Shazam 1, FN+

1st appearance & origin of Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) in DC Comics

1st appearance of Captain Marvel Jr. (Fredrick Freeman) in DC Comics

1st appearance of Mary Marvel (Mary Batson) in DC Comics


"In the Beginning..."

Billy Batson recalls his, and Captain Marvel's, origin.

"The Worlds's Wickedest Plan"

Doctor Sivana used Suspendium to trap the Marvel Family and their friends in a force field bubble which kept them in a state of suspended animation for over twenty years. Unfortunately for Sivana, he unwittingly trapped himself and his own family within the same stasis bubble.

"The Endless String"


NOTE: DC begins publishing Shazam after licensing the Captain Marvel character from Fawcett who they had successfully sued 20 years earlier for copyright infringement due to the character's similarities to Superman