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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published October 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)

Cover Details

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Synopsis In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1
Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck; Jack Adler
Inks C. C. Beck; Jack Adler
Notes The cover is a combination of C.C. Beck's artwork and production director Jack Adler's photography. The cover is an infinity cover.

8 page Shazam! story "Better Late Than Never!"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Dr. Sivana (villain); Sterling Morris
Synopsis Dr. Sivana tricks Billy into wearing a watch made of Suspendium which freezes Billy and Captain Marvel as they try to say "Shazam".
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 Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

7 page Shazam! story "Dexter Knox and His Electric Grandmother!"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dexter Knox; Grandmother Knox
Synopsis When Grandmother Knox dusts Dexter's latest invention she is super-charged with electricity which is later used to power the lights in Miami after a blackout.
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

1 page Behind The Scenes at the DC Comic World promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis Information about the new tabloid sized book "The Amazing World of Superman".
Letters Typeset

5 page Shazam! story "The Marvel Family Battles the Man Who Changed the World"

Characters Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Professor Martin Mason; Miss Baker; Mrs. Barstow
Synopsis Professor Mason enlarges the Earth but his ray only works on inanimate matter so the people are now surrounded by large items.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprinted from Marvel Family, The (Fawcett, 1945 series) #53 (November 1950) [part 1]

1 page Shazamail! letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset