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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