Shazam!: The Golden Age of the World's Mightiest Mortal

by Chip Kidd

Geoff Spear (Photographer)

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Shazam made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. It wasn’t long before a variety of merchandise was licensed—secret decoders, figurines, buttons, paper rockets, tin toys, puzzles, costumes—and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand. These collectibles now sell for outrageous prices on eBay and in comic book stores and conventions. Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these artifacts are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geo Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World’s Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was Shazam!

  • ISBN13 9781419737473
  • Publish Date 5 March 2019 (first published 1 December 2010)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 4 March 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Abrams
  • Imprint Abrams ComicArts