***** ahhh i see what you did there sir :-D

I don't get it

Leading a strange man into a subway tunnel he might get eaten or used for slave labor, of course gamma rays, cosmic rays, getting bite by spider, being struck by radioactive waste and struck by lightning and falling into a batcave might kill you also. Lots of characters had superman like powers before Superman including Greek and Roman gods and heroes, same with other religious heroes such as Solomon wisdom and Samson strength. Hugo Hercules comic stripe (1902), Popeye comic stripe (1929), and Gladiator novel (1930), Lothar in Mandrake the magician stripe (1934) could also be inspirations for Superman with speed, strength and invulnerablity to bullets, etc.

I meant elite4x

A chance of powers or a chance of repressed memories? Hmmm it sounds fair enough

I think since not many kids think stuff like that through is he also has more interesting powers.

True, they used basic child psychology.

Robert's Art Studio 0

Ross is the best

Shazam = Captain Marvel, the TRUE Captain Marvel > Fake Captain Marvel

@Sahar1041 eh tbf Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Shazam are 3 of the best superhero films in a long time

@Sahar1041 and thats your opinion. MCU is bland as hell

Sahar1041 Not really. It has an actual good soundtrack, all the films are memorable and it's become pretty good now. It's not ashamed of being based on comics like Marvel is (Asgardians are aliens for some reason), has actual colours, won an actual oscar, better women led film, an actual funny comedy film in Shazam and a great comic book movie in Aquaman. Marvel has 20 films, most are average, some good and some bad. DCEU has 7 films and 4 are great, 2 are average and 1 is bad. Much better track record

@Sahar1041 DC Shows are better The initial CW seasons were good, but they got bland at the end, except the crossovers. Doom Patrol is honestly amazing. Gotham is really good. Krypton is amazing. Titans was good. Black lightning is really good. Netflix MCU was shit apart from Daredevil S1 and 3, Jessica Jones and Maybe Luke Cage. Iron Fist and Defenders were boring piles of garbage.

This really made me laugh! Lol

cxm i feel like captin marvel's name is a copy of captin marvel in marvel comics i think shazam is soooo much beter then the name captin marvel

cxm and he does have the best secret identy

Dante Hoddie02 Ok, here is some Comic history for ya. Captain Marvel first dawned in 1940 from fawcett comics. Captain Marvel had the name befors Marvel was even Marvel.

cxm true i totally forgot about that

that is Captain Sparkling Finger

Same here.

The wisdom of Solomon, The strength of Hercules, The stanima of Atlas, The power of Zeus, The courage of Achilies , The speed of Mercury. SHAZAM !!!!. Or so it goes. Captain Marvel.!!!!!.

John Bockelie indeed

***** but that is the modern idea the older people tricked him into saying it

In the old days, Captain Marvel, Jr. actually had that problem... Since his magic phrase was "Captain Marvel" rather than "SHAZAM"... And, back then, it was just saying the word, whether you meant it or not.

Its like goku going supersaiyan. He has full control of the transformation. Plus the power of zues and wisdom of soloman prevent shazam from being tricked into saying shazam

It's kind of like in attack on titan (I don't know if you've seen it or even care but spoilers) Eren doesn't change unless he does so with purpose and intent

The name of the Comic book was changed to Shazam (It was originally Whiz comic and later Captain Marvel, Marvel also has character with that name so DC to avoid copy right issues changed the book to Shazam. The character is called Captain Marvel, he never calls himself Shazam that is what they called the Wizard that gave him his power and what he says to transform.

Acts 2 : 21, kjv .. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. - Acts 2:21, kjv. .. one can call on, without pronouncing, a name. .. think of The Name, as being alive, a person even. The Word was made flesh : see, John 1:1, kjv. .. Does not a son inherit of the Father, even his Name? Perhaps that is why the Jews mentioned in the Bible, do not have last names? Because they hope to receive another, by adoption even, to be called the sons of God? .. Shall implies a movement towards, whereas shalt implies that the destination will be reached, and then found whilst looking in a rear view mirror. Compare Acts 2: 21, kjv, with Romans 10: 9-11, kjv. Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus Christ is Lord : Can you say that with a believing heart? Many who call themselves pastors, or priests cannot. To wit(ness), The letter 't' in 'Christ' is NOT a silent letter as it is in 'castle'. See, Judges 12:6, kjv. Truth and Love, you need both - begin with Truth. The Word of God is Truth.

Same

+Young darkness same

Me to

mines to

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I know but Marvel does own the copyright to the name.

Marvel has no problem copying deathstroke slade wilson and making deadpool wade wilson. GTFO marvel

Armbar4you marvel rips everyone off Mr. Fantastic- Plastic Man QuickSilver- Flash IronMan- Batman Deadpool- Deathstroke Sandman- Clayface Black Cat- Catwoman Avengers- Justice League Hawkeye- Green Arrow The list goes on lol

Deadpool is more of a spoof of Deathstroke, even he jokes about it.

basicbodybuilding it doesnt matter. Captain Marvel has always been his name and it was pretty much taken from him

Yeah but this is comic books we're talking about.

