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Shazam: The New Beginning#1
Cover: Tom Mandrake
Shazam: The New Beginning #1
“Shazam! The New Beginning [Part One]”
writer Roy Thomas · writer Dann Thomas · artist, inker Tom Mandrake · colorist Carl Gafford · letterer Agustin Más · cover Tom Mandrake
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Full credits
writer Roy Thomas
writer Dann Thomas
artist, inker Tom Mandrake
colorist Carl Gafford
letterer Agustin Más
cover pencils, inks Tom Mandrake
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After the death of his parents, Billy is forced to choose between living with his Uncle Dudley and his other uncle, Dr. Thaddeus Sivana. Not wanting to be a burden to Dudley, Billy chooses to live with Sivana. Upon learning of Sivana's darker side, Billy runs away, and a stranger leads him to a mysterious subway station where the Wizard Shazam gives Billy the power to become Captain Marvel.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).