Story: "In the Beginning..." (22 Pages)

Credits:

Jerry Ordway (plot, script, pencils, inks)
Peter Krause (pencils)
Mike Manley (inks)
John Costanza (letters)
Glenn Whitmore (colors)
Mike Carlin (edits)

Feature Character:

Mary Marvel

Supporting Characters:

Shazam (next in issue #12; also in flashback to origin and ancient Egypt)
Tawky Tawny (last in issue #5)
Dudley H. Dudley (last in issue #4)
Nick Bromfield
Nora Bromfield (both last in issue #5)

Villains:

Blaze (also in flashback to birth and ancient Egypt)
Lord Satanus (in flashback to birth)
Black Adam (also in flashback to origin as Teth-Adam a.k.a. Mighty Adam a.k.a. Khem-Adam)
Terror
Sin
Wickedness (the Three Faces of Evil; first appearance; in flashback)

Guest Appearances:

Voldar (Hercules)
Lumiun (Solomon)
Arel (Mercury)
Ribalvei (Zeus)
Elbiam (Achilles)
Marzosh (Atlas; all six gods in flashback to several millennia previous)
Pharaoh Rameses II (behind the scenes)

Other Character:

Brian (a barkeep)