Shazam!: The Original Captain Marvel. Vol. 1, No. 1
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One magic word is all it takes to transform young Billy Batson into the World's Mightiest Mortal — and in February 1973, DC Comics made history by bringing that transformation to a whole new generation. Shazam! The Original Captain Marvel Issue #1 marks the triumphant return of the legendary Captain Marvel, the golden-age superhero who once outsold Superman himself, now relaunched in a brand-new series that sees Billy Batson thunder into action alongside the Man of Steel in a landmark team-up for the ages. Pencilled and inked by the character's iconic co-creator C.C. Beck, this debut issue channels the charm, warmth, and wholesome adventure that made the original Captain Marvel a cultural phenomenon in the 1940s. Beck's clean, expressive line work and the comic's joyful, all-ages tone stand in deliberate contrast to the darker superhero stories of the era, making Shazam! a fascinating artifact of comics history — one that asks whether the magic of a simpler, more innocent heroism can survive in a changing world. Can one word still move mountains?
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Published: 1973, DC Comics
Genre: Graphic novels
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One magic word is all it takes to transform young Billy Batson into the World's Mightiest Mortal — and in February 1973, DC Comics made history by bringing that transformation to a whole new generation. Shazam! The Original Captain Marvel Issue #1 marks the triumphant return of the legendary Captain Marvel, the golden-age superhero who once outsold Superman himself, now relaunched in a brand-new series that sees Billy Batson thunder into action alongside the Man of Steel in a landmark team-up for the ages. Pencilled and inked by the character's iconic co-creator C.C. Beck, this debut issue channels the charm, warmth, and wholesome adventure that made the original Captain Marvel a cultural phenomenon in the 1940s. Beck's clean, expressive line work and the comic's joyful, all-ages tone stand in deliberate contrast to the darker superhero stories of the era, making Shazam! a fascinating artifact of comics history — one that asks whether the magic of a simpler, more innocent heroism can survive in a changing world. Can one word still move mountains?