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Issue: Shazam! #14
Publication Date: September 1974
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Issues: #14 of 35 Issues (37 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/18/1974
Volume: 2
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #107.

Theme: Stories about books.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #8, 12-17)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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A New Book-Length Shazam Family Thriller!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]]; Sivana Family [Dr. Sivana; Sivana, Jr.; Georgia]; Mr. Mind; Mr. Tawky Tawny (inset); Bluebeard (inset); King Kull (inset); Jeremy Thremm (inset)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Shazam #1 published February 2007
as Shazam! #14 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1782
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Due to litigation from Marvel, this is the last issue to carry the subtitle "The ORIGINAL Captain Marvel."
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Shazam (inset)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N-1056
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The Evil Return of the Monster Society

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel [Uncle Dudley]]; New Monster Society of Evil [Dr. Sivana; Sivana Jr.; Georgia Sivana; Mr. Mind; Ibac] (villain)
Synopsis: Mr. Mind convinces Sivana to help him rebuild the Monster Society of Evil but they are easily stopped by the Marvel Family. Sivana escapes by capturing Uncle Dudley and uses his dreams about mythological creators to form another Monster Society of Evil made up of real monsters.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShazam! #5/1975 published October 1975
as Monsterforbundet [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus 2 pages
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Shazam #1 published February 2007
as The Evil Return of the Monster Society [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Job Number: S-1704
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

"The Evil Return of the Monster Society" (10 pages); Chapter II: "The Monsters Are Coming! The Monsters Are Coming!" (10 pages).
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The Prophetic Book!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Joel Brompton; Samuel Stone (villain); Gunner Gallo (villain)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #57 published March 1946
was The Prophetic Book [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: N-986
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The Man Who Lived History!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Jeremy Thremm
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain Marvel Jr. #83 published March 1950
was The Man Who Lived History [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: N-987
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Mr. Tawny's Fight for Fame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mr. Tawky Tawny
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #126 published November 1951
was Mr. Tawny's Fight For Fame [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: N-988
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Shazam Trivia Quiz

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [as Billy Batson]; Sivana Family [Beautia; Sivana, Jr.; Georgia; Magnificus]; Lieutenant Marvels [Fat Marvel [as Fat Billy]; Hill Marvel [as Hill Billy]; Tall Marvel [as Tall Billy]]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShazam! #2/1976 published April 1976
as Shazam gjettelek [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N-1058
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1. Solomon

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Solomon
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1792
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Curse of the Books!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Mrs. Bromfield; Joshua Joad; John Elson; Arthur Archer (villain)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMary Marvel #2 published June 1946
was Curse of the Books! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: N-984
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1788
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The Magic Mix-Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Professor Tweedle
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #102 published November 1949
was The Magic Mix-Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: N-985
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The Word Wrecker!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; King Kull (villain)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Family #86 published August 1953
was The Marvel Family Battles the Word Wrecker, Chapter One: Burn, Books-- Burn! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Family #86 published August 1953
was Chapter Two: The Peril of the Paper Pyres [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Family #86 published August 1953
was Chapter Three: Battle of the Books [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 16.67
Job Number: N-983
Disclose Notes: Chapter One: "Burn, Books... Burn!" (6 pages); Chapter Two: "The Peril of the Paper Pyres" (6 pages); Chapter Three: "Battle of the Books" (4.67 pages)
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Answers to the Shazam Trivia Quiz on Page 61

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman-Shazam Battle Page
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1800

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