Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal
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 MCU dominated the cultural conversation, DC Comics was boldly championing its own roster of iconic heroes — and few were as gloriously wholesome as the World's Mightiest Mortal. Shazam! The World's Mightiest Mortal is a single-issue comic book from DC's beloved Shazam! series (Issue #31, circa 1977), chronicling the electrifying adventures of Billy Batson, a young boy who transforms into the mighty superhero Captain Marvel with just one magic word. Riding high on its popularity as a Saturday morning TV super-star, this issue pitches its red-suited champion against seemingly impossible odds — including a gravity-defying stunt involving 5 tons — all rendered in the bold, kinetic linework that defined Bronze Age comics. Beyond the action-packed panels, this issue stands as a fascinating artefact of a pivotal era in American comics history: a time when DC was actively cross-promoting its properties with blockbuster cinema (note the tantalizing You Could Be in the Superman Movie contest promotion). The writing and artwork embody the optimistic, family-friendly tone that made the Shazam! title a cornerstone of DC's output in the 1970s, celebrating pure-hearted heroism in a world of moral complexity. With its vibrant cover art, period-perfect advertising, and a hero whose power is literally spoken into existence, this issue leaves one question hanging in the air — what *would* you do with one magic word?
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Published: 1977, 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 MCU dominated the cultural conversation, DC Comics was boldly championing its own roster of iconic heroes — and few were as gloriously wholesome as the World's Mightiest Mortal. Shazam! The World's Mightiest Mortal is a single-issue comic book from DC's beloved Shazam! series (Issue #31, circa 1977), chronicling the electrifying adventures of Billy Batson, a young boy who transforms into the mighty superhero Captain Marvel with just one magic word. Riding high on its popularity as a Saturday morning TV super-star, this issue pitches its red-suited champion against seemingly impossible odds — including a gravity-defying stunt involving 5 tons — all rendered in the bold, kinetic linework that defined Bronze Age comics. Beyond the action-packed panels, this issue stands as a fascinating artefact of a pivotal era in American comics history: a time when DC was actively cross-promoting its properties with blockbuster cinema (note the tantalizing You Could Be in the Superman Movie contest promotion). The writing and artwork embody the optimistic, family-friendly tone that made the Shazam! title a cornerstone of DC's output in the 1970s, celebrating pure-hearted heroism in a world of moral complexity. With its vibrant cover art, period-perfect advertising, and a hero whose power is literally spoken into existence, this issue leaves one question hanging in the air — what *would* you do with one magic word?