Shazam!: The Original 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
Long before the age of cinematic universes and multi-billion-dollar franchises, one boy held the power of the gods in a single word — Shazam! Issue No. 2 (April 1972) of DC Comics' landmark series resurrects the Golden Age legend of Billy Batson, the young orphan who transforms into the mighty Captain Marvel upon uttering his magic word, pitting timeless heroism against colourful villainy in the grand tradition of four-colour adventure. This early-1970s revival, published under the DC Comics banner, marks a pivotal moment in comic book history — a deliberate effort to reintroduce one of the most beloved superheroes of the 1940s to a new generation of readers. The series captures the optimistic, wholesome tone of its Golden Age roots, standing in charming contrast to the darker, grittier comics emerging in the same era. Priced at a modest 20 cents, this slice of sequential art history raises a question that still resonates: when the world needs a champion, what magic word will you speak?
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
Long before the age of cinematic universes and multi-billion-dollar franchises, one boy held the power of the gods in a single word — Shazam! Issue No. 2 (April 1972) of DC Comics' landmark series resurrects the Golden Age legend of Billy Batson, the young orphan who transforms into the mighty Captain Marvel upon uttering his magic word, pitting timeless heroism against colourful villainy in the grand tradition of four-colour adventure. This early-1970s revival, published under the DC Comics banner, marks a pivotal moment in comic book history — a deliberate effort to reintroduce one of the most beloved superheroes of the 1940s to a new generation of readers. The series captures the optimistic, wholesome tone of its Golden Age roots, standing in charming contrast to the darker, grittier comics emerging in the same era. Priced at a modest 20 cents, this slice of sequential art history raises a question that still resonates: when the world needs a champion, what magic word will you speak?