{"product_id":"2026100009829-secondhand-shazam-the-worlds-mightiest-mortal","title":"Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the golden age of superhero comics, few titles captured the imagination of young readers quite like Shazam! The World's Mightiest Mortal — DC Comics' celebrated revival of the original Captain Marvel, the boy who becomes a hero with one magic word. This issue, No. 29 (June 1977), chronicles the ongoing battle between the World's Mightiest Mortal and the sinister Prince Lucifer, who has empowered the brutish IBAC in a bid to seize control of the universe and destroy the wizard Shazam, the ancient guardian behind Billy Batson's incredible powers. The action-packed cover art — signed by the series' artist — perfectly encapsulates the explosive, larger-than-life energy that defined DC's Bronze Age output, with Captain Marvel trading thunderous blows against his monstrous adversary amid dramatic natural scenery.\n\nPart of DC's DC TV Comic line, this series was closely tied to the enormously popular Saturday morning cartoon adaptation, broadening the character's reach far beyond the printed page. Writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Bob Oksner brought a bright, wholesome tone to the series that distinguished it from grittier contemporaries, leaning into the mythological grandeur of the SHAZAM acronym — Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury — that grants Billy Batson his legendary abilities. For collectors and fans alike, this issue stands as a vivid artifact of a era when comics and television intersected to create something truly electric — leaving one to wonder what other battles await the World's Mightiest Mortal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216188580059,"sku":"2026100009829-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4329ea70-c75a-4eaf-a667-d9b1ea30cd07.png?v=1788404867","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009829-secondhand-shazam-the-worlds-mightiest-mortal","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}