Shazam! #17 is an issue of the series Shazam! (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1975.
Synopsis for Captain Marvel: "The Pied Un-Piper
A hippie discovers a new ‘out-there’ instrument with which he gathers all the criminals into prison. The police are thankful, and the city offered him a million dollars if he can do this impossible task, but it turns out they cannot spare the money. The musician takes revenge by luring aliens to Earth with the music. The first race seemingly steals the Earth’s oxygen, but they actually just suck up pollution from planets that do not need it, as they live on that. The second race lands and starts looting, but get addicted to chocolate, and quickly develop cavities, they go back home, promising to build dentist equipment instead of weapons from now on. The third one steals all the color green from Greenville, because they worshiped the color and their whole planet was full of green, but it was stolen from them. The Marvels realize that if the aliens want everything to be green, they can simply provide them with green-tinted glasses. The aliens in gratitude give a million dollars worth of gems. The Marvels rush the loot to the malicious musician, who says they can donate it to charity, and explains it wasn’t about the money, he just wanted to be appreciated and goes off to find a band for himself.
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Synopsis for "Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Idol of Vengeance!"
reprinted from The Marvel Family #7
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Synopsis for "Captain Marvel Gets Promoted"
reprinted from Captain Marvel Adventures #53
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Synopsis for "Captain Marvel Sails Before the Mast"
reprinted from The Marvel Family #41
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Synopsis for Mary Marvel: "Jives Becomes a Jockey!"
reprinted from The Marvel Family #33
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Synopsis for Captain Marvel: "The Curse of the Black Thumb"
reprinted from Captain Marvel Adventures #129
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Synopsis for "Captain Marvel's Wedding"
reprinted from Captain Marvel Adventures #150
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Synopsis for "Captain Marvel and the Haunted Girl!"
reprinted from Captain Marvel Adventures #57
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Notes
- "The Pied Un-Piper" was reprinted in Showcase Presents: Shazam! Vol. 1 and Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal Vol. 1.
Trivia
- This is the last 100 Page Giant in the series.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Marvel Family Recommended Reading
- Whiz Comics (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel, Jr. (Volume 1)
- Mary Marvel (Volume 1)
- Master Comics (Volume 1)
- Wow Comics (Volume 1)
- The Marvel Family (Volume 1)
- Hoppy the Marvel Bunny (Volume 1)
- Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Shazam!: The New Beginning (Volume 1)
- The Power of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder (Volume 1)
- Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil (Volume 1)
- The Trials of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Shazam! (Volume 2)
- Shazam! (Volume 3)
- Shazam! (Volume 4)
- The New Champion of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Shazam! (Volume 5)
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