14-year-old Theo Adam has been returned to Earth from banishment, but there's just one problem: he can't remember the magic word that gives him the powers of Black Adam. There's only one solution: follow Captain Marvel and get the word out of his alter ego, 11-year-old Billy Batson!

Written by MIKE KUNKEL, ART BALTAZAR & FRANCO - Art by MIKE KUNKEL, STEPHEN DESTEPHANO & others - Cover by MIKE KUNKEL The magic word "Shazam" transforms Billy Batson into Captain Marvel - but now there's a new kid at school: 14-year-old Theo Adam, who has his own alter ego as Black Adam! Collecting issues #1-6 of the acclaimed, all-ages series.

The superstar team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Dale Eaglesham reunite to launch the first all-new SHAZAM! monthly title set in the DC Universe in almost 20 years! (What took you guys so long?!) Teenager turned super-hero Billy Batson struggles to balance school and superheroics! (Guess which one is more fun?) But when Shazam unlocks a shocking secret deep within the Rock of Eternity, it challenges everything he knows about the worlds of magic and his familyÕs future as its champions! Also, witness the bizarre team-up of Dr. Sivana and Mr. Mind as they set off to build a society all their own! DonÕt miss the start of an epic run in the making as ÒShazam and the Seven RealmsÓ begins!

As Billy Batson and the rest of the Shazam Family are about to learn as they cross over into the Darklands, the Magiclands aren’t all fun and games! In a world filled with all kinds of frightful creatures and haunts, nothing will compare to the horrors of Billy’s own internalized fears.

Join Billy - plus the extended Marvel family of Mr Talky Tawny, Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr. and even Hoppy - as they battle evil in some of their greatest adventures. With villains including the malevolent scientist Dr Sivana and super-intelligent caterpillar Mr Mind, they'll have their work cut out!

Thanks to a magical rift, fourteen-year-old Theo Adam has returned to Earth from his banishment, but he can not remember the magic word that gives him his evil powers--so he sets out to get the information from eleven-year-old Billy Batson, the alter egoof Captain Marvel.