{"product_id":"shazam-the-new-beginning-1987-1-4","title":"Shazam: The New Beginning (1987) 1-4","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eShazam!: The New Beginning #1-4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cmark class=\"MAeH\"\u003ea four-issue comic book limited series published by \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"H23r4e\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dc.com\/graphic-novels\/shazam-the-new-beginning-1987\/shazam-the-new-beginning-30th-anniversary-deluxe-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDC Comics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003efrom April to July 1987\u003c\/mark\u003e. Written by the husband-and-wife creative team of \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eRoy and Dann Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e and illustrated with moody, atmospheric art by \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eTom Mandrake\u003c\/strong\u003e, this miniseries served as the official post-\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eCrisis on Infinite Earths\u003c\/em\u003e relaunch for Captain Marvel.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eMuch like John Byrne's \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eThe Man of Steel\u003c\/em\u003e, this series was designed to modernize a Golden Age icon for a grittier era.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003eA Permanent Change to the Character\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eBefore this 1987 run, Billy Batson and Captain Marvel were traditionally treated as two separate entities who swapped places. \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eThe New Beginning\u003c\/em\u003e completely altered franchise lore by making \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eBilly Batson retain his 15-year-old child personality while transformed into the adult superhero\u003c\/strong\u003e. This definitive concept—a kid in an adult god's body—became the permanent standard for the character, carrying through to modern comics and the live-action films.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003ePlot Overview\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Tragedy:\u003c\/strong\u003e An automobile accident leaves young Billy Batson orphaned. Following the crash, Billy is forced to live with his cruel, estranged uncle, \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eDr. Thaddeus Sivana\u003c\/strong\u003e, and his narcissistic children. Billy soon uncovers evidence that his parents' deaths may not have been an accident.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Magic Word:\u003c\/strong\u003e Escaping his uncle's cruelty, Billy is guided to a mystical subway station where an ancient wizard grants him the powers of the gods, allowing him to transform into Captain Marvel by shouting \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"SHAZAM!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Villains:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dr. Sivana uses his high-tech scientific genius to rip open a dimensional gateway and summon \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eBlack Adam\u003c\/strong\u003e—a 5,000-year-old magical tyrant with identical powers—to destroy the new hero.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Resolution:\u003c\/strong\u003e With help from his stage-magician companion Uncle Dudley, Billy learns to master his new abilities just in time to clash with Black Adam and outsmart Sivana's dimensional technology. The finale directly leads into the events of the famous \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eLegends\u003c\/em\u003e crossover event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617535639636,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/7573\/5636\/files\/Shazam_bundle_663bd703-5e9d-4f1b-942c-cfaab34f3f8c.jpg?v=1788463378","url":"https:\/\/zombieunicorncomics.com\/products\/shazam-the-new-beginning-1987-1-4","provider":"Zombie Unicorn Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}