Saint Nick wasn’t the only man in a red suit that magical Christmas season 50 years ago.
On Saturday December 23, 1972, I walked from my house to Sharp’s Drive-In Market and splurged on four 20cent comic books.
One of my selections was heavily influenced by an ad appearing in DC Comics: “Coming in December…DC’s Christmas gift to you! Shazam is coming!”
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