Cover: Mac Raboy

The Shazam! Archives #4

Apr 2004 · DC · 49.95 USD; 76.95 CAD

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About this Collection

This hardcover volume collects classic Captain Marvel adventures from the Golden Age, reprinting stories originally published in the 1940s. It features the World's Mightiest Mortal battling foes like Captain Nazi and Mr. Mind, showcasing the whimsical yet thrilling storytelling of the era. Part of DC's Archive Editions series, this book preserves the original comic art and coloring for collectors and fans of retro superheroics.

Contains 12 stories

Sivana's Revenge on the Lieutenant Marvels

16 pp · superhero

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Three Lieutenant Marvels [Fat Marvel [Billy Batson]Hill Marvel [Billy Batson]Tall Marvel [Billy Batson]]Sterling MorrisBeautia SivanaDr. Sivana [Thaddeus Sivana] (villain)

The Tunnel of Invasion

16 pp · superhero

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Adolf Hitler (villain)Nazis (villains)

The Secret Submarine Base

12 pp · superhero

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Sterling MorrisOfficer CaseyGusButchMr. Fog (first appearancevillain)Baron Von Slugg (first appearancevillain)

The Lawless Legion

15 pp · superhero

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Sterling MorrisMr. Shaw (first appearance)Officer Flynn (first appearancedeath)Giggy Golton (first appearancevillain)Beefy (first appearancevillain)

Captain Marvel's Double Trouble

15 pp · superhero · pencils The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff · inks The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Katinka (first appearance)Beautia SivanaDr. Sivana [Thaddeus Sivana] (villain)Maxim the Midget (first appearancevillain)Bummy Bond [as Captain Marvel] (first appearancevillain)

The King of the Crater

13 pp · superhero · pencils C. C. Beck [The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff] · inks C. C. Beck [The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff]

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Sterling MorrisJohnnyKing of the Crater [Mr. Mawks] (first appearancevillaindeath)

Captain Marvel Solves the Swamp Mystery

15 pp · superhero · pencils The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff · inks The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Pappy Sims (first appearance)Mammy Sims (first appearance)The Swamp Devil [Mr. Woggs] (first appearancevillain)

Sivana's Strange Chemical Potion

11 pp · superhero · inks The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]JerryDr. Sivana [Thaddeus Sivana] (villain)Herman (villain)Endicott (villain)

The Coming of Captain Nazi

15 pp · Superhero

Bulletman [Jim Barr]Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Sgt. KentCaptain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger] (first appearancevillain)Adolph Hitler (villain)Nazis (villains)

The Origin of Captain Marvel, Jr.

16 pp · superhero

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (first appearanceorigin)Sterling MorrisWhitey MurphyJacob Freeman (Freddy Freeman's unclefirst appearancedeath)ShazamCaptain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger] (villain)Adolph Hitler (villain)

Dr. Eternity's Wax Death; [The Wax Death]

15 pp · Superhero

Bulletman [Jim Barr]Susan Kent [Bulletgirl]Sgt. KentCaptain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]Sir Henry Eliot (first appearancedeath)Sir Henry Welch (first appearance)Peter Costo (a wax figure)Sir Clarence Beck (a wax figure)Irwin Wile (a wax figure)Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger] (villain)Dr. Eternity (first appearancevillain)

The Park Robberies

20 pp · superhero · inks The Fawcett Captain Marvel Art Staff

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Sterling MorrisMiss La VerneChief Brannigan (first appearance)Officer Hoolihan (first appearance)Officer Shaunessy (first appearance)Steamboat Bill (first appearance)Napoleon (a horse)Stinko [Stenko] (first appearancevillain)Stinko's gang [BabyfaceBubblesChuggersLittletoe] (first appearancevillains)