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Shazam! #1
Feb 1973 • DC Comics • 20¢ • Comic Book • 36 pgs.
On Sale Saturday, December 30, 1972
Shazam! #1 Cover Credits
Penciller:
C. C. Beck
Nick Cardy
Inker:
C. C. Beck
Murphy Anderson
Visit the Grand Comics Database (GCD) entry for Shazam! #1 [25908]
Item Solicitation
Captain Marvel returns after a 20 year hiatus -- along with the rest of The Marvel Family. They don't get a chance to rest because the evil Sivana Family is back as well. This two-chapter story is written by Denny O'Neil with art by original Cap artist C.C. Beck. This issue also features a back-up golden age story titled, “The Golden String,” from Captain Marvel Adventures #55.
Stories/Features

1. ...In the Beginning... (6 pages)
WriterPencillerInkerEditor
Denny O'Neil
C. C. Beck
C. C. Beck
Julius Schwartz
Cast List

Reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHAZAM! #1 - Feb 2007 (DC Comics)
Reprinted in SHAZAM! THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD #1 - Aug 2008 (DC Comics)

2. The World's Wickedest Plan (10 pages)
WriterPencillerInkerEditor
Denny O'Neil
C. C. Beck
C. C. Beck
Julius Schwartz
Cast List

Reprinted in SHAZAM! FROM THE 40'S TO THE '70S #1 - Jan 1977 (Harmony Books)
Reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHAZAM! #1 - Feb 2007 (DC Comics)
Reprinted in SHAZAM! THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD #1 - Aug 2008 (DC Comics)

3. Shazam & Son: The Story of the World's Mightiest Mortal (1 page)
WriterEditor
E. Nelson Bridwell
Julius Schwartz
Reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS SHAZAM! #1 - Feb 2007 (DC Comics)
Reprinted in SHAZAM! THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD #1 - Aug 2008 (DC Comics)

4. The Endless String! (8 pages)
WriterPencillerInkerEditor
Otto O. Binder
Pete Costanza
Pete Costanza
Wendell Crowley
Cast List

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