Billy Batson Says--"SHAZAM!" 1974 Albert Bigley Original Comic Art! DC Comics?!

Back with another one from the over-stuffed vaults! Dig this 1974 pencil artwork, created by a 9-year-old me, featuring none other than (a somewhat shrimpy) Captain Marvel and his youthful alter ego, Billy Batson, caught in mid-transformation! I'm sure I drew this in response to the then-new SHAZAM! Saturday morning series, which sparked a fresh interest in these Golden Age characters, not only for me, but also for many other young comics fans then! Click below to enlarge!

1977 Albert Bigley SHAZAM! Artwork?! Captain Marvel?! DC Comics?!

Yet another blast from my artistic past! Here is my own drawing of young Billy Batson and his invincible alter-ego, Captain Marvel, as they take off for fabulous new adventures! Drawn by me at age 12, in 1977, I was certainly inspired by Neal Adams' wonderful rendering of the mystical duo, as it appeared in the 1976 DC Calendar, and also on tons of shirts, toys, and merchandise during that period! Click to enlarge!

SHAZAM! 1974 Albert Bigley Original Art! Jackson Bostwick Lives! Sorta.

Ah, who didn't love TV's 1974 SHAZAM! Saturday morning live-action show? Chock full of everything but action, it still was kinda interesting, no? Saddled with a low budget and parental group restrictions, the only exciting moments came when good ol' Captain Marvel came on the scene to perform a super-feat, then give a dumbed-down moral to the kids watching. DC Comics published one oversized SHAZAM! tabloid edition with ol' Cap himself, Jackson Bostwick, on the cover. I (age 9) musta felt inspired, so here is my own portrait of Mr. Bostwick! Click to enlarge and appreciate!!