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Whiz Comics
#8
Sep 1940
• Fawcett Publications
• 10¢
• Comic Book
• N/A
On Sale
Story/Feature
Saved by Captain Marvel!
Story/Feature
1.
Saved by Captain Marvel!
(11 pages)
Writer
Penciller
Inker
Bill Parker
C. C. Beck
Pete Costanza
Story Notes
This is the infamous story where Billy whispers "Shazam" and a ghostly image of Captain Marvel helps him cheat on the Marvel College entrance exam. This story is used as a benchmark to prove that Billy and Cap exist as separate beings.
Cast List
Marvel Family Hero:
Captain Marvel
Marvel Family Villain:
Captain Death
,
Professor Skull
Marvel Family Extra:
Gerald Bulkley
,
Mr. Moneypenny
,
Mrs. Moneypenny
,
Princess Patricia
•
Reprinted in
SPECIAL EDITION SERIES #1
- Jan 1974 (Special Edition Publishers)
•
Reprinted in
THE SHAZAM! ARCHIVES #1
- Nov 1992 (DC Comics)
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