The Shazam! Family Archives #1

In a tense wartime thriller from The Shazam! Family Archives #1, Captain Nazi, the ruthless Albrecht Krieger, strikes first by eliminating a British agent, then moves to a shadowy summit before setting his sights on President Franklin D. Roosevelt. With Rastus at the wheel and the fate of the nation hanging in the balance, Captain Marvel Jr. must race to stop him—before history is rewritten.

When a disgraced former partner of the ruthless Pitwell, Douglas, Umbersquire, and Filpot swears vengeance after being wronged, the fallout begins to unravel in unexpected ways. As the past catches up with the present, Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. find themselves drawn into a deadly game where greed, betrayal, and a mysterious new villain named Mr. Macabre turn the city’s airwaves into a weapon.

When Captain Marvel Jr. investigates a child’s broken balloon, he uncovers a hidden message that unravels a sinister Japanese plot to disrupt communications to Alaska—leading him to confront Snaiki-Yaki and a network of operatives whose motives run deeper than sabotage.

When Freddy Freeman swaps lives with the privileged Johnny Paine, his new mansion life quickly turns sinister—only to uncover that Mr. Macabre and Captain Nazi have their sights set on Johnny’s father’s secret rocket bomber plans. With the Nazis closing in and a mysterious villain pulling strings, Freddy must navigate a world of wealth and danger he never asked for.

Captain Marvel Jr. plunges into Nazi Germany to rescue Frank Edsel from the Black Castle, where Captain Nazi holds him captive. With the fate of American war production hanging in the balance, Freddy Freeman must navigate a web of deception, facing off against Captain Nazi, a double for Adolf Hitler, and other Nazi operatives—while an underground Allied agent and a dangerous double-agent watch from the shadows.

In "The Iron Heel of the Huns!", Captain Marvel Jr.—still a young man named Freddy Freeman—lands behind enemy lines in Nazi Germany, tasked with rescuing Dr. Lodz, the hidden architect of a resistance movement. With Nazi soldiers closing in and a ruthless Commandant named Franz on the hunt, Freddy must use his powers and wits to navigate a prison fortress bristling with danger.

In "The Cripple Crimes," Captain Marvel Jr.—still known as the young man Freddy Freeman, navigating life with a limp—slips into Cheer Lodge under cover, posing as a new student to infiltrate the sinister schemes of Dr. Krool. As the boy with a secret identity, Freddy must stay one step ahead of the cruel mentor and his cohorts, Professor Swype and Mr. Grub, who are turning vulnerable kids into thieves.

Freddy Freeman’s life changes in an instant when a fishing trip turns deadly—his grandfather saves a wounded Captain Nazi, only to be murdered by the villain, who then injures Freddy. Rescued by Captain Marvel and brought before the ancient wizard Shazam, the boy is granted a portion of the wizard’s power, becoming Captain Marvel Jr. The legacy of heroism begins in blood and sacrifice.

In "Wings over Dazaggar!!," Captain Marvel Jr. races to the African outpost of Dazaggar to stop Captain Nazi and his allies, including Adolf Hitler, from unleashing massive "winged castles" that could shift the balance of power in the war. With the French Colonel and the fallen Monsieur Renald a grim reminder of the stakes, Freddy Freeman must outwit Nazi forces and their sinister plans before the skies themselves become a weapon.

In "The Shadow That Walked!", Captain Marvel Jr. takes on a chilling case when the enigmatic villain The Walking Shadow—real name Yvonne Sergo, a former ventriloquist with a deadly new act—unleashes a wave of crime, aiming to claim the legendary Dumont Treasure and cement her reign as the King of Crime. With a reporter dead, a mysterious criminal named Shoes McCann on the loose, and another villain named Spike adding chaos, the young hero must unravel a web of deception before the city falls to shadow.

Captain Marvel Jr. uncovers a sinister scheme in which a gang of criminals exploits young people with disabilities, drugging them and staging fake accidents to extort money from victims’ families. With Mayor Horton’s help and the help of a mysterious trio—Slim, Ma, and Al—the young hero must unravel the truth behind the "cripple kidnappers" before more lives are ruined.

In "The Cracked Safecracker," Captain Marvel Jr. intervenes to save an elderly couple from a near-accident, only to learn they’re facing eviction to a poorhouse unless their son can be found. When he recognizes the son from a photo—Bull Bimmens, a notorious safecracker—Captain Marvel Jr. sets out to reunite the family, challenging Bull to confront his past and consider a different future.

When Billy Batson stumbles upon a mysterious radio broadcast, he's drawn into a surprising mystery involving a young girl, a forgotten locket, and a long-buried secret—revealing that his life has been built on a truth he never knew. With help from Shazam, Captain Marvel, Jr., and the memories of a nurse who once cared for them both, Billy begins to piece together a past that redefines his identity and introduces Mary Marvel as his long-lost twin sister.