American Update: DC Tabloid Editions – Superman, Shazam and Super-Villains
*DC: More of the 1970s oversized tabloid editions issued by DC, most of which never made it over here to the Old Country in any quantity, and which are keenly sought today. We open with Famous First Edition F-4, reprinting, cover to cover, Whiz Comics #2, the first appearance of the original Captain Marvel, now known (because of interference from the House of Ideas) as Shazam! We then move on to Limited Collectors’ Edition C-21, also starring Captain Marvel/Shazam, C-39 – Secret Origins of Super-Villains – starring the Joker, Luthor, the Cheetah, Captain Cold, Sinestro and Dr. Sivana, as well as their heroic opposition; and we close with C-52, aka The Best of DC Vol. 1, with a Neal Adams cover fronting a selection of DC’s most distinguished and famous stories. Issue C-52 (VF £15) is pictured; the rest can be found in our catalogue listings.