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Ibac

Ibac

18 appearances · Golden Age · 1943–2021
Who is Ibac?

Ibac is a supervillain whose name is an acronym drawn from four of history's greatest evil figures — Ivan the Terrible, Cesare Borgia, Attila the Hun, and Caligula — whose combined powers he wields as a recurring foe of Captain Marvel.

Few villains can claim the Golden Age pedigree of Ibac, who first menaced readers in Captain Marvel Adventures #22 in 1943, conjured up by the legendary creative duo of Otto Binder and C. C. Beck. Across nearly eight decades of DC Comics history, this sinister figure has proven a persistent thorn in the side of some remarkable company — sharing pages with Captain Marvel, Billy Batson, Green Lantern, Captain Nazi, and the diabolical Mr. Mind. His most notable modern showcase comes through The Power of SHAZAM!, where a new generation of readers got to appreciate just how dangerous a Golden Age bad guy can be. Eighteen catalog appearances spanning 1943 to 2021 tell the story of a villain who refuses to stay buried — a true relic of comics' earliest era with enough staying power to keep collectors hunting.

★ First appearance
Captain Marvel Adventures #22
Mar 1943

Top series

Covers through the years — 1943–2018

Captain Marvel Adventures #22 1943
Captain Marvel Adventures #22
DC Comics Presents #34 1981
DC Comics Presents #34
Adventure Comics #491 1982
Adventure Comics #491
The Power of SHAZAM! #1 1995
The Power of SHAZAM! #1
Villains United #6 2005
Villains United #6
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus #[nn] 2012
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus #[nn]
Gwandanaland Comics #1679 2018
Gwandanaland Comics #1679

Appearances

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941)
#22
Yesterday's Comics (1973)
#1
DC Comics Presents (1978)
#34
Adventure Comics (1938)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#15
The Power of SHAZAM! (1995)
Bizarro World (2005)
Villains United (2005)
#6
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2012)
Convergence Shazam (2015)
#1
Convergence: Infinite Earths (2015)
#2
Gwandanaland Comics (2016)
The Power of Shazam! (2020)
#1
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight The Deluxe Edition (2020)
Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal (2019)
#3
Bizarro Comics: The Deluxe Edition (2021)