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The Power of Shazam! #1

DC · [October] 2020 · on sale 2020-08-18

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Series
The Power of Shazam! (DC, 2020 series)
Issue
#1
Issue title
In the Beginning
Publication date
[October] 2020
Key date
2020-10-00
On-sale date
2020-08-18
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$49.99; 65.99 CAD
Pages
416
Barcode
978140129941554999
ISBN
978-1-4012-9941-5

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayBilly Batson, Captain Marvel
1-credits, title page3pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel
2-credits, title page1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel; Arson Fiend; Beautia Sivana
3Introductionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword2script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel
4The Power of Shazam!cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel
5-credits, title page1
6DC Comics Presents Captain Marvel in "The Power of Shazam"credits, title page1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
7The Power of Shazam!comic story93script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry Ordway; letters: John CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; C. C. Batson; Marilyn Batson; Theo Adam; Saied; Nema; Mary Batson; Sivana; Shazam; Eben Batson; Sterling Morris; "Lefty" Killian; Mr. Dudley; Miss Wormwood; Monty Sturges
8The Scarab Necklacecomic story6script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Mike Parobeck; inks: Rick Burchett; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza; editing: Charles KochmanCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Doctor Sivana; Miss Dotson; Darlene
9The Power of Shazam! #1cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
10The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
11Things Changecomic story23script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Peter Krause; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sinclair Batson; Uncle Dudley; Principal Wormwood; IBAC; Blaze; Ebenezer Batson; Beautia Sivana; Wizard Shazam
12The Power of Shazamillustration1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]
13The Power of Shazam! #2cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel; Arson Fiend; Beautia Sivana
14The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
15The Arson Fiendcomic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Peter Krause; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; C. C. Batson (flashback); Marilyn Batson (flashback); Blaze; Mary Batson (flashback); Beautia Sivana; Sinclair Batson; Wizard Shazam; Sterling Morris; Ebenezer Batson; Arson Fiend [George Tweedle]
16The Power of Shazam! #3cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel; "Muscles" McGinnis
17The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
18Lost and Found!comic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Peter Krause; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Ibac ["Stinky" Printwhistle]; "Muscles" McGinnis; Mr. Briscoe; Miss Wormwood; Sterling Morris; Shazam; Sarah Primm; Mary Bromfield; Sinclair Batson; Percival Pill; Freddy Freeman; Mr. Freeman (Freddy's grandpa); Rudolpho; Lord Satanus
19The Power of Shazam! #4cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayMary Marvel
20The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
21Family Valuescomic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Pete Krause; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; "Muscles" McGinnis; Muriel; Mary Marvel [Mary Bromfield]; Doctor Chiang; Sarah Primm; Tawky Tawny; Uncle Dudley; Curly
22The Power of Shazam! #5cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayMary Marvel; Madame Libertine
23The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
24Madame Libertine Strikes!comic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Pete Krause; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaMary Marvel [Mary Bromfield]; Theo Adam [Black Adam]; Jasper; Madame Libertine [Katerina Krieger]; Nick Bromfield; Nora Bromfield; Mike Mayko; Sarah Primm (spirit); Blaze; Doctor Chiang; Tawky Tawny; Shazam; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Wolf Krieger; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]
25The Power of Shazam! #6cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel; Captain Nazi
26The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
27The Return of Captain Nazi!comic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Pete Krause; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Freddy Freeman; Mr. Freeman (Freddy's grandpa); Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]; Madame Libertine [Katerina Krieger]; Wolf Krieger; "Muscles" McGinnis; Blaze; Sinclair Batson; Mr. Shalert; Nicholas Elm; Fawcett City Mayor; Mary Bromfield
28The Power of Shazam! #7cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel; Mary Marvel; Shazam
29The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
30The Balance of Powercomic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Pete Krause; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaShazam; Mary Marvel [Mary Bromfield]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Doreen; Mr. Freeman (Freddy's grandpa); Sterling Morris; Miss Dalshaw; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]; Wolf Krieger; Madame Libertine [Katerina Krieger]; Beautia Sivana; Curly; Bert; Black Adam
31The Power of Shazam! #8cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel Jr.; Bulletman; Spy Smasher; Minute Man
32The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
33After the Fallcomic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Curt Swan, Pete Krause; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaCaptain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Minute Man [Jack Weston]; Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Fritz; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Bromfield]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]; Black Adam [Theo Adam]; Blaze (in human form)
34The Power of Shazam! #9cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel; Captain Marvel Jr.; Mary Marvel; Black Adam; Captain Nazi; Madame Libertine; Blaze
35The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
36Power Strugglecomic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Pete Krause; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaCaptain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Bromfield]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]; Shazam; Tawky Tawny (flashback); Sarah Primm (flashback); Blaze; Black Adam [Theo Adam]; "Muscles" McGinnis; Peterson; Sinclair Batson; Ebenezer Batson; Madame Libertine
37The Power of Shazam! #10cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayShazam; Black Adam; Blaze
38The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
39In the Beginning...comic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Pete Krause, Jerry Ordway; inks: Mike Manley, Jerry Ordway; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaMary Marvel [Mary Bromfield]; Shazam, Blaze; Lumiun (god); Voldar (god); Elbiam (god); Arel (god); Ribalvei (god); Marzosh (god); Three Faces of Evil (beast); Tawky Tawny; Nora Bromfield; Nick Bromfield; Uncle Dudley; Black Adam [Teth Adam]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Wonder Woman; Flash [Wally
40The Power of Shazam! #11cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel; Mary Marvel; Bulletman
41The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
42The Seven Deadly Enemies of Mancomic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Pete Krause, Curt Swan; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Bromfield]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Ibis the Invincible (origin); Sinclair Batson; Bulletman; Tawky Tawny; Uncle Dudley; Black Adam; Seven Deadly Enemies of Man; Toth (god); Queen Taia; Blaze; Lord Satanus (flashback); Sarah Primm (spirit
43The Power of Shazam! #12cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel; Black Adam; Mary Marvel; Blaze
44The Power of Shazam!credits, title page1
45End Gamecomic story23script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Pete Krause, Jerry Ordway; inks: Mike Manley, Jerry Ordway; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaJim Albright, Alan Armstrong, Billy Batson, C.C. Batson, Marilyn Batson, Marilyn Batson, Mary Batson, Sinclair Batson, Black Adam, Bulletgirl, Brian Butler, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr.
46The Power of Shazam! Original Graphic Novel Preliminary Pencils by Jerry Ordwayillustration1pencils: Jerry OrdwayJim Albright, Alan Armstrong, Billy Batson, C.C. Batson, Marilyn Batson, Marilyn Batson, Mary Batson, Sinclair Batson, Black Adam, Bulletgirl, Brian Butler, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr.
47The Power of Shazam! 1995 Trade Paperback Collection Cover by Jerry Ordwaycover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Black Adam
48The Power of Shazam! Retail Posterillustration1script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; letters: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel
49Original Notes for The Power of Shazam! Original Graphic Noveltext article5script: Jerry Ordway; letters: Jerry Ordway
50The Power of Shazam! #8 Preliminary Pencils by Jerry Ordwayillustration1script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel Jr.; Bulletman; Spy Smasher; Minute Man
51Say the Word...Feel the Power!illustration1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayCaptain Marvel

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