| SHAZAM | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by C.C. Beck and Bill Parker |
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CHRONOLOGY
Shazam first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940) [Fawcett].
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Shazam in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Shazam Chronology
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| World's Finest Comics #262/5 (April-May 1980): "Captain Marvel of 7,000 BC" |
| Marvel Family #1 (December 1945): "The Mighty Marvels Join Forces" [Flashback] |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #79/4 (December 1947): "The Ancient Crime" |
| Marvel Family #12/2 (June 1947): "The Kingdom of Ulysses" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #62/3 (June 7, 1946): "The Cult of the Curse Chapter 2: The Arena of Horror" [Flashback] |
| Shazam! #4/2 (August 1973): "The Mirrors That Predicted the Future" [Flashback] |
| Whiz Comics #2 [1] (February 1940): "Introducing Captain Marvel" |
| Whiz Comics #25 (December 26, 1941): [The Origin of Captain Marvel, Jr.] |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #12 (June 26, 1942): "Captain Marvel Joins the Army" |
| Hit Comics #25 (December 1942): [The Origin of Kid Eternity] [In disguise] |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (December 11, 1942): "Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #18/4 (December 11, 1942): "The Three Wishes of Tim Tucker" |
| All-Star Squadron #37 (September 1984): "Lightning in Berlin" [Flashback] |
| All-Star Squadron #52 (December 1985): "From Fear to Eternity" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #41 (November 1944): "Captain Marvel Battles the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man" |
| Marvel Family #1 (December 1945): "The Mighty Marvels Join Forces" |
| Wow Comics #43 (May 1946): "Pandora's Box" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #61/4 (May 24, 1946): "The Cult of the Curse Chapter 1: The World's Mightiest Immortal" |
| Marvel Family #7 (December 1946): "The Marvel Family Reaches Eternity" |
| Marvel Family #10 (April 1947): "The Sivana Family Strikes at the Marvel Family" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #79/4 (December 1947): "The Ancient Crime" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #85 (June 1948): "The Freedom Train" |
| Captain Marvel, Jr. #63/3 (July 1948): "The Witch of Winter" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #90/3 (November 1948): "The World of Mr. Atom" |
| Master Comics #97 (November 1948): "The Doubting Thomas Doubter" |
| Whiz Comics #105 (January 1949): "The Son of Shazam" |
| Marvel Family #31/2 (January 1949): "Mary Marvel Becomes the World's Saddest Girl" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #93 (February 1949): "The Book of All Knowledge" |
| Captain Marvel, Jr. #71/4 (March 1949): "The Ghost of Captain Marvel, Jr." |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #100 (September 1949): "The Plot Against the Universe" |
| Marvel Family #48 (June 1950): "The Four Horsemen Ride Again" |
| Whiz Comics #125 (September 1950): "The Olympic Game of the Gods" |
| Marvel Family #58 (April 1951): "The Triple Time Plot" |
| Master Comics #123 (August 1951): "The Flying Desperado" |
| Marvel Family #65 (November 1951): "The Tenement Terror" |
| Marvel Family #67 (January 1952): "The Democracy Smasher" |
| Marvel Family #68 (February 1952): "The Capture of the Universe" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #137 (October 1952): "King Kull and the Seven Sins" |
| Marvel Family #79 (January 1953): "The Dynasty of Horror" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #144/2 (May 1953): "The Stolen Shazam Powers" |
| Marvel Family #84 (June 1953): "The Triple Trap of Terror" |
| Marvel Family #88/2 (October 1953): "The King of All Time" |
| Captain Marvel Adventures #150/2 (November 1953): "The World of Too Many Sivanas" |
| Shazam! #3 (June 1973): "A Switch in Time" |
| Shazam! #25/2 (September-October 1976): "The Bicentennial Villain" |
| Justice League of America #135 (October 1976): "Crisis in Eternity!" |
| Justice League of America #136 (November 1976): "Crisis on Earth-S" |
| Justice League of America #137 (December 1976): "Crisis in Tomorrow!" |
| Shazam! #26 (November-December 1976): "The Case of the Kidnapped Congress" |
| Shazam! #28 (March-April 1977): "The Return of Black Adam" |
| Shazam! #33 (January-February 1978): "The World's Mightiest Race" |
| Shazam! #35 (May-June 1978): "Backward, Turn Backward, O Time in Your Flight" |
| All-New Collectors' Edition #C-58 (April 1978): "When Earths Collide" |
| World's Finest Comics #254/5 (December 1978-January 1979): "The Devil and Captain Marvel" |
| World's Finest Comics #262/5 (April-May 1980): "Captain Marvel of 7,000 BC" |
| World's Finest Comics #267/5 (February-March 1981): "Assault on the Rock of Eternity" |
| DC Comics Presents #34 (June 1981): "The Beast-Man That Shouted 'Hate' at the Heart of the U.N." |
| World's Finest Comics #278/4 (April 1982): "The Power of Darkness" |
| World's Finest Comics #280/4 (June 1982): "The Secret of the Freeman Brothers" |
| DC Comics Presents Annual #3 (1984): "With One Magic Word" |