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Issue Details

Issue #30
Published July-August 1977
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.35 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joe Orlando

Cover Details - "Captain Marvel Fights the Man of Steel"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana]; Superman (robot)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Reprinted In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Batman & Robin; Hostess Cup Cakes advertisement "Birds of a Feather"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; U.S. Army personnel; Pigeon Person (villain)
Synopsis The Pigeon Person is using giant flocks to steal landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, but Batman and Robin capture her and stop her from stealing Mount Rushmore by distracting her pigeons with Hostess Cup Cakes.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes An advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff. On inside front cover.

17 page Shazam!; Captain Marvel story "Captain Marvel Fights the Man of Steel"

Characters Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mentor [Uncle Dudley]]; Atlas; Lieutenant Marvels [Fat Marvel [Fat Billy Batson]; Hill Marvel [Hill Billy Batson]; Tall Marvel [Tall Billy Marvel]]; Marilyn Watson; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana] (villain); Superman (robot); Joe Magarac (villain)
Synopsis Dr. Sivana creates robots, including one of Superman, to destroy the steel mills in Pittsburgh.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Vince Colletta
Colors Jerry Serpe
Notes Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Reprinted In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Shazamail! letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Robert MacEwen, Charles David Haskell and Ross Gerry - and responses from E. Nelson Bridwell.

1 page Daily Planet promo (ad from the publisher) "Daily Planet Volume 77 Issue 15"

Characters Orion
Editing Bob Rozakis; Anthony Tollin (production)
Notes Volume 77, Issue 15, Week of April 11, 1977. Solicitation for titles shipping the weeks of April 11, 1977 and April 18, 1977. Spotlight on THE RETURN OF THE NEW GODS #12 and RICHARD DRAGON, KUNG FU FIGHTER #16.

1 page Spalding advertisement "Street Ball"

Characters Rick Barry; Dr. J [Julius Erving]
Synopsis NBA stars Rick Barry and Julius "Dr. J" Erving demonstrate their skills at a playground basketball game with some kids and discuss the quality of Spalding autograph basketballs.
Genre Sports
Pencils Jack Davis (signed)
Inks Jack Davis (signed)
Notes Ad for Spalding basketballs. On back cover.