About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 165. Chapters: 1972 comic debuts, Comics characters introduced in 1972, Supergirl, Swamp Thing, Destiny, Captain Marvel, Luke Cage, Ghost Rider, List of Swamp Thing comics, Tigra, Jim Corrigan, Jonah Hex, Defenders, Adam Warlock, Hammerhead, Werewolf by Night, Marvel Team-Up, Un-Men, Etrigan the Demon, The Tomb of Dracula, Abby Holland, Kamandi, Jennifer Kale, Diamondback, Shanna the She-Devil, Maus, Grand Director, Thundra, Morgaine le Fey, Griffin, Night Nurse, Mister Fear, Shuma-Gorath, Frank Drake, Zarathos, Lips Tullian, Gibbon, Jungle Action, Kulan Gath, Weird Mystery Tales, Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adele Blanc-Sec, Human Target, Lashina, Terra-Man, Nebula Man, Matthew Cable, The Mighty World of Marvel, Roxanne Simpson, Midgard Serpent, Jonas Harrow, Dragon Lord, Supernatural Thrillers, Kanto, Anton Arcane, Starbreaker, Forager, Air-Walker, Stompa, Wimmen's Comix, Marvel Premiere, Elric, Steppenwolf, Doctor Spektor, Funky Flashman, Bernadeth, Midnight Tales, Mad Harriet, Gunhawks, Force, Rachel van Helsing, Black Lama, Brute, Aurakles, Devilance, Doctor Moon, Thog, Secrets of Sinister House, Himon, Effron the Sorcerer, Gilotina, Weird Western Tales, Heggra, Captain Paragon, Weird Worlds, Damon Dran, Sligguth, Mystery Comics Digest, Archie at Riverdale High. Excerpt: Captain Marvel is a fictional comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. Created in 1939 by artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, the character first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940). With a premise that taps adolescent fantasy, Captain Marvel is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a youth who works as a radio news reporter and was chosen to be a champion of good by the wizard Shazam. Whenever Billy speaks the wizard's name, he is instantly struck by a magic lightning bolt that transforms him into an adul...
