Story: "The Power of Shazam!" (94 Pages)

Credits:

Jerry Ordway (painted art)
John Costanza (letters)
Mike Carlin and Jonathan Peterson (edits)

Feature Character:

Captain Marvel (William "Billy" Batson; next flashback in Power of Shazam! #17, then in Legends #1-#6, then in Justice League #1-#4, then in Fury of Firestorm #63, then in Justice League #5-#7, then in Justice League America Annual #9, then in Adventures of Superman #442, then in War of the Gods #1, then in L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #31, then in War of the Gods #3-4, then in Superman Vol. 2 #65, then in Adventures of Superman #488, then in Action Comics #675, then in Superman: The Man of Steel #10, then in Superman Vol. 2 #66, then in Adventures of Superman #489, then in Action Comics Annual #4, then in Superman: The Man of Steel #20, then in Superman Vol. 2 #76, then in Superman Vol. 2 #83, then in Zero Hour #3-2, 0; see Comment)

Supporting Characters:

Clarence Charles "C.C." Batson
Marilyn Batson (Billy's parents; both die; both last in flashback in Power of Shazam! #12)
Mary Batson (the daughter of Clarence and Marilyn Batson; Billy Batson's sister)
Shazam (an old Egyptian wizard; last in flashback in Power of Shazam! #12; next in War of the Gods #3; see Comment)
Dudley H. Dudley (a school custodian)
Miss Wormwood (first appearance; a school principal)

Villains:

Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (next in flashback in Power of Shazam! #17)
Black Adam (Theo Adam; the reincarnation of Teth-Adam, the original Black Adam; in flashback in Power of Shazam! #16 in between pages; next in War of the Gods #2; see Comment)
Ebenezer Batson (C.C.'s half-brother)

Other Characters:

Sterling Morris (first post-Crisis appearance; the owner of WHIZ radio)
Nema (first appearance; Mary Batson's babysitter; dies)
Saied (first appearance; the Batson's Egyptian guide)
Tawky Tawny (first post-Crisis appearance; a tiger doll; next in Power of Shazam! #3)

Comment: Captain Marvel's appearance in the War of the Gods mini-series, and L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #31 may or may not be part of current continuity, as the origin story of the wizard, Shazam, is not in sync with the story told in Power of Shazam! #10. If not, both his as well as Shazam and Black Adam's appearances in those issues should be omitted from their listings.