Dates
- Cover date
- April 1987
- On sale
- December 23, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893223204 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893223204 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Shazam! The New Beginning · 1 pages
- Shazam! The New Beginning [Part One] · 24 pages
After the death of his parents, Billy is forced to choose between living with his Uncle Dudley and his other uncle, Dr. Thaddeus Sivana. Not wanting to be a burden to Dudley, Billy chooses to live with Sivana. Upon learning of Sivana's darker side, Billy runs away, and a stranger leads him to a mysterious subway station where the Wizard Shazam gives Billy the power to become Captain Marvel.
Reprinted in
Shazam!: The New Beginning 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2017)