Shazam! 1973 #1 - 9.0 - $35.00

Superman introduces Captain Marvel to the Bronze Age audience.

After missing for 20 years, Captain Marvel returns to Earth. Origin retold.

Captain Marvel escapes the trap that Dr. Sivana had created that caused the Marvel Family to be placed in suspended animation for the last 20 years.

While collecting a ball of string, an old man finds a stray string that leads through a dimensional portal to the kingdom of Zoozland.

On-sale date from Comic Reader #91.

• The Original Captain Marvel - Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Superman (drawn by Cardy, with Anderson face) reintroduces Captain Marvel/Billy Batson (drawn by original artist C.C. Beck). The Schwartz credits don't include Anderson's input, but Bob Bailey confirmed it with the artist and The Comic Reader #90 noted it at the time of original publication.
• ...In the Beginning ... - Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Part 1. Retells Captain Marvel's origin. Otto O. Binder, who appears briefly in the story, was a prolific writer and wrote the majority of Marvel Family stories published by Fawcett Publications.
• The World's Wickedest Plan - Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Part 2. Page two: Captain Marvel captures two crooks named "Charlie" and "Julie", for artist Charles Clarence (C.C.) Beck and editor Julius Schwartz.
• Shazam & Son - The story of the World's Mightiest Mortal. Includes a key to the characters at the bottom of page 8 in this issue's second story.
• By Popular Demand! Big News from DC - DC Comics house ad for DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-14 (February 1973). Reproduces the issue's full wrap-around cover illustration. Lower third of page.