Issue Details

Issue	#12
Published	May-June 1974
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.60 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant)

Cover Details

Characters	Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley] (inset)]; Dr. Sivana (inset); Nightowl (inset)
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]
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Shazam! foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Characters	Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Shazam
Genre	superhero

7 page Shazam! story "The Golden Plague!"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Miss Joan Jameson; Jarl 499-642-831; Dr. Thomas Kilowatt
Synopsis	Jarl 499-642-831 travels from the year 2349 to find out the secret of the day where Captain Marvel performed no recorded deeds.
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bob Oksner
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].
Reprinted	In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

11 page Mary Marvel story "Mary Marvel Versus Nightowl"

Characters	Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Nightowl (villain); Mrs. Bromfield
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jack Binder
Inks	Jack Binder
Notes	Part 1: "Evil in the Night" (6 pages), Part II: "Fate's Choice" (5 pages)
Reprinted	from Mary Marvel (Fawcett, 1945 series) #24 (May 1948)

2 page Shazam! filler "Billy Batson's Family Album"

Characters	Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [as Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]]; Lieutenant Marvels [Fat Marvel [Fat Billy]; Tall Marvel [Tall Billy]; Hill Marvel [Hill Billy]]; Uncle Ebenezer Batson; William Batson; Wild Bill Batson; Willard Batson; Freckles Dudley
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Reprinted	in Shazam! (Williams Forlag A/S, 1974 series) #11/1974

9 page Shazam! story "Uncle Marvel's Wedding!"

Characters	Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (on a poster); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (on a poster)]; Aunt Minerva (villain, intro); Handsome Harry
Genre	superhero
Script	William Woolfolk
Reprinted	from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #59 (April 26, 1946)

6 page Captain Marvel, Jr. story "The Longest Block in the World!"

Characters	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mr. Dockles; Gregory Gosharootie; Dr. Kassover
Synopsis	Captain Marvel Jr. stumbles across a ring of spies that have tricked Gregory Gosharootie into stealing Dr. Kassover's mail.
Genre	superhero
Script	Elliot S! Maggin
Pencils	Dick Giordano
Inks	Dick Giordano
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].
Reprinted	In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Shazamail! letters page

Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset

2 page Shazam! filler "The Shazam Gods and Heroes"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Solomon; Hercules; Atlas; Zeus; Achilles; Mercury; Vulcan; Shazam
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Reprinted	in Shazam! (Williams Forlag A/S, 1974 series) #11/1974

9 page Marvel Family story "The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family"

Characters	Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]]; Sivana Family [Dr. Sivana; Sivana, Jr.; Georgia] (villain); Shazam
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Pete Costanza
Inks	Pete Costanza
Notes	Part 1
Reprinted	from Marvel Family, The (Fawcett, 1945 series) #10 (April 1947)

6 page Mary Marvel story "The Sinking of Atlantis"

Characters	Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Georgia (villain); Professor Chal-Patzun
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Jack Binder
Inks	Jack Binder
Notes	Part 2. Set in Atlantis in 8,000 B.C.
Reprinted	from Marvel Family, The (Fawcett, 1945 series) #10 (April 1947)

8 page Captain Marvel story "Danger in the Deep!"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana (villain); Professor Chal-Patzun
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Pete Costanza
Inks	Pete Costanza
Notes	Part 3
Reprinted	from Marvel Family, The (Fawcett, 1945 series) #10 (April 1947)

6 page Captain Marvel, Jr. story "Atlantis Rises Again"

Characters	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Sivana, Jr. (villain); Chass Passon
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Bud Thompson
Inks	Bud Thompson
Notes	Part 4. Set in Atlantis in 12,000 A.D.
Reprinted	from Marvel Family, The (Fawcett, 1945 series) #10 (April 1947)

9 page Marvel Family story "The Battle of the Age!"

Characters	Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Sivana Family [Dr. Sivana; Sivana, Jr.; Georgia] (villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Pete Costanza
Inks	Pete Costanza
Notes	Part 5
Reprinted	from Marvel Family, The (Fawcett, 1945 series) #10 (April 1947)

7 page Shazam! story "Mighty Master of the Martial Arts!"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Jeremy Senshoo; Chef Pierre (villain)
Synopsis	Something has turned Billy's favorite TV actor, Jeremy Senshoo, into a criminal.
Genre	superhero
Script	Elliot S! Maggin
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Vince Colletta
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].
Reprinted	in Shazam! (Williams Forlag A/S, 1974 series) #11/1974; in Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Super-Spectacular Shazamail! letters page

Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset