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Cover: Howard Porter

The Trials of Shazam! #1

Aug 2007 · DC · 14.99 USD; 17.99 CAD
📊 ~50,525 copies sold its debut month
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In "Prelude: Brave New World," Freddy Freeman faces his latest trial in the quest to reclaim the Shazam power, stepping into a mythic realm where he crosses paths with the legendary warrior Achilles. With the villainous Sabina sending an army of bovine pig-men to hinder his progress, Freddy must prove his worth in a battle that tests both courage and resolve. Written by Judd Winick and illustrated by Howard Porter—whose dynamic art spans pencils, inks, and colors—this issue blends epic scale with personal stakes, all captured in a striking cover by Porter.

Contains 7 stories
Prelude: Brave New World
11 pp · Superhero
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]Captain Marvel Junior [Freddy Freeman]Dr. Fate (cameo)Shade (cameo)Shazam (cameo)Spectre (cameo)Zatanna (cameo)
Chapter One: The Boy & the Man
22 pp · Superhero
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Zatanna [Zatanna Zatara]To'Lott (first appearance, villain)Denat (first appearance, villain)Rimeen (first appearance, villain)Rocco (first appearance, villain)
Chapter Two: Grounded.
22 pp · Superhero
Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]Marvel [Billy Batson] (formerly Captain Marvel)Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]Shareena (first appearance)Zareb Babak (first appearance)Wizard Shazam (flashback)Uncle Marvel [Mr. Dudley] (cameo)Fat Marvel (first appearance, cameo)Tall Marvel (first appearance, cameo)
Chapter Three: Cover Me!
22 pp · Superhero
Freddy Freeman [Captain Marvel, Jr.] (origin)Zareb BabakRachel Zallman [Solomon] (first appearance)Grandpa Freeman (flashback)Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (flashback)Audium Warbeast (villain)The Council of Merlin [Terrom (first appearance, villain)Sabbac II (villain)Sabina (first appearance, villain)]Captain Nazi (flashback, villain)
Chapter Four: Old Soldiers Never Die
22 pp · Superhero
Freddy FreemanLieutenant Alvarez [Achilles] (intro)Zareb BabakDenny (intro)Sabina De La Croix (villain)

Freddy Freeman faces his latest trial in a surreal clash of myth and madness, where the legendary warrior Achilles appears as a guide—or a test. Forced to battle a relentless army of bovine pig-men, Freddy must prove his worth while unraveling the twisted scheme of the villainous Sabina De La Croix.

Chapter Five: They Just Fade Away
22 pp · Superhero
Freddy FreemanMarvel [Billy Batson]Zareb BabakAchilles [Lieutenant AlvarezLieutenant Antonus]Empath Demon (villain)Sabina De La Croix (villain)
Chapter Six: Hard Time
22 pp · Superhero
Shazam [Freddy Freeman]Marvel [Billy Batson]Zareb BabakHerculesThe Council of Merlin [Sabina (villain)Terrom (villain)]Medusa (flashback, villain)

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Full credits

artist, inker, colorist Howard Porter
letterer Rob Leigh
cover pencils, inks Howard Porter

Reprints

↩ Reprints DCU: Brave New World #1 (2006), Trials of Shazam #1 (2006), Trials of Shazam #2 (2006), Trials of Shazam #3 (2006), Trials of Shazam #4 (2007), Trials of Shazam #5 (2007), Trials of Shazam #6 (2007)

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