Issue | #10 |
Published | February 1974 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.20 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor) |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Aunt Minerva; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (inset) |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Bob Oksner |
Inks | Bob Oksner |
Notes | Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007] |
Reprinted | In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Cissie Sommerly; The Salad Men [Salatans]; Mr. Vinegar |
Synopsis | A spaceship full of alien vegetables crashes on Earth. The vegetables need parts to repair their ship and Captain Marvel assists them. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Elliot S! Maggin |
Pencils | Bob Oksner |
Inks | Vince Colletta |
Notes | This story and next issue's "The Incredible Cape-Man" were rejected by artist C. C. Beck, leading to his departure from DC when they could not come to terms on rewriting them. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008]. |
Reprinted | In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Mrs. Bromfield |
Synopsis | Mary Marvel is the Grand Marshall of the Thanksgiving Day parade. While in the parade she stops some burglars from stealing fur coats. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Bob Oksner |
Inks | Bob Oksner |
Notes | Set on Thanksgiving Day, 1973. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008]. |
Reprinted | In Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #498; in Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Aunt Minerva (villain); Pretty-Puss Pete (villain); Osky the Ox (villain) |
Synopsis | Aunt Minerva asks her henchmen to defeat Captain Marvel. The winner will get Minerva's hand in marriage. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | C. C. Beck |
Inks | C. C. Beck |
Letters | C. C. Beck |
Notes | Last comic book story drawn by C. C. Beck. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008]. |
Reprinted | In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1 |