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4July 1973
$0.20

Shazam! #4

DC · July 1973 · on sale 1973-04-17

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Identification plate

Series
Shazam! (DC, 1973 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
July 1973
Key date
1973-07-00
On-sale date
1973-04-17
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Mirrors That Revealed the Future!cover1pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBilly Batson, Captain Marvel
1Ibac the Cursed!comic story8script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck; letters: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Ibac the Cursed [Mr. Printwhistle] (villain); Ivan the Terrible; Borgia; Attila the Hun; Caligula
2The Mirrors That Predicted the Futurecomic story8script: Elliot S! Maggin; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck; letters: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam (flashback); Conway Mann; John Dingling; Uncle Dudley (cameo); Miss Joan Jameson (cameo); Sterling Morris (cameo); Cissie Sommerly (cameo); Pa Potter (cameo); Ma Potter (cameo); Professor Edgewise (cameo); Mr. Tawky Tawny (cameo); Captain Marvel, Jr. [as Freddy
3The Junior Bullpen Projectin-house column1letters: typeset
4-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell
5The Ownerless Diamond!comic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: Pete CostanzaCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Bright; Sam Skowl [also as Pierpont J. Van Dyke; also as Chauncey Spinwheel] (villain)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Shazam #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1089-2; 1-4012-1089-9		2007On eBay ›
Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-8839-6		2019On eBay ›

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