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Issue Details

Issue #21
Published November-December 1975
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor)

Cover Details - "The World of Giant Rats"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]. Pencils previously credited to Ernie Chan.
Reprinted In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

10 page Shazam! story "The World of Giant Rats"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Edgewise; Mork-El
Synopsis Captain Marvel travels to the year 81,953 and discovers that the land is ruled by giant rats, and mankind is reduced to hiding underground.
Genre superhero
Script William Woolfolk
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks Pete Costanza
Reprinted from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #145 (June 1953)

1 page Shazamail! letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset

1 page Shazam; Hostess advertisement "Minerva Menace!"

Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Ad for Hostess Twinkies.

8 page Shazam Presents Captain Marvel, Jr. story "The City in the Mirage"

Characters Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Red O'Riley; Dakmore (villain)
Synopsis Captain Marvel Jr. and his friend Red find a city in the desert. This city only appears once every thousand years.
Genre superhero
Script William Woolfolk
Pencils Bud Thompson
Inks Bud Thompson
Reprinted from Captain Marvel, Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #106 (February 1952)