Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #2411347
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $335.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 4.0 | $6.48 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 6.0 | $17.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 8.0 | $31.88 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 9.2 | $55.93 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 9.4 | $43.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 9.6 | $284.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| 9.8 | $257.79 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
| RAW | $4.36 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1973-09-01 |
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 0 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 113 graded copies for Shazam #5 (1973). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Captain Marvel: "The Man Who Wasn't!"
A hobo named Slip Kelly was rummaging through the trash when he saw a leprechaun and caught him, forcing him to grant a wish. Slip wished to be invisible and stole money from a bank. Billy Batson saw money floating in midair and transformed into Captain Marvel.
Two men chased the invisible Slip Kelly in order to take some money for themselves. As Slip stepped onto newly-laid cement and found himself being slowed down, Captain Marvel learned that an invisible man had been carrying the money. Slip abandoned the money and escaped and Captain Marvel returned the money to the bank before encountering the leprechaun. Captain Marvel caught the leprechaun and wished that Slip caught him again, as only the one who was granted the wish can change it.
Captain Marvel caught Slip stealing from Sam the Weenie Man and convinced him, using fear, to wish to be visible again.
Creative credits
Writers: Elliot S. Maggin, Elliot S. Maggin, Joe Millard
Interior art: C.C. Beck, C.C. Beck, Sheldon Moldoff
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
GCD: 26611
PANEL PROFITS: 2411347