| Cover Artist | C. C. Beck |
| Editor | Julius Schwartz, Wendall Crowley |
| Inker | C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza |
| Letterer | C. C. Beck |
| Penciler | C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza |
| Writer | Denny O'Neil, Otto Binder |
| Original Publisher | Fawcett Publications, INC |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Published in | New York, New York |
| Pages | 32 |
| Characters | Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) (Earth S) (First appearance in a comic published by DC) (Origin), Captain Marvel Jr. (Freddie Freeman) (Earth S) (First appearance in a comic published by DC), Mary Marvel (Mary Batson) (Earth S) (First appearance in a comic published by DC), Shazam (Wizard) (Earth S) (First appearance in a comic published by DC) (Flashback only) |
| Story Location | Earth-S: Fawcett City |
| Collects | "Capt. Marvel and the Endless String!" |
| Links | Issue link · Reprint link |
| Notes | The Marvel Family (First appearance in a comic published by DC) (Flashback and main story)
1st Story: Captain Marvel in "...In the Beginning..."
2nd story: Marvel Family: "The World's Wickedest Plan"
Reprinted Issue:
3d story: Captain Marvel Adventures Vol 1 #55, March, 1946; Capt. Marvel and the Endless String!
"...In the Beginning..." recaps Captain Marvel's origin.
"...In the Beginning..." and "The World's Wickedest Plan" were reprinted in Shazam: From the 40's to the 70's, Showcase Presents: Shazam! Vol. 1, Shazam!: The Greatest Stories Ever Told and Shazam!: A Celebration of 75 Years.
This issue introduces the substance Suspendium and explains the disappearance of the Marvel Family from the Golden Age to the Bronze Age.
In the DC-published issues, this place was called "Fawcett City," even though in the Fawcett-published issues it had been called "New York City". |
