1st appearance of Blaze, the demon sister of Satanus

[November 2022 - cameo of Lady Blaze in Black Adam movie]

1st appearance of the Atom, Al Pratt, not in costume

Reprint of The Marvel Family #1 (1945), the first appearance of Black Adam

Cover art by J.G. Jones

First battle of Superman vs Shazam

First meeting and battle of Superman vs Black Adam - Black Adam disguised as Shazam

1st appearance of Amanda Waller, director of the Suicide Squad

1st appearance of Brimstone

1st team appearance of Infinity Inc: Brainwave Jr., Fury, Jade, Northwind, Nuklon, Obsidian, Silver Scarab

1st appearance of Obsidian, the son of Alan Scott and Rose aka Thorn

1st appearance of Silver Scarab, Hector Hall, the son of the Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl

1st appearance of Jade, briefly becomes Earth's Green Lantern

1st appearance of Nuklon, later becomes Atom-Smasher

1st appearance of Morgan Edge

1st team appearance of Intergang, an organized crime ring outfitted with high-tech weaponry from Apokolips

Introduction of what would later be referred to as The Fourth World, where New Genesis and Apokolips replaced the Asgardian gods after Ragnarok

First battle of Hawkman and Black Adam

Cover art featuring Black Adam and Hawkman but interior does not depict these characters fighting

1st cameo appearance of Headhunter

Debut of Kingdom Come inspired character design of Northwind in the main universe continuity

Team-up of Superman and Shazam vs Black Adam

First solo titled series featuring Hawkman

1st team appearance of the modern Marvel Family, now known as the Shazam Family, in costume

Death of the first Sabbac

1st appearance of the second Sabbac, Ishmael Gregor, a demonic adversary

2nd appearance of Black Adam in an original story

There was a fanzine published prior to this issue called Alter Ego where Black Adam appears on the cover but the interior is a text article recapping the Marvel Family and Black Adam though it is historically interesting as it was written by prominent Marvel writer Roy Thomas before his tenure at Marvel began

1st appearance and origin of Black Adam, an Egyptian prince named Teth-Adam who was first granted powers by the wizard Shazam though it corrupted him

Origin of The Marvel Family: Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Junior, Mary Marvel and Uncle Marvel

1st appearance of the second Hawkgirl, Kendra Saunders

Death of the original Sandman, Wesley Dodds

Nuklon becomes Atom Smasher

1st appearance of Dr. Fate, Kent Nelson

Introduction of the Helmet of Fate, Amulet of Anubis, and the Cloak of Destiny

1st appearance of Wotan, an immortal sorcerer and enemy of Dr. Fate

1st appearance of Adrianna Tomaz, later becomes Isis, Black Adam's wife

1st appearance of the second Isis, becomes Black Adam's wife and part of the Black Marvel Family

1st appearance and origin of The Flash, Jay Garrick

First mention of Keystone City, protected by The Flash

1st appearance and origin of Hawkman, Carter Hall

1st appearance Shiera Sanders, later becomes Hawkgirl

1st appearance of Hath-Set, the first villain of Hawkman

1st appearance of Johnny Thunder

1st appearance of Yz, Johnny Thunder's thunderbolt

1st appearance of Cyclone, Maxine Hunkel, previously Red Tornado

1st appearance of Liberty Belle

1st cameo appearance of Tomcat the son of Wildcat, Ted Grant

1st cover appearance of Citizen Steel , Nathan Heywood, on the cover only