Shazam

Few names in comics carry the thunderclap weight of Shazam, a character born in the Golden Age when Bill Parker and C. C. Beck conjured something genuinely magical for Flash Comics' 1940 ashcan debut — a figure who has endured across an extraordinary 83 years of publication. With five key issues to their name and a presence stretching from Captain Marvel Adventures to World's Finest Comics to Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam!, this is a character woven deep into the fabric of DC's history. The company they keep tells its own story — sharing pages with Superman, Batman, The Flash, Mary Marvel, and Mary Batson, this is a character who belongs among the very greatest. For any collector serious about the Golden Age or the soul of DC Comics, Shazam is absolutely essential.