Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam Vol 1 1

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"What would you do with the Magic of Shazam?"

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Billy Batson and Magic of Shazam Vol 1 #1
June, 2008

Executive Editor

Dan DiDio

Cover Artists

Mike Kunkel

Writers

Mike Kunkel

Pencilers

Mike Kunkel

Inkers

Mike Kunkel

Colourists

Mike Kunkel

Letterers

Steve Wands

Editors

Jann Jones, Stephanie Buscema

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Appearing in "What would you do with the Magic of Shazam?"

Featured Characters:

• Billy Batson/Captain Marvel
• Mary Batson/Mary Marvel
• Wizard Shazam
• Theo Adam

Supporting Characters:

• Mr. Morris, Billy's employer
• Mrs. Snosey, the Batson nextdoor neighbor
• Mrs. Strikta, the Batson school principle

Villains:

• Theo Adam
  

Other Characters:

Locations:

• Fawcett City
• Rock of Eternity

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "What would you do with the Magic of Shazam?"

The wizard Shazam recounts the origin and development of Billy Batson into Captain Marvel and how he has chosen to use the gift the ancient wizard has given to him for the benefit of humanity. Though despite his best interests, Billy is still a child and acts as such as when he and his sister on sunday afternoon a day when most kids could be playing hide-n-go-seek or freeze tag, Bill and his sister were playing "stop the runaway circus train" instead. And while Billy and his sister were successful in saving the train and all abroad Billy did the most elaborate save of drill the tunnel to a extra large size and use the extra dirt from their tunneling to slow the train down to a complete stop after carefully analyzing other direct though also elaborate probable solutions.

As Captain Marvel Billy comments "C'mon you have to admit it was a good idea to save them like that. And besides it looked do darn cool!!" to which his younger sister slyly comments "Well I was just thinking that maaaaayyybe.. it would've been easier if you simply had unhooked the giraffe care on the other side." which would have allowed the weaker Mary Marvel to stop the cars of the train. Billy realizes what Mary was trying to tell him during the entire time of the adventure and her solution would have been better though not as "cool".

But the discussion shows the warm and open relationship the Batson siblings have with each other and to their responsibilities.

The wizard comments on how their dedication will soon be tested by Theo Adam who is aware of the power they possess and what will happen if he should gain the magic power of Shazam for himself.

Notes

Variant cover by Mike Kunkel

• This issue shipped in the United States on July 2nd 2008.

• First issue has hidden message on pages 2, 3 and last page that can be decified using the provided code on the intro page.
• Series is not connected in any way to the recent and current main versions of the Marvel Family though uses many of their base characters.
• Series is intentionally drawn in a specific cartoony fashion such as noted with the human hands where all humans of this series have THREE fingers and a thumb rather than four and a thumb.
• Premiere issue shipped with a variant cover that was also sketched by series overall creator and producer Mike Kunkel that shows the entire Marvel Family.
• Kunkel has stated that Freddy Freeman (the current Captain Marvel in the main DC reality) is NOT to be included in this interpretation of the legend at least for some time to come as this series is suppose to focus on Billy and Mary and Theo as they come to grips with the responsibilities of the magic powers of Shazam.
• Originally this series was intended to be a limited issue series, but is now open-ended and will be ongoing.

Trivia

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See Also

• Discuss Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Billy Batson and Magic of Shazam series

Recommended Reading

• Trials of Shazam!

Links and References

• None.