Cover: C. C. Beck

Shazam! #9

Jan 1974 · DC · 0.20 USD

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“Worms of the World, Unite!”

C. C. Beck's cover for Shazam! #9 (1974) sets up a delightfully absurd puzzle: Captain Marvel stands scratching his head, exclaiming "Holy Moley! Am I me — or am I you?" while a chimp dressed in a matching red-and-gold Captain Marvel costume mimics his pose and cheerfully shouts "Vootie! Vootie!" The story title "The Day Shazam Went Ape!" says it all, and a small inset portrait of Captain Marvel Jr. promises a second new story to sweeten the deal — all for just twenty cents.

writer Elliot S! Maggin · artist, inker, letterer C. C. Beck · cover C. C. Beck

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writer Elliot S! Maggin

artist, inker, letterer C. C. Beck

cover pencils, inks C. C. Beck

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A strange jewel causes the lightning bolt that changes Billy Batson into Captain Marvel to be redirected to other people, including Bonzo the Chimp.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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