Issue Details

Issue	#14
Published	September-October 1974
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.60 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
Notes	Theme: Stories about books.

Cover Details - "A New Book-Length Shazam Family Thriller!"

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]; Mr. Mind; Mr. Tawky-Tawny (inset); Bluebeard (inset); King Kull (inset); Jeremy Thremm (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 "Contents"

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

20 page Marvel Family story "The Evil Return of the Monster Society"

Characters	Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]]; New Monster Society of Evil [Dr. Sivana; Sivana Jr.; Georgia Sivana; Mr. Mind; Ibac] (villain)
Synopsis	Mr. Mind convinces Sivana to help him rebuild the Monster Society of Evil but they are easily stopped by the Marvel Family. Sivana escapes by capturing Uncle Dudley and uses his dreams about mythological creators to form another Monster Society of Evil made up of real monsters.
Genre	superhero
Script	Denny O'Neil
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes	"The Evil Return of the Monster Society" (10 pages); Chapter II: "The Monsters Are Coming! The Monsters Are Coming!" (10 pages). 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) #5/1975; In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

12 page Shazam! story "The Prophetic Book!"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Joel Brompton; Samuel Stone (villain); Gunner Gallo (villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Pete Costanza
Inks	Pete Costanza
Reprinted	from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #57 (March 29, 1946)

9 page Captain Marvel, Jr. story "The Man Who Lived History!"

Characters	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Jeremy Thremm
Genre	superhero
Script	William Woolfolk
Pencils	Joe Certa
Reprinted	from Captain Marvel, Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #83 (March 1950)

6 page Shazam! story "Mr. Tawny's Fight for Fame"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Tawky-Tawny
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck
Reprinted	from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #126 (November 1951)

1 page Shazam! filler "Shazam Trivia Quiz"

Characters	Captain Marvel [as Billy Batson]; Sivana Family [Beautia; Sivana, Jr.; Georgia; Magnificus]; Lieutenant Marvels [Fat Marvel [as Fat Billy]; Hill Marvel [as Hill Billy]; Tall Marvel [as Tall Billy]]
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	various
Inks	various

1 page Legends of Shazam! text article "1. Solomon"

Characters	Solomon
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset

7 page Mary Marvel story "Curse of the Books!"

Characters	Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Mrs. Bromfield; Joshua Joad; John Elson; Arthur Archer (villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Jack Binder
Inks	Jack Binder
Reprinted	from Mary Marvel (Fawcett, 1945 series) #2 (June 1946)

1 page Shazamail! letters page

Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset

7 page Shazam! story "The Magic Mix-Up"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Tweedle
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	Pete Costanza
Reprinted	from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #102 (November 1949)

16 page Marvel Family story "The Word Wrecker!"

Characters	Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; King Kull (villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes	Chapter One: "Burn, Books---Burn!" (6 pages); Chapter Two: "The Peril of the Paper Pyres" (6 pages); Chapter Three: "Battle of the Books" (4.66 pages)
Reprinted	from Marvel Family, The (Fawcett, 1945 series) #86 (August 1951)

Half page Shazam! filler "Answers to the Shazam Trivia Quiz"

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

1 page Superman-Shazam Battle Page letters page

Letters

typeset