Issue Details

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)

Cover Details - "The Mirrors That Revealed the Future!"

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

8 page Shazam! story "Ibac the Cursed!"

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

8 page Shazam! story "The Mirrors That Predicted the Future"

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

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

Synopsis	The announcement of the Junior Bullpen Project, an attempt to get more young people entering the comic industry.
Letters	Typeset

1 page Shazamail! letters page

Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Includes letters from Otto Binder, Manly Wade Wellman and David Micheline.

6 page Shazam! story "The Ownerless Diamond!"

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)