Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Helen Fidelity - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil (DC, 2009 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: [May] 2009
Key date: 2009-05-00
On-sale date: 2009-03-04
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $19.99; 22.99 CAD
Pages: 212
Barcode: 978140120974251999
ISBN: 978-1-4012-0974-2

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Helen Fidelity - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel
1	-	blank page(s)	1
2	Frontispiece	illustration	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel, Mr. Mind
3	Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil	credits, title page	2	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel
4	Introduction by Alex Ross	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	3	script: Alex Ross; pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel
5	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel
6	The Monster Society of Evil, Chapter 1: YROOB SZH Z HVXIVG!	credits, title page	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel
7	Billy Has a Secret!	comic story	48	script: Jeff Smith; pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker; letters: Jeff Smith	Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Shazam, Tawky Tawny
8	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel
9	The Monster Society of Evil, Chapter 2: NZIB GZPVH GSV XZPV!	credits, title page	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel
10	Mary Takes the Cake!	comic story	48	script: Jeff Smith; pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker; letters: Jeff Smith	Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Helen Fidelity First, Mary Marvel, Mr. Mind, Shazam, Dr. Sivana, Tawky Tawny
11	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel
12	The Monster Society of Evil, Chapter 3: HREZMZ XLMVH LM HGILMT!	credits, title page	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel, Dr. Sivana
13	Sivana Comes on Strong!	comic story	48	script: Jeff Smith; pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker; letters: Jeff Smith	Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Helen Fidelity First, Mary Marvel, Sterling Morris, Mr. Mind, Dr. Sivana, Tawky Tawny
14	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel
15	The Monster Society of Evil, Chapter 4: NI NRMW NZPVH SRH NLEV!	credits, title page	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel, Mr. Mind
16	Mr Mind Makes His Move!	comic story	48	script: Jeff Smith; pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker; letters: Jeff Smith	Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Helen Fidelity First, Mary Marvel, Sterling Morris, Mr. Mind, Shazam, Dr. Sivana, Tawky Tawny
17	The Monster Society of Evil: GSV VMW?*	credits, title page	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel
18	Jeff Smith	text article	1	pencils: ? (photographs); inks: ? (photographs); colors: ? (photographs); letters: typeset	Jeff Smith
19	-	blank page(s)	1
20	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jeff Smith; inks: Jeff Smith; colors: Steve Hamaker	Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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