Issue | #24 |
Published | Spring 1976 |
Frequency | quarterly |
Cover Price | 0.30 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor) |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Ernie Chan |
Inks | Bob Oksner |
Reprinted | In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
Characters | Superman; aliens |
Synopsis | Aliens want to destroy the Earth as it is a backward planet of no use, until Superman introduces them to Hostess Cup Cakes. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell ? |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Vince Colletta |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | Hostess Cup Cakes ad. Inside front cover. |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana (villain); King Zurk (villain); Mr. Grunbock |
Synopsis | Dr. Sivana traps Billy with paralyzing gas and leaves him in outer space, unable to change to Captain Marvel. But when he discovers the Azpaks have taken over the world and want to kill him, Sivana is forced to rescue Billy to help destroy the Azpaks. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Otto Binder |
Pencils | C. C. Beck |
Inks | C. C. Beck |
Reprinted | from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #148 (September 1953) |
Characters | Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Robin Hood; Merry Men; King Richard the Lionhearted; John Freeman (first appearance; Freddy's ancestor; first to bear his family name); Earl of Nottingham (first appearance; villain) |
Synopsis | Freddy is magically summoned into the past by his ancestor to help him rescue Robin Hood and his Merry Men from the Earl of Nottingham. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | William Woolfolk |
Pencils | Bud Thompson |
Inks | Bud Thompson |
Reprinted | from Captain Marvel, Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #118 (April 1953) |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Letters | typeset |
Script | Bernard Kashdan |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Date of Filing: October 1, 1976. Average number copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 349,000. |