And Achilles and Hercules were demigods and atlas was a titan

And mercury is Roman

@@BoiBoi-vn5zh Yeah, he's a Roman equivalent to the Greek god Hermes. But then again, Roman gods are rip offs of Greek gods.

He was wise but suffered from deep sin on lust

injustice

Thomas Touchdown Uh, no shit. Plus, he possesses vast strength that easily puts him in Superman's class.

Thank you sir. I was waiting for someone to say this

The writers have an explanation for that, Superman isn’t weak against magic, he can just get affected by it, like how anyone else can get wet when they step into rain. It’s not the same as kryptonite. Although I’m not sure if this only pertains to new 52 Superman or both post and pre-crisis.

... I need him as a friend.

Is a fucktard

Minecraf Warrior what?

Minecraf Warrior ...Says the Minecraft fanboy

Bat Droid lol millions of people like minecraft I think you're in the wrong my bitch

Don't you ever get bored of it? Years ago I used to spend 5 hours straight playing on it daily - idk why - and now I just find it total shit!

I won't call the New 52 character Captain Marvel, He is too much not like Captain MArvel to call him Captain Marvel. Besides, his name is not Captain Marvel.

@@CaptainMarvelCulture - Well he's even LESS like Shazam so what will you call him? They should have called him "Mister Marvel" if they wanted to change it because now it makes no sense that his sister is "Mary Marvel" and it makes no sense that Freddie Freeman is "Captain Marvel Jr.". Taking Marvel out of his name has a cascading effect on those who were named after him.

@@AvroBellow I have not seen Mary and Freddy use superhero names yet in the New52. Did I miss something?

+carlosco89 and then youll be endowed with the power of the gods :D

+ANIMANIA Yeah, but instead of getting there via train, you get there via a dark van. Hop on kids! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

And the moral of the story is that you copied some one else’s comment

yeah but they HAD to. legal issues

Actually, that problem was fixed. For him to change back, he has to say his name, and want to change back to Billy. I think this is a little stupid, and personally will always call Earth's Mightiest Mortal 'Captain Marvel' no matter what his name is currently, but still... For him to change back into billy, or change from billy into Captian Marvel, he has to say "SHAZAM!" with meaning.

Logical argument

Its not like they had a choice.....Marvel sued them over the name and won.

1 word: Lawsuit!

Then I am not just imagining things... o3o

Nope It really makes no sense to call him Captain Marvel He is SHAZAM!

@@andrewquick4176 I agree.

He’s a DC Superhero, his name being Captain Marvel is just stupid

+James Ferraro Yes?

+Shazam can u beat superman?

The L Delivery Man I'm basically a magical version of superman. So yes, I totally can.

Shazam good answer 👍🏾. But what if u piss him off and he go ape shit on yo ass? 🤔

SHAZAM DID CHU KNOW UR GETTING A MOVIE (seriously shazam's getting a movie)

+VariantComics Such a fan, please do a Karnak vs. Karate kid (DC)

he always talks about her

Pushon Bhattacharya never noticed until now honestly

***** wow congratz bro, much love for the future!

MrNotThatFamous™ me too!#

+VariantComics congrats man. you a good man bro

i like how they did it in Superman/Shazam Return of Black Adam

the origin in Superman/Shazam: Return of black Adam is a good version

why did i say the same thing twice?

Riryia Roach indeed

OMG JJP IS ALSO A DC FAN

Yes that would be awesome

Canonically... Superman has never really lost to Shazam.

Darren Craigg Captain Marvel aka Shazam, he has the power of the GODS!! plus he can create magic like powers, which magic is another weakness for superman. Even the guy in the video said, "Shazam has a lot more powers in his sleeve, that it would take him a whole day to list them alll". You're right about the other guys that can stop superman except for batman, flash, green lantern and lex luthor.

wero pinche yes billy gets beaten badly by superman, cause his mind is a freaking 10 or 12 year old.... which lead to naive and his own stupidity if he is caught off guard. He has all the abilities... but can he stop superman from absorbing the sun?

Seabook Farno he has the power OF THE GODS!!! plus superman is vulnerable to magic. that's another superman weakness. If it ever came to a point where superman goes rogue, Captain Marvel would be the one to stop him.

gotta see that too

Nathan Tevis I know

babi

new name of captain marvel since dc lost the copyright to that name

+ANIMANIA They didn't lose the copyright. They just can't use it on their cover. That's been the situation for decades now.

+wrlord they did officially change his name to shazam following (what year was it?) in the current canon (and video games and such)

i still prefer the name Captain Marvel, but what can you do? :p

ANIMANIA You can call him Captain Marvel, like I do.

Only if you are a very young person. Shazam was always Shazem.

Yep...young

In like the 50's yea ...

Heh..that's young, you idiot.

