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Issue: Shazam from the Forties to the Seventies #[nn]
Publication Date: September 1977
 
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Publisher: FlagCrown Publishers
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Indicia Publisher: Harmony Books
On Sale Date: 09/28/1977
Volume:
Pages: 360
ISBN: 0517531275
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Price: $10.00 USD
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Content Items: 52 (36 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Book copy provided by Rich Morrissey. Some credits from Lou Mougin's Fawcett Indexes.
Price is on dust jacket front inside flap.

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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color cover; color and black and white interior
Dimensions: 8" x 11"
Paper Stock: bond
Binding: hardcover with dust jacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Captain Marvel; Mary Marvel; Captain Marvel Jr.
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Shazam!
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Shazam!
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The Origin of Captain Marvel, Copyright 1940 by Fawcett Publications, Inc.
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Colophon
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Table of Contents

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Introduction

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Shazam in the 1940s

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Overlapping 2.25 inches x 3.5 inches images of the covers of America's Greatest Comics #1, Captain Marvel Adventures #25, #36, and #100, Marvel Jr. #1 and #26, Wow Comics #10, Whiz Comics #59, Marvel Family #1 and #15, Mary Marvel #1, and 64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #1.
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Gangway for Captain Marvel!

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Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
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Introducing Captain Marvel

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Shazam; Sivana
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FlagWhiz Comics #2 published February 1940
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Origin
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The Origin of Dr. Sivana

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Sivana (origin); Beautia (origin); Magnificus (introduction; origin)
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FlagWhiz Comics #15 published March 1941
was The Origin of Dr. Sivana [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Beautia's last name and relationship to Sivana revealed.
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The Origin of Captain Marvel, Jr.

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Captain Nazi; Captain Marvel Jr (introduction; origin); Whitey Murphy; Shazam; Hitler
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FlagWhiz Comics #25 published December 1941
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Part 2 of Captain Marvel / Bulletman / Captain Marvel Jr. vs. Captain Nazi trilogy; story continues from Master Comics.
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Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel

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Mary Marvel; Captain Marvel, Jr; Shazam
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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #18 published December 1942
was Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 1: The Pearl of Peril

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Captain Nazi; Mr Mind (as voice on radio); Monster Society of Evil (introduction); Mr Banjo; IBAC
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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #22 published March 1943
was The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 1: The Pearl of Peril [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Monster Society of Evil Part 1 (of 25)
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Baffin Land

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Captain Nazi
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FlagCaptain Marvel Jr. #12 published October 1943
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Captain Marvel, Jr. Meets Himself in the Future

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Cap Jr. meets a 115-year-old Freddy Freeman, who retired in 2019, in 2044.
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FlagCaptain Marvel Jr. #17 published March 1944
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Captain Marvel in Oklahoma City

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Captain Marvel visits Oklahoma City.
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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #34 published April 1944
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"City" story: Oklahoma City, OK. Hometown of editor E. Nelson Bridwell.
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The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 25: The End of Mr. Mind

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Mr. Mind
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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #46 published May 1945
was The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 25: The End of Mr. Mind! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chapter 25 Monster Society of evil-conclusion
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The Mighty Marvels Join Forces!

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Black Adam
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FlagThe Marvel Family #1 published December 1945
was The Mighty Marvels Join Forces! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Uncle Marvel's Wedding

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Aunt Minerva
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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #59 published April 1946
was Uncle Marvel's Wedding [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Marvel Family and Aunty Anti-Marvel

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Sivana; Marvel Family
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FlagThe Marvel Family #2 published June 1946
was The Marvel Family and Aunty Anti-Marvel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Riddles of Death!

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Bulletgirl; the Weeper; Doctor Riddle
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FlagMary Marvel #8 published December 1946
was The Riddles of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Horrid Hermit

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Mary Marvel; Freckles Marvel
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FlagMary Marvel #8 published December 1946
was The Horrid Hermit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 1

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Sivana Family
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FlagThe Marvel Family #10 published April 1947
was The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 2: The Sinking of Atlantis

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Georgia Sivana
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FlagThe Marvel Family #10 published April 1947
was The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 2: The Sinking of Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 3: Captain Marvel Faces Danger in the Deep!

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FlagThe Marvel Family #10 published April 1947
was The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 3: Captain Marvel Faces Danger in the Deep! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 4: Atlantis Rises Again

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FlagThe Marvel Family #10 published April 1947
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The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 5: The Marvel Family in the Battle of the Age!

