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
With one magic word — SHAZAM! — a young boy is transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal, and in this classic DC Comics issue, that power is pushed to its very limits. Billy Batson, the alter ego of the legendary Captain Marvel, faces a formidable enemy whose destructive force threatens to overwhelm even the Superman of Steel, delivering a pulse-pounding clash of titans rendered in the bold, vivid artwork that defined the Bronze Age of comics. This issue also presents the entire Shazam Family, uniting a pantheon of magically empowered heroes in a story that crackles with Saturday-morning energy and golden-age heroic spirit. Shazam! stands as a cornerstone of DC Comics mythology, chronicling a legacy that stretches back to Captain Marvel's 1939 debut in Whiz Comics — a heritage that made him, at his peak, the best-selling superhero in America. The series illustrates the enduring appeal of wish-fulfillment fantasy: an ordinary child granted extraordinary power, bearing the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury. For collectors and fans of superhero history alike, this vintage issue is a vibrant artifact from an era when comics were pure, unabashed adventure — and the question of who could defeat the World's Mightiest Mortal remained thrillingly unanswered.
Author: Jenette Kahn
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
With one magic word — SHAZAM! — a young boy is transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal, and in this classic DC Comics issue, that power is pushed to its very limits. Billy Batson, the alter ego of the legendary Captain Marvel, faces a formidable enemy whose destructive force threatens to overwhelm even the Superman of Steel, delivering a pulse-pounding clash of titans rendered in the bold, vivid artwork that defined the Bronze Age of comics. This issue also presents the entire Shazam Family, uniting a pantheon of magically empowered heroes in a story that crackles with Saturday-morning energy and golden-age heroic spirit. Shazam! stands as a cornerstone of DC Comics mythology, chronicling a legacy that stretches back to Captain Marvel's 1939 debut in Whiz Comics — a heritage that made him, at his peak, the best-selling superhero in America. The series illustrates the enduring appeal of wish-fulfillment fantasy: an ordinary child granted extraordinary power, bearing the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury. For collectors and fans of superhero history alike, this vintage issue is a vibrant artifact from an era when comics were pure, unabashed adventure — and the question of who could defeat the World's Mightiest Mortal remained thrillingly unanswered.