Issue Details

Issue	#15
Published	March 1941
Cover Price	0.10
Editing	Bill Parker

Cover Details

Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck
Reprinted	in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #1

11 page Captain Marvel story "The Origin of Dr. Sivana"

Characters	V: Sivana (O; flashback); I & O: Magnificus Sivana (Sivana's son; next app. in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (DC) #253); GS: Beautia Sivana (O; last name and relationship with Sivana revealed)
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Parker
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	C. C. Beck
Colors	Bill Parker
Reprinted	in Shazam from the Forties to the Seventies (Harmony Books, 1977 series) #nn (1977)

9 page Companions Three story "The Crimes of the Crystal"

Characters	I: Don, Spike and Nifty (the Companions Three); V: The Crystal (I); next appears in MASTER COMICS #14
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Ken Battefield
Inks	Ken Battefield

8 page Lance O'Casey story "The Taming of El Tigre"

Characters	V: El Tigre (I)
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Parker?
Pencils	Bob Kingett
Inks	Bob Kingett
Colors	Bill Parker?

8 page Spy Smasher story "The Corruption of Spy Smasher"

Characters	V: The Mask and Grosso; both die in this story; Captain Marvel cameo
Synopsis	Spy Smasher becomes evil
Genre	spy; superhero
Script	Bill Parker?
Pencils	Pete Costanza
Inks	Pete Costanza
Colors	Bill Parker?
Notes	part 1 of Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher story; continues in Captain Marvel story in next issue
Reprinted	in Shazam! Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #2

8 page Dan Dare story "The Air Pirates"

Genre	detective
Script	Bill Parker?
Pencils	Greg Duncan
Inks	Greg Duncan
Colors	Bill Parker?

2 page text story "Fire Devil"

6 page Dr. Voodoo story "Queen of the Ancient Incas"

Characters	I: Queen Zoe (D)
Genre	jungle
Script	John Hampton?
Pencils	Mac Raboy
Inks	Mac Raboy
Colors	John Hampton?
Notes	story influenced by H. Rider Haggard's SHE.

9 page Ibis the Invincible story "The Giant Spider"

Characters	V: Trug, Rimson (D)
Genre	occult; superhero
Script	Bill Parker?
Pencils	Pete Costanza
Inks	Pete Costanza
Colors	Bill Parker?
Notes	story continues in next issue