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Issue: The Shazam! Archives #2
Publication Date: September 1999
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Issues: #2 of 4 Issues (5 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Archive EditionsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 07/08/1999
Volume: 2
Pages: 240
ISBN: 1563895218
UPC/EAN: 76194120224200211
Price: $78.50 CAD
$49.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 32 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Black and white reconstruction by Rick Keene; Color reconstruction by Rick Taylor; Reprints Captain Marvel stories from Special Edition Comics #1, Captain Marvel Adventures #[1], and Whiz Comics #15-20.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions:  
Paper Stock: glossy paper dust jacket
Binding: hardcover with dust jacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 6 times from some/all in other Issues.
reprinted 25 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]
Synopsis: Given powers by an ancient and mysterious wizard, boy reporter Billy Batson need only say the word Shazam and he is transformed into the powerful adult hero Captain Marvel. Reprinting the early 1940s tales of the World's Mightiest Mortal.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Foreword by R. C. Harvey
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Special Edition Comics #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSpecial Edition Comics #1 published January 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Menace of Dr. Allirog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; President Franklin D. Roosevelt (cameo); Villains: Doctor Allirog; Slaughter Slade; Spider; Butch
Synopsis: Captain Marvel battles the heavyweight boxing champion and his super-intelligent gorilla companion.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSpecial Edition Comics #1 published January 1940
was The Menace of Dr. Allirog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
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The Haunted House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Police Chief Noble; Villains: Spencer Barnes; Ralph Cole
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSpecial Edition Comics #1 published January 1940
was The Haunted House [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 19
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Gamblers of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Jack Scott; Jose Angelo; Villain: "Long Shot" Louis Lupo
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSpecial Edition Comics #1 published January 1940
was Gamblers of Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Sivana the Weather Wizard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Villains: Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Sivana]; Beautia Sivana; Herman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSpecial Edition Comics #1 published January 1940
was Sivana the Weather Wizard [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 19
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Captain Marvel Adventures #[1]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]
Reprinting
From Content Item: Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Captain Marvel Vs. Z

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Villains: Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Sivana]; Z
Synopsis: Captain Marvel goes against Doctor Sivana and Z.
Reprinting
From Content Item: Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was Captain Marvel vs. Z [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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Out West

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Villain: Big Boy Larbozo
Reprinting
From Content Item: Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was Out West [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
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Captain Marvel's Pencil Puzzle Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]
Reprinting
From Content Item: Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was [untitled] [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Puzzle page
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The Monsters of Saturn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Hargo; Villains: Dragon Men
Synopsis: Captain Marvel flies to Saturn and battles some invading Dragon Men.
Reprinting
From Content Item: Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was The Monsters of Saturn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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Billy Batson's Page of Games

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]
Reprinting
From Issue: Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Puzzle page
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The Vampire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Sterling Morris; Doctor Deever; Villains: Bram Thirla (vampire); Vampires
Synopsis: Captain Marvel goes against vampires.
Reprinting
From Content Item: Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was Battles the Vampire [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
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Captain Marvel Movie Serial

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]
Reprinting
From Issue: Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated promotional advertisement from the inside back cover of Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #15 (March 1941), with figure of Captain Marvel, for the Captain Marvel serial from Republic Pictures. A coupon is included for readers to send to the Editor of Whiz Comics on which they can list the name of the theatre and its address so that the editor can notify the proper people to feature the serial at that theatre.
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The Corruption of Spy Smasher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam; cameo]; Eve Corby; Admiral Corby; Villains: The Mask (dies); Grosso (dies)
Synopsis: Spy Smasher becomes evil
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #15 published March 1941
was The Corruption of Spy Smasher [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Captain Marvel story in Whiz Comics #16.
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Whiz Comics #16

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]; Spy Smasher; Golden Arrow; Doctor Voodoo; Dan Dare; Lance O'Casey; Ibis
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #16 published April 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Confrontation With Spy Smasher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Sterling Morris; Villains: Nazis
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #16 published April 1941
was Confrontation with Spy Smasher [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Part 2 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Spy Smasher story in Whiz Comics #16.
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The Trap for Eve Corby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Eve Corby; Admiral Corby
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #16 published April 1941
was The Trap for Eve Corby [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Part 3 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Captain Marvel story in Whiz Comics #17.
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Whiz Comics #17

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #17 published May 1941
was Capt. Marvel Knocks Out a Tank! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Threat to Sterling Morris

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Sterling Morris
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #17 published May 1941
was The Threat to Sterling Morris [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Part 4 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Spy Smasher story in Whiz Comics #17.
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Confrontation With Captain Marvel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Eve Corby
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #17 published May 1941
was Confrontation with Captain Marvel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Part 5 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Captain Marvel story in Whiz Comics #18.
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Whiz Comics #18

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #18 published June 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Awakening of Spy Smasher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve Corby; Villains: Nazis
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #18 published June 1941
was The Awakening of Spy Smasher [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Part 6 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Spy Smasher story in Whiz Comics #18.
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Fighting Side-By-Side With Captain Marvel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Eve Corby; Villains: Nazis
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #18 published June 1941
was Fighting Side-By-Side with Captain Marvel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Part 7 (conclusion) of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story.
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Whiz Comics #19

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #19 published July 1941
was Tiger-Shark! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Black Magician

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Villains: The Black Magician; Nip
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #19 published July 1941
was The Black Magician [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Whiz Comics #20

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]; Dr. Sivana
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #20 published August 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Crusher of Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson; Shazam]; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Sivana]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #20 published August 1941
was Crusher of Crime [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Creator biographies for C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Jack Kirby, Bill Parker and Joe Simon. Biographical material researched and written by Richard Morrissey and Adam Philips.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Shazam]; Spy Smasher; Golden Arrow; Doctor Voodoo; Dan Dare; Lance O'Casey; Ibis
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagWhiz Comics #16 published April 1941
From Issue: FlagWhiz Comics #17 published May 1941
From Issue: FlagWhiz Comics #18 published June 1941
From Issue: FlagWhiz Comics #19 published July 1941
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reprints covers for Whiz Comics #16-19.

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