Special Edition Comics: 64 Pages - New Adventures Of Captain Marvel
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
A landmark moment in the history of American comics, Special Edition Comics #1 is the historic publication that introduced the world to Captain Marvel — the red-suited, lightning-bolt-emblazoned superhero who would become one of the most beloved figures of the Golden Age of comics. Published by Fawcett Publications in 1940, this landmark single issue presents 64 pages of brand-new adventures, following young Billy Batson, a boy who transforms into the mighty Captain Marvel by uttering the magic word Shazam! The stories chronicle his high-flying battles against villainy, set against a backdrop of rockets, explosions, and the soaring optimism of an era that desperately needed heroes. Special Edition Comics #1 holds an almost mythological status in the world of comic book collecting, representing the very first solo publication dedicated entirely to Captain Marvel, who would go on to outsell even Superman during the 1940s. The artwork captures the kinetic energy and bold, primary-coloured dynamism that defined Fawcett's visual style, while the storytelling argues for a simpler, archetypal form of heroism — the idea that goodness, courage, and power can be vested in the most ordinary of individuals. For collectors and enthusiasts of sequential art history alike, this is an artefact that poses an irresistible question: what does it mean when a child can become the World's Mightiest Mortal?
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark moment in the history of American comics, Special Edition Comics #1 is the historic publication that introduced the world to Captain Marvel — the red-suited, lightning-bolt-emblazoned superhero who would become one of the most beloved figures of the Golden Age of comics. Published by Fawcett Publications in 1940, this landmark single issue presents 64 pages of brand-new adventures, following young Billy Batson, a boy who transforms into the mighty Captain Marvel by uttering the magic word Shazam! The stories chronicle his high-flying battles against villainy, set against a backdrop of rockets, explosions, and the soaring optimism of an era that desperately needed heroes. Special Edition Comics #1 holds an almost mythological status in the world of comic book collecting, representing the very first solo publication dedicated entirely to Captain Marvel, who would go on to outsell even Superman during the 1940s. The artwork captures the kinetic energy and bold, primary-coloured dynamism that defined Fawcett's visual style, while the storytelling argues for a simpler, archetypal form of heroism — the idea that goodness, courage, and power can be vested in the most ordinary of individuals. For collectors and enthusiasts of sequential art history alike, this is an artefact that poses an irresistible question: what does it mean when a child can become the World's Mightiest Mortal?