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1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #2411343
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $6,600.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 4.0 | $14.85 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 6.0 | $39.95 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 8.0 | $60.88 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.2 | $88.62 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.4 | $105.72 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.6 | $520.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.8 | $472.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| RAW | $25.87 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 5,419 graded copies for Shazam #1 (1973). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Captain Marvel: "...In the Beginning..."
After leaving suspended animation for 20 years, Billy Batson) recalls his origin: the aging wizard Shazam) draws him to the Rock of Eternity to grant the boy near limitless power and be a champion of the oppressed, transforming into Captain Marvel simply by uttering "Shazam!" The wizard immediately dies but promises that he can still help guide the hero as a ghost if he returns to this secret chamber and petitions him. He resolves to find Doctor Sivana).
| StoryTitle2 = Marvel Family: "The World's Wickedest Plan" | Synopsis2 = Captain Marvel stops some thieves fleeing the police and surmises that they may be working for Dr. Sivana. The adoring public asks where he has been for the past 20 years but he says that he doesn't have time to tell them and must investigate this crime. He reflects on the last case the Marvel Family) had: Doctor Sivana used Suspendium to trap the Marvel Family) and their friends in a force field bubble which kept them (as well as many of their close friends and superheroic allies) in a state of suspended animation for over twenty years. Unfortunately for Sivana, Sivana, Jr. unwittingly trapped the Sivana Family within the same stasis bubble when he slaps his father on the back too hard, jamming the controls. Thus… for **20 years**, they were trapped in stabilized orbit around the Earth, after which time Captain Marvel finds himself paralyzed, but awake, and calls SHAZAM to become Billy once more. Billy is able to slip through the hole and calls SHAZAM again to become Captain Marvel, finding the Suspendium has weakened over time and, if he doesn't shove it to safety in time, everyone aboard will die! Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel, Jr. are the first to be rescued, and the revived Marvel Family push the Suspendium Globe back to Earth, then break it open.
Captain Marvel finds it hard to believe and discovers that the Sivana Family have disappeared and the younger members of the Marvel Family have gone to search for them in space. Captain Marvel instead looks for them at an old hideout of theirs in the mountains. Within, the Sivana Family mention how *they* hired the goons to steal electrical parts as Dr. Sivana says that he doesn't need *so many* parts unless he wants his “Death Projector” to be 100% efficient and can still *easily* kill most of the population of Earth! Captain Marvel suddenly flies in, destroying the Death Projector and drags them all to jail, saying they won't get a *suspended* sentence. Despite all that… he still notes it's *great* that they're alive again and the Sivana Family and Captain Marvel, for once, agree on that much.
| StoryTitle3 = Captain Marvel: "Capt. Marvel and the Endless String!" | Synopsis3 = Captain Marvel Adventures Vol 1 55|1
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Captain Marvel) First appearance in a comic published by DC Captain Marvel **Supporting Characters:** * Shazam) First appearance in a comic published by DC **Other Characters:** *Achilles (New Earth)|Achilles *Atlas (New Earth)|Atlas * Mr. Binder *Hercules (New Earth)|Hercules *Mercury) *Dr. Sivana) *Solomon (New Earth)|Solomon *Superman) *Zeus (New Earth)|Zeus **Locations:** * Earth-S ** Fawcett City *** WHIZ Radio *Rock of Eternity **Items:** * Seven Deadly Enemies of Man
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * The Marvel Family) First appearance in a comic published by DC ** Captain Marvel) ** Captain Marvel, Jr.) First appearance in a comic published by DC ** Mary Marvel) First appearance in a comic published by DC **Supporting Characters:** * Beautia Sivana) First appearance in a comic published by DC * Cissie Sommerly) First appearance in a comic published by DC * Joan Jameson) First appearance in a comic published by DC * Ma Potter) First appearance in a comic published by DC * Pa Potter) First appearance in a comic published by DC * Professor Edgewood "Edgewise" Smith) First appearance in a comic published by DC * Sterling Morris) First appearance in a comic published by DC * Tawky Tawny) First appearance in a comic published by DC * Uncle Dudley) First appearance in a comic published by DC **Antagonists:** * The Sivana Family First appearance in a comic published by DC ** Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana, Sr.) First appearance in a comic published by DC ** Georgia Sivana) First appearance in a comic published by DC ** Thaddeus Sivana Jr.) First appearance in a comic published by DC * Charlie * Julie **Locations:** * Earth-S ** Fawcett City *** WHIZ Radio **Items:** * Suspendium **Vehicles:** * Suspendium Sphere
| Appearing3 = Captain Marvel Adventures Vol 1 55|1
| Notes = * "...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 (Collected), Shazam!: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (Collected), Shazam!: A Celebration of 75 Years (Collected) and Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal Vol. 1 (Collected). * This issue introduces the substance Suspendium and explains the disappearance of the Marvel Family from the Golden Age to the Bronze Age. ** A secondary text article in the back of this issue highlights the extensive supporting cast of helpful human characters that the Marvel Family associate with that have *also* been trapped in stasis for 20 years. ** While they are not seen or mentioned in this issue, World's Finest Vol 1 254 establishes that the superheroes Bulletgirl), Bulletman), Ibis the Invincible), Minute-Man), Mister Scarlet), Pinky) and Spy Smasher) were also caught in the Suspendium bubble, as was Billy Batson's uncle Ebenezer Batson). * 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".
| Trivia = * The goons, Charlie and Julie, may be named after DC Executive Editor Julius "Julie" Schwartz and legendary Captain Marvel artist, **Charles** Clarence Beck. | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Dennis O'Neil, Dennis O'Neil, Otto Binder
Interior art: C.C. Beck, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 25908
PANEL PROFITS: 2411343