The Shazam! Archives Series by Bill Parker, Pete Costanza, Mac Raboy, P.C. Hamerlinck, Bill Parker, Joe Simon, R.C. Harvey, William Woolfolk

When young radio reporter Billy Batson speaks the name of an ancient wizard "SHAZAM!" he is magically transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal - Captain Marvel! Marked by a distinct art style, Captain Marvel made his debut in 1939 in Fawcett Publishing's WHIZ COMICS and, for a time, even outsold his publishing rival SUPERMAN. This delightful hardcover collection reprints the Captain Marvel stories from those early WHIZ COMICS, introducing Captain Marvel, Billy Batson, the evil Dr... moreWhen young radio reporter Billy Batson speaks the name of an ancient wizard "SHAZAM!" he is magically transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal - Captain Marvel! Marked by a distinct art style, Captain Marvel made his debut in 1939 in Fawcett Publishing's WHIZ COMICS and, for a time, even outsold his publishing rival SUPERMAN. This delightful hardcover collection reprints the Captain Marvel stories from those early WHIZ COMICS, introducing Captain Marvel, Billy Batson, the evil Dr. Sivana, the wizard Shazam!, and more. It also includes the famous "ashcan" edition of the first issue of WHIZ! less

The World's Mightiest Mortal returns in this second collection of tales from the Golden Age of comics Captain Marvel flies into action against his greatest foe, the mad Dr. Sivana, and teams up with his fellow hero Spy Smasher in these spirited stories.

A treasure of vintage tales, THE SHAZAM ARCHIVES VOL. 4 reprints the earliest adventures of the World's Mightiest Mortal as they were originally published in the 1940's. Stumbling upon an ancient wizard in an abandoned subway system, adolescent Billy Batson soon found his whole life changed. Now when the young orphan utters the word "Shazam," he is instantaneously transformed into the adult super-hero. Captain Marvel... moreA treasure of vintage tales, THE SHAZAM ARCHIVES VOL. 4 reprints the earliest adventures of the World's Mightiest Mortal as they were originally published in the 1940's. Stumbling upon an ancient wizard in an abandoned subway system, adolescent Billy Batson soon found his whole life changed. Now when the young orphan utters the word "Shazam," he is instantaneously transformed into the adult super-hero. Captain Marvel. In this beautiful volume, the legendary hero uses the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury to protect his city from deadly threats and nefarious super-villains. less

A stunning Golden Age Archive featuring the adventures of Captain Marvel, Jr. and the origin of Mary Marvel from MASTER COMICS 23-32, CAPTAIN MARVEL JR. #1 and CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #18!