Comic Title: Shazam:The New Beginning #2
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: May 1987
On Sale Date: February 19, 1987 Newsstand Date February 19, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #36

Newsstand Date February 19, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #110

Newsstand Date February 19, 1987
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #690
Misnumbered #1

Shipping Date January 27, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #36

Shipping Date January 27, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #110

Shipping Date January 27, 1987
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #690
Misnumbered #1

Shipping Date January 27, 1987
Source: Comics Journal, #113

Copyright Date January 27, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Roy Thomas

Title: "'S' Is for Wisdom... 'H' Is for Strength..."
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Captain Marvel (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Roy Thomas
Writer: Danette Thomas
Penciller: Thomas Mandrake
Inker: Jan Duursema
Letterer: Agustin Mas
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted In:
Shazam:The New Beginning 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Captain Marvel (last appearance in Shazam:The New Beginning #1; next appearance in Shazam:The New Beginning #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Dudley Batson (last appearance in Shazam:The New Beginning #1; next appearance in Shazam:The New Beginning #3)

Villain(s)

• Black Adam (last appearance in Shazam:The New Beginning #1; next appearance in Shazam:The New Beginning #3)
• Sivana (last appearance in Shazam:The New Beginning #1; next appearance in Shazam:The New Beginning #3)

Other Character(s)

• Beautia Sivana (last appearance in Shazam:The New Beginning #1; next appearance in Shazam:The New Beginning #3)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from Shazam:The New Beginning #1 and continues in part in Shazam:The New Beginning #3.

Synopsis:
Billy Batson decides to track down his uncle Dudley. He arrives at the bus terminal, but doesn't have the money for a ticket. Beautia Sivana has followed him and gives him the money. She also hints that her father may have been involved in the death of Billy's parents.

Billy makes it to Albuquerque and locates Dudley. He apologizes for not accepting Dudley's help earlier and reveals his new powers. The pair decide to return to San Francisco to confront Sivana.

On the trip home, they hear reports of a UFO. Billy investigates as Captain Marvel and discovers that the UFO is Black Adam who has been brought back to Earth by Sivana. The two clash in the skies, but Captain Marvel is forced to give up the fight when Black Adam threatens an airliner. He vows to continue the battle later.