I think I shall like the comment I am making now. yes..yes I will.

Hercules is one.

+Tristan Tomah No, he is not. He is a Demi-God

+LogicNerd 87 Zeus turned him into a god

+Tristan Tomah Huh.

he was poisoned by a treacherous woman and died. Zues elevated him to the god of strength and battle strategy. Those who were considered the underdogs but whose cause was rightous prayed to him

who

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+Savage Beast REALLY?

You are giving Shazam a bad name by comparing with Thor. Thor looks messy.

If he is so much cooler than Thor, why didn't you take your time to check your sentence for grammatical errors?

+Captain Deadpool Fun fact Vikings were actually very cleanly.

and supe's has the upper hand on everything else so if they fight it's gonna take forever to finish

I agree with you girl

Weel thats nice, btw I am not a girl as I hope you can see if you read my name...

I know your a guy I just seeing if would respond

mm okay then dude...

david hagberg you should read kingdom come

also, heracles is a demi god and achilles was a mortal who got dunked in the styx. I'm not even sure who solomon is, but I don't think he's a god, if he's even part of the greek mythos.

Roberta Tallienne Solomon is a mythic jewish king and son of David who build the first temple in Jerusalem and was famously rich and wise.

Benjamin Decker Achilles is the son of Thetis, a titan, and therefore kind of a halfgod (demi-god).

didn't know that. Just knew he was dipped in the Styx by his mother. Which titan was Thetis?

Benjamin Decker I thought Solomon was something like, that but I couldn't quite remember.

Yes it was. It made him special. A pure good hearted person. Rare.

Not to be rude, but I seriously prefer the newer one, mostly because anybody in their right mind, even a young kid, should know not to follow creepy men in trench-coats to an isolated area for them to flash/murder/rape you.

I aggre

I kinda like the new one because it fits the new generation and I don't want be a dick but its kinda cliché that kids are kind hearted than adults

Yes!

They are not that exiting though

Bruce Wayne but bruce their your sidekckicks

+Devon labonte SOOOOOO

Bruce Wayne why would you wanna know stuff you already know

Billy needs to learn the difference between copyrights and trademarks. You'd think as a journalist he would be better informed ;)

I just didnt like the way he killed him, it made him look weak, I was expecting him to last more than 10 seconds against superman

J Silva Shazam can completely beat superman. If not in strength, he has magic, which is critically deadly to superman. Superman has absolutely no guard against Magic.

unless he kills him while hes on his kid form, or goes inside the sun for a couple days ;/

J Silva superman has no residence to magic so captain marvel would by far win

Super Kun he was at kid mode. He tried to chance but superman freeze his mouth. I believe shazam is way stronger than superman

***** Sneaky Schnitzel is the best tasting kind

+Max Payne no, you are

john smith ok

+VariantComics love you

+VariantComics hey arris could you do a history of Darth Vader and start doing star wars episodes for the new movie

Isn't the wisdom of Solomon a cistern thing?

ughh that not a weakness

justice curry im not

only magic shazam can use against superman is saying shazam so superman just picks him up real quick, marvel turns back into a kid cover his and the knock him out. (justice league unlimited) kid brain vs adult brain

its not a weakness the way that kryptonite is, its just that his invulnerability doesnt kick in when faced with magic.

well due to the events in the new 52 he can shoot his"magical"lightning

You can say the same about mercury...

David A Well Mercury is just the Roman name for Hermes.

Devin Bell still, its not in the realm of greek mythology. roman and greek (although near exactly the same) are individual religions.

Been done

Got the link? I looked and didn't see it.

/watch?v=l8JSFdgRI1s

Thank you!!

Cultured Insanity Anytime :)

He has on quite a few occasions I believe.

+Andre How is that cheating? What you just stated in Superman using his quick thinking instead of purely replying on his strength....

+Monarch v it was a typo, I meant cheaps. I love Supes but I'd rather him fistfight rather than neutralize SHAZAM because I want to see a genuine knock out victory

Yup. It's a shame since he is literally a human god and is more powerful than superman

With Magical/Cosmic powers bestowed upon him too

I don't like the new 52

Channing Tatum imo.

Anyone but Ben Affleck.

Rob Willis whos gonna play the kid

Rob Willis Its Zachary Levi

Right, I just wanted to point Solomon out because I thought it was important to say he was a Jewish king who was recognized as the wisest man who lived, by people from a slightly more racist time. I am probably wording this as good as I should though.

Yes, I noticed that, along with its not just Greek, but also Roman. For example: Hermes; Greek...Mercury; Roman.( M is for Mercury) I know it's not such a big deal, but just an observation.

Darren Craigg as they have told you Hercules was a demigod, his father was Zeus and his mom a mortal name Alcmene. Zeus like many other greek gods loved to come to the mortal realm and mate with human girls.

the causal reader does not care about that. so it would be splitting hairs to debate it.

when rome knocked off the ancient Hellenic Empire they ripped off all our dieeties for themselves