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Sivana Family
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FlagThe Marvel Family #10 published April 1947
was The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family - Part 5: The Marvel Family in the Battle of the Age! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Talking Tiger

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Mr. Tawny
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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #79 published December 1947
was The Talking Tiger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Return of Mr Tawny

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Mr. Tawny
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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #82 published March 1948
was The Return of Mr. Tawny [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Flying Shoes

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FlagMary Marvel #25 published June 1948
was The Flying Shoes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Plot Against the Universe Part 1: Dr. Sivana Strikes at Shazam

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Sivana; Shazam; Tawky Tawny
The origin of Captain Marvel retold is retold. anniversary story
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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #100 published September 1949
was The Plot Against the Universe Part 1: Dr. Sivana Strikes At Shazam [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Plot Against the Universe Part 2: The Invasion of the Rock of Eternity

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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #100 published September 1949
was The Plot Against the Universe Part 2: The Invasion of the Rock of Eternity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Plot Against the Universe Part 3: The Evil Element

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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #100 published September 1949
was The Plot Against the Universe Part 3: The Evil Element [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Plot Against the Universe Part 4: The Marvelium Plot

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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #100 published September 1949
was The Plot Against the Universe Part 4: The Marvelium Plot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Voodoo Clock!

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FlagCaptain Marvel Jr. #78 published October 1949
was The Voodoo Clock! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Shazam in the 1950s

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Title: Listed as "Shazam in the 1950s" in table of contents but mislabeled "Shazam in the 1950'S" on the actual pages. Black and white overlapping 2.25 inches x 3.5 inches images of the covers of Captain Marvel Adventures #130 and #142, Captain Marvel Jr. #105 and #118, Master Comics #132, Whiz Comics #146, #149 and #152, Marvel Family #75, #86, and #89, and Xmas Comics #7.
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The Return of the Ancient Villain

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King Kull
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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #125 published October 1951
was The Return of the Ancient Villain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Double Doom

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Sivana; King Kull
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FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #130 published March 1952
was Double Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Fourth Dimensional Elephant

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FlagCaptain Marvel Jr. #119 published June 1953
was The Fourth Dimensional Elephant [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Marvel Family Fights the Feathered Fury

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FlagThe Marvel Family #86 published August 1953
was The Marvel Family Fights the Feathered Fury [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Shazam in the 1970s

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Overlapping 2.25 inches x 3.5 inches images of the covers of Limited Collectors' Edition #C-21, Shazam! #1, #2, #26, and #28, and Justice League of America #137.
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The World's Wickedest Plan

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FlagShazam! #1 published February 1973
was The World's Wickedest Plan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Mystery of the Missing Newsstand!

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FlagShazam! #9 published January 1974
was The Mystery of the Missing Newsstand! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Bicentennial Villain

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Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Whitey Murphy; Dr. Sivana (villain); Shazam (cameo); Sterling Morris (cameo); Benjamin Franklin (Flashback; Cameo); Captain John Smith (Flashback; Cameo); Pocahontas (Flashback; Cameo); Kit Carson (actor posing as the original); Buffalo Bill Cody (actor posing as the original)
Billy and his friend Whitey are making a documentary of young adults throughout history, but their production is sabotaged by Dr. Sivana.
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FlagShazam! #25 published September 1976
was The Bicentennial Villain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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J-4347
Setting up a new trip by Billy and Uncle Dudley (inspired by TV format) visiting various American cities.
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The Case of the Kidnapped Congress

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Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Shazam; Mentor [Uncle Dudley] (first as Mentor); Elders [Solomon; Hercules; Atlas; Zeus; Achilles; Mercury]; Sterling Morris; Whitey Murphy; Joan Jameson; Tawky Tawny; Cissy Sommerly; Sunny Dexter; Doc Quartz; Ma Potter; Pa Potter; Chet Porter (first appearance); Rod Porter (first appearance); Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana] (villain); Yorgull (first appearance; villain)
Billy and Uncle Dudley (as Mentor) set off on a tour around the country doing a series on young people. The first stop is Washington, DC, where Dr. Sivana has made the Capitol disappear.
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FlagShazam! #26 published November 1976
was The Case of the Kidnapped Congress [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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This story conforms the comic book to the Shazam television series, with Billy and Uncle Dudley (with a new mustache) going on the road in a van, and Billy talking to the Elders instead of the wizard Shazam.
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Secret of the Smiling Swordsman!

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Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]; The Smiling Swordsman (villain)
Uncle Dudley is kidnapped by the Smiling Swordsman and forced to steal a painting.
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FlagShazam! #19 published July 1975
was Secret of the Smiling Swordsman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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S-1966
Credits for script, pencils, inks and edits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008]. Credits are also present in the book.
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Bibliography of Comic Magazine Appearances of the Marvel Family

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A list of publications in which Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Mary Marvel, and the Marvel Family appear.
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[untitled]

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Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
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The back of the dust jacket shows an image of Captain Marvel. The back cover itself is blank.

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