Shazam

Shazam bursts onto the Modern Age scene with a 2019 debut in Justice League #2, brought to life by the creative team of Scott Snyder, Christian Heiß, and Jorge Jiménez for Panini Deutschland. Though still a compact presence in this catalog with four appearances, this version of the character runs in genuinely elite company — sharing pages with the likes of Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern across titles including Justice League, Absolute Power, and Nightwing. There's something undeniably exciting about a character who steps straight into the big leagues of DC's Modern Age landscape, and for collectors with an eye for key introductions, that 2019 debut issue is exactly the kind of starting point worth tracking down.