Issue | #11 |
Published | March 1974 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.20 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor) |
Characters | Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (inset); 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 (formerly Summerly); Doc H. Quartz; Sterling Morris |
Synopsis | Doc Quartz accidentally invents a type of Cherry Gelatin that continues to grow. As this gelatin grows it threatens to overrun the entire city. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Bob Oksner |
Inks | Vince Colletta |
Notes | 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 |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Cape-Man [Herschel Dockles]; Frankie (villain); Louie (villain) |
Synopsis | Herschel Dockles pretends to be a superhero so that people will not hassle him on his postal route. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Elliot S! Maggin |
Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Inks | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Notes | The title character is a timid mailman wearing an ersatz Superman costume, which C.C. Beck felt was disrespectful to an honorable occupation. 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 |
Characters | Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Sivana Family [Dr. Sivana; Sivana, Jr.; Georgia] (villain); Sterling Morris; Mr. Tawky-Tawny; Santa Claus; Miss Joan Jameson; Pa Potter; Ma Potter; Professor Edgewise; Sunny Sparkle |
Synopsis | The Sivana Family try to shorten Christmas Day so it will only be 10 minutes long. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Elliot S! Maggin |
Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Inks | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Notes | Set on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, 1973. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008]. |
Reprinted | in Shazam! (Williams Forlag A/S, 1974 series) #11/1974; in Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Letters | Typeset |