[1] The 96-page story, depicting the revamped origins of former Fawcett Comics superhero Captain Marvel, was followed by an ongoing series, also titled The Power of Shazam!, which ran from 1995 to 1999.

graphic novel opens, ten-year-old Billy Batson's parents, both archeologists, are working in Egypt, excavating the tomb of Ramses II with their associate Theo Adam.

Murdering the elder Batsons, Adam also kidnaps their young daughter Mary and steals a scarab necklace once attached to one of the sarcophagi in the tomb.

By speaking Shazam's name, Billy is struck by a bolt of magic lightning and transformed into Captain Marvel, an adult superhero.

Batson", along with the clues from the expedition, lead him to realize he is the reincarnation of Teth-Adam, the original heir to the power of Shazam.

Meanwhile, Sivana has lost all of his money and possessions due to the destruction of his properties by Marvel and Adam, and swears revenge on the Captain.

Jerry Ordway wrote all of the stories for the series and the one Annual, and provided painted covers in the style of the graphic novel as well.

Peter Krause, Mike Manley,[3] Dick Giordano, and Ordway himself served as the series' main artists.

While the series received good reviews and featured guest artwork from comic book icons such as Curt Swan and Gil Kane, sales for the Golden Age-inspired series slowed as it went on, as darker, more intense comic book stories had become more popular by the 1990s than the Marvel Family's more light-hearted adventures.

graphic novel, issues #1-12 of the ongoing series, plus a story from Superman & Batman Magazine #4; plus bonus material (ISBN 978-1401299415).

Book Two: The Worm Turns, was published in trade paperback in May 2023, collecting issues #13-23 of the ongoing series, as well as the Annual, "Playing with Fire" from Showcase '96, Superboy Plus #1, Supergirl Plus #1, and Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #4 (ISBN 978-1779521743).