Issue | #4 |
Published | July 1973 |
Frequency | monthly (with the exception of Mar., May, Aug., and Dec.) |
Cover Price | 0.20 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor) |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | C. C. Beck (signed) |
Inks | C. C. Beck (signed) |
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 |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Ibac the Cursed [Mr. Printwhistle] (villain); Ivan the Terrible; Borgia; Attila the Hun; Caligula |
Synopsis | Mr. Printwhistle has reformed but the villains who give him his powers convince him to change to Ibac one more time. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Denny O'Neil |
Pencils | C. C. Beck |
Inks | C. C. Beck |
Letters | C. C. Beck |
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) #4/1974; in Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Conway Mann; John Dingling; Uncle Dudley (cameo); Miss Joan Jameson (cameo); Sterling Morris (cameo); Cissie Sommerly (cameo); Pa Potter (cameo); Ma Potter (cameo); Professor Edgewise (cameo); Mr. Tawky-Tawny (cameo); Captain Marvel, Jr. [as Freddy Freeman] (cameo); Mary Marvel [as Mary Batson] (cameo) |
Synopsis | Conway Mann can see into the future in a mirror. He tries to use Billy to make some money but is ultimately thwarted. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Elliot S! Maggin |
Pencils | C. C. Beck |
Inks | C. C. Beck |
Letters | C. C. Beck |
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 |
Synopsis | The announcement of the Junior Bullpen Project, an attempt to get more young people entering the comic industry. |
Letters | Typeset |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | Includes letters from Otto Binder, Manly Wade Wellman and David Micheline. |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Bright; Sam Skowl [also as Pierpont J. Van Dyke and Chauncey Spinwheel] (villain) |
Synopsis | When Billy Batson finds a large diamond in the street, Captain Marvel gets the task of trying to find its owner. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Otto Binder |
Pencils | C. C. Beck |
Inks | Pete Costanza |
Reprinted | from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #97 (June 1949) |