Shazam!

Chosen from among all others by the Immortal Elders

Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury

Billy Batson and his mentor travel the highways and byways

of the land on a never-ending mission

to right wrongs, to develop understanding

and to seek justice for all.

In time of dire need, young Billy has been granted

the power by the Immortals to summon awesome forces

at the utterance of a single word..

Shazam!

A word which transforms him in a flash

into the mightiest of mortal beings

Captain Marvel.

'Come on.'

'Okay, let's tie it up.'

Okay, guys, chow time!

Hey, you better hustle, Norm. Those hotdogs are gonna go fast.

From the way they cook around here, who cares?

Okay, you suit yourself.

'Hey, knock it off.'

- They're mine! - Ah!

What are you cooking, Mentor?

My greatest creation.

- Veal tripe. - What's veal tripe?

Stomach lining of a calf.

I'm afraid to ask what's for dessert.

Maybe I better go find Norm.

No!

Help!

Help! Help!

Help!

Billy, that boy can't swim.

'No!'

'No!'

Shazam!

Help!

Help!

Help! Help!

Help!

'Help!'

Help!

Okay, just try and relax, young fella.

Well, fortunately, you only swallowed

about half that lake, son.

Norm's always wise and often gettin' into trouble.

He's not a bad kid, really, but we just can't seem to reach him.

Do you think he'd open up for someone outside the camp?

- Like Billy? - No way.

Norm just flat does not trust anybody.

He's just a real loner.

- 'Frank, telephone.' - Excuse me.

You know, Mentor, Norm may be acting up just to get attention.

Talk about getting attention, hm?

Oh, Elders, fleet and strong and wise

appear before my seeking eyes.

Billy, in order to like others

we must first like ourselves.

And you can help someone learn to like himself

by letting this person discover his own abilities.

By showing him how special he and each of us really is.

Use these words wisely, Billy, and good luck.

Hey, Mentor.

Remember when I took that course of wilderness survival?

Yes. Why?

Well, it taught me a lot of things.

Self-confidence, sense of achievement.

I think that course would do wonders for Norm.

It's an excellent idea.

Why don't we talk to Frank about it?

Mm.

Are you really sure you can handle

teaching this course, Billy?

I mean, with Norm in it, it might be the first

survival course that the teacher can't survive.

Oh, we'll teach the buddy system.

Each kid will have to learn how to trust his buddy

in order to get through the course.

'And that's just what Norm needs.'

Okay, you're on.

But if Norm finds out this whole thing was set up for him

look out, man.

'Now this survival course is gonna be lead'

'by your new volunteer junior counselor'

Billy Batson.

Any questions?

- Yeah, I got a question. - Let's hear it.

What do we need a survival course for?

We already survived two weeks of the food around here.

Yeah, but can you survive another two weeks?

Alright, now the first thing we're gonna do

is select partners for the course.

'So choose your buddies.'

Well, I guess that leaves you and me, Norm.

Do you mind being my buddy?

Like leftovers.

Well, sure. I'm a leftover too.

- Okay. - 'Good.'

'Okay, we've got our teams.'

We'll get started right after lunch.

- Alright! - Alright!

Okay, let's go.