Hero:
Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Jr., Mary Marvel, Mr. Tawky Tawny, Uncle Marvel - Marvel Family Villain:
Mr. Mind, Dr. Sivana, Georgia Sivana - Marvel Family Supporting Cast:
Professor Edgewise, Joan Jameson, Sterling Morris, Ma Potter, Pa Potter, Beautia Sivana, Cissie Summerly
• Originally published in SHAZAM! #1 - Feb 1973 (DC Comics)
12. Shazam & Son: The Story of the World's Mightiest Mortal (1 page)
| Writer | Editor |
E. Nelson Bridwell
| Julius Schwartz
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• Originally published in SHAZAM! #1 - Feb 1973 (DC Comics)
13. Make Way for Captain Thunder! (20 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Editor |
Elliot S! Maggin
| Curt Swan
| Bob Oksner
| Julius Schwartz
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Synopsis
Willie Fawcett (Captain Thunder) is magically transported to Metropolis by his arch-enemies, The Monster League of Evil.
Story Notes
This issue featured a Captain Marvel doppelganger named 'Captain Thunder.'
As you may know, 'Captain Thunder' was the name initially given the character who was to be later renamed Captain Marvel.
Cast List
14. The Evil Return of the Monster Society - Chapter I: The Meeting of the Monsters! (10 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Editor |
Denny O'Neil
| Kurt Schaffenberger
| Kurt Schaffenberger
| Julius Schwartz
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Cast List
• Originally published in SHAZAM! #14 - Oct 1974 (DC Comics)
15. The Evil Return of the Monster Society - Chapter II: The Monsters Are Coming! The Monsters Are Coming! (10 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Editor |
Denny O'Neil
| Kurt Schaffenberger
| Kurt Schaffenberger
| Julius Schwartz
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Cast List
• Originally published in SHAZAM! #14 - Oct 1974 (DC Comics)
16. Superman and Shazam!: With One Magic Word (40 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Colorist | Letterer | Editor |
Joey Cavalieri
| Gil Kane
| Gil Kane
| Carl Gafford
| Ben Oda
| Julius Schwartz
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Cast List
- Marvel Family Hero:
Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Jr., Mary Marvel, Shazam - Marvel Family Villain:
Dr. Sivana - Marvel Family Supporting Cast:
Achilles, Atlas, Hercules, Mercury, Sterling Morris, Solomon - DC Hero:
Superman, Superman I - Marvel Family Supporting Cast:
Zeus - DC Supporting Cast:
Lana Lang
17. Where Dreams End (24 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Colorist | Letterer | Editor |
Alan Grant
| Barry Kitson
| Barry Kitson
| Lovern Kindzierski
| Gaspar Saladino
| Dan Raspler
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Cast List
18. Yeah--This is a Face Only a Mother Could Love… (22 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Colorist | Letterer | Editor |
Jerry Ordway
| Pete Krause
| Dick Giordano
| Glenn Whitmore
| John Costanza
| Mike Carlin
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Cast List
19. Out of the Dark Cloud (12 pages)
| Writer | Penciller | Inker | Colorist | Letterer | Editor |
Steve Vance
| John Delaney
| Ron Boyd
| Steve Vance
| Janice Chiang
| Kevin Dooley
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