In these tales from billy batson and the magic of shazam. The classic versions of captain marvel and billy batson. In his secret identity, he is known as william joseph billy batson, a young boy who was chosen to be a champion of good by the wizard shazam. Part of what lends the book that cartoon network feel is mike kunkels art. Shazam gifted billy with the power of six legendary greekjudaic figures when he spoke the wizards name, transforming into an adult superhero.
An allages comic series based dc comic s shazam franchise, and a broad strokes sequel series to shazam. He cant remember the magic word that gives him the powers of black adam. The allnew, allfun adventures of captain marvel, the worlds mightiest mortal, are collected from his hot new series. Anyone who has been reading billy batson is aware that mike. Thanks to a magical rift created when captain marvel battled mr. When young billy batson speaks the wizards name, a magical lightning bolt charged with the power of the shazam elders transforms billy from an adolescent boy into the adult hero, captain marvel. In a world filled with all kinds of frightful creatures and haunts, nothing will compare to the horrors of billy s own internalized fears. The series debuted in september 2008, and was originally written and drawn by mike kunkel. An allages captain marvel comic, billy batson and the magic of shazam. As if taking care of his younger sister mary wasnt enough, young billy batson must also contend with his secret life as the super hero, captain marvelwho. Billy batson and the magic of shazam 2008 comic books.
Art baltazar stories are standard for comic books series. Jan 26, 2019 as we all know by now, for years, billy batson transformed into the hero known as captain marvel by saying the magic word, shazam. Welcome to the brandnew, allfun adventures of billy batson as the worlds mightiest mortal captain marvel, from acclaimed writerartist mike kunkel herobear. Minds monsters, 14yearold theo adam has been returned to earth from his banishment.
Billy batson is a teenager who becomes captain marvel or shazam, the worlds mightiest mortal. Later, captain marvel would gain the ability to share his power with mary marvel and. Shazam formerly known as captain marvel is a superhero in the dc comics universe and the protector of fawcett city. Theo tries to play nice with billy and his fellow classmates, but its all just a ploy to learn the secret word that will magically transform him back to his evil alter ego, black adam. Too many allages books like to dumb down their content for the lowest common denominator, but not billy batson. Jul 02, 2008 too many allages books like to dumb down their content for the lowest common denominator, but not billy batson. Find the value of the dc comic billy batson and the magic of shazam volume 1.
Deemed worthy of becoming the champion of the ancient wizard mamaragan, whenever he utters the word shazam, young billy batson is struck by a magical thunderbolt and gains vast divine powers and. Part of what lends the book that cartoon network feel is. Part of dc comics johnny dc imprint, it ran for 21 issues from from 20082010. The orphaned child believed he had no one to rely on and had to fend for himself.
Billy batsons parents died when he was still a baby. What is your billy batson and the magic of shazam comic book worth. Captain marvel shazam respect thread and feats billy. His sister mary becomes mary marvel, and his best friend freddy is captain marvel, jr in his civilian identity he is a young man working at. When billy batson speaks the name of an agesold wizard, he is transformed into the worlds mightiest mortalshazam. Can billy stop this supervillain in disguise before its too late, and keep his superpowered little. Comic books and video for sale comics and video games systems trade paperbacks marvel dc idw dark horse nintendo playstation xbox. When new books are released, well charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the preorder period. Billy batson and the magic of shazam book 1 tp midtown comics. Art baltazar and franco aureliani step in to help get this title back on a more regular schedule. This was one comic book i looked forward to reading every month because those two comic creators understood the meaning of a whimsical adventure story and. Hardcover july 1, 2014 by mike kunkel author, illustrator. Youve subscribed to billy batson and the magic of shazam we will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. Jan 11, 2011 the allnew, allfun adventures of captain marvel, the worlds mightiest mortal, are collected from his thrilling comic book series.
As billy batson and the rest of the shazam family are about to learn as they cross over into the darklands, the magiclands arent all fun and games. It also deals with how his infamous nemesis, black adam, gained and regained his powers, and how he returns to. Following the lead and continuity of smiths monster society of evil miniseries, it was initially written and drawn by mike kunkel, creator of herobear. Theo tries to play nice with billy and his fellow classmates, but its all just a ploy to learn the secret word that will magically transf. It will have a few minor defects and will generally appear to be in slightly used but not roughly used condition. Billy batson and the magic of shazam comic book tv tropes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read billy batson and the magic of shazam. As if taking care of his younger sister mary wasnt enough, young billy batson must also contend with his secret life as the super hero, captain marvelwho billy. Noticing the success of superman at national comics dcs forerunner, fawcett publications decided to publish their own comic book stories. Feb 12, 2020 in these tales from billy batson and the magic of shazam. Whenever billy speaks the wizards name, he is struck by a magic thunderbolt that transforms him into an adult superhero empowered. Welcome to the first issue of the allfun adventures of billy batson as the worlds mightiest mortal, captain marvel. Originally, he was an orphaned boy named billy batson, who was chosen by the wizard shazam to be a champion of good.
Comic and graphic books fiction the allnew, allfun adventures of captain marvel, the worlds mightiest mortal, are collected from his thrilling comic book series. It was a classic move of bait and switch, where you are lured into a series with the promise of an incredible writerartist producing memorable work, only to have that writerartist disappear a few issues into the series to be replaced by someone of much lesser. Granted access to incredible powers by the wizard shazam, he speaks the wizards name and is struck by a lightning bolt that gives him the powers of the gods. As if taking care of his younger sister mary wasnt enough, young billy batson must also contend with his secret life as the super hero, captain marvelwho billy transforms into when he says the magic word shazam. Minds monsters, 14yearold theo adam has been returned to earth from banishment. In billy batsons angel case, by shouting out one wordshazam. It is a different book with those two at the controls, but in an energetic sense, the enthusiasm is still very much present. But one day, he was guided to the rock of eternity, where the ancient wizard shazam waited. How can shazam say his own name without turning back into. Family affair elevenyearold billy batson becomes superpowered captain marvel by saying the magic word shazam captain marvels greatest foe, black adam, is now the new kid at billy batson s school. Theres a lot to like about billy batson and the magic of shazam. Elevenyearold billy batson has been given an amazing gift.
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