Issue | #13 |
Published | July-August 1974 |
Frequency | bi-monthly |
Cover Price | 0.60 USD |
Pages | 100 |
Editing | Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor) |
Notes | Theme: Friends of the Marvel Family. |
Characters | Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (inset); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (inset)]; Mr. Tawky-Tawny (inset); Shazam (inset); Dexter Knox (inset); Sunny Sparkle (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] |
Genre | superhero |
Reprinted | in Shazam! (Williams Forlag A/S, 1974 series) #1/1975 [as cover] |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sunny Sparkle; Shazam (cameo, flashback); Lanky (villain); Lefty (villain); Doc Quartz; Dr. Quacker (villain) |
Synopsis | An evil scientist creates a potion that gives a crime boss the same powers as Sunny Sparkle. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Elliot S! Maggin |
Pencils | Bob Oksner |
Inks | Bob Oksner |
Notes | 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) #1/1975; In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
Characters | Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Leroy Marks; Mrs. Wagner; Red O'Riley; The Count; Nick Varso (villain) |
Synopsis | Captain Marvel Jr discovers the secret of a room in the boarding house he lives in that nobody is allowed to enter. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | William Woolfolk |
Pencils | Joe Certa |
Reprinted | from Captain Marvel, Jr. (Fawcett, 1942 series) #92 (December 1950) |
Characters | Shazam |
Genre | superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Pat Broderick |
Inks | Pat Broderick |
Reprinted | in Shazam! (Williams Forlag A/S, 1974 series) #3/1975 |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Miss Joan Jameson (intro); Dina Duval (villain); "Fingers" Sloan (Villain) |
Synopsis | The story of how Joan Jameson became the secretary for both Billy Batson and Captain Marvel. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Otto Binder |
Pencils | C. C. Beck |
Inks | Pete Costanza |
Reprinted | from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #67 (November 1946) |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Tawky-Tawny; Honest John Jippo (villain) |
Synopsis | Tawky Tawny tries to be a door-to-door salesman to make some extra money. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Otto Binder |
Pencils | C. C. Beck |
Inks | C. C. Beck |
Reprinted | from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #119 (April 1951) |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Ma Potter (first appearance); Pa Potter (first appearance); Dexter Knox (first appearance); Mr. Knox (first appearance; Dexter's father); Mrs. Knox (first appearance; Dexter's mother); Gus Crummly (Villain) |
Synopsis | Billy moves into a new house, renting a room from Ma and Pa Potter. While chasing a burglar he meets his new neighbors, Dexter Knox and his parents. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Otto Binder |
Pencils | C. C. Beck |
Inks | Pete Costanza |
Reprinted | from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #133 (June 1952) |
Characters | Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Sterling Morris; Barbary Pirates |
Synopsis | Sterling Morris finds a magic bottle that leads him, along with Billy, Freddy and Mary, to what they hope is a buried treasure. Unfortunately there is no treasure, but they manage to release the Barbary Pirates. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Otto Binder |
Pencils | C. C. Beck |
Inks | C. C. Beck |
Notes | Chapter One: "The Treasure Danger" (6 pages), Chapter Two: "Pirate Plunder" (6 pages), Chapter Three: "The Pirate Pay-Off" (6 pages) |
Reprinted | from Marvel Family, The (Fawcett, 1945 series) #72 (June 1952) |
Characters | Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Cissie Sommerly; Whitey Murphy; Doc Quartz; Professor Edgewise; Sivana Family [Beautia Sivana; Magnificus; Dr. Sivana]; Dr. Thomas Kilowatt; Timmy Tinkle; Jim Bellows; Herschel Dockles; Mrs. Bromfield; Jives |
Synopsis | Recap of various people that are found in the Shazam! series. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Pat Broderick; various |
Inks | Pat Broderick; various |
Reprinted | in Shazam! (Williams Forlag A/S, 1974 series) #1/1975 |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam; Professor Jenks |
Synopsis | Captain Marvel travels to ancient Egypt to discover if Shazam was a thief in the past. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Otto Binder |
Pencils | Pete Costanza |
Inks | Pete Costanza |
Reprinted | from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #79 (December 1947) |
Characters | Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] |
Genre | superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Reprinted | In Shazam! (Williams Forlag A/S, 1974 series) #5/1975 |
Characters | Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Mary Marvel Fan Club; "Ghost" Gordon (villain) |
Synopsis | Mary and her friends build a clubhouse for their Mary Marvel Fan Club. When ghosts show up to drive the girls away from their clubhouse, Mary Marvel uncovers the truth behind the ghosts. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Bob Oksner |
Inks | Bob Oksner |
Notes | 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) #1/1975; In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Letters | typeset |