With their combined strength, they successfully triumph over Heqt. After Shazam and Superman fuse, they discuss the immense respect one has for the other as they constantly use their abilities for good. This combined energy means that even if his Kryptonian body becomes weak to kryptonite or red sun radiation, Superman will still be able to use all of Shazam's powers. His Kryptonian physiology fuses with the Wisdom of Solomon, the Strength of Hercules, the Stamina of Atlas, the Power of Zeus, the Courage of Achilles, and the Speed of Mercury. Clark doesn't get weak at all in fact, he's more powerful than he's ever been. Once Billy Batson is reduced to a head, Mary and Freddy tell Superman to call upon Shazam and temporarily make Clark the Wizard's new champion. In Action Comics #768 by Joe Kelly and Duncan Rouleau, the Captain Marvel Family and Superman team up to fight a frog god named Heqt.

Related: Wonder Woman Admits Her Super-Speed is No Match for Superman's The reason magic is considered a 'weakness' is because it directly bypasses his physical invulnerability. So if Harry Potter's Voldemort casts a killing curse on Superman, it would kill him, despite Clark's physical resistance.

Magic merely affects him the same way it does to anyone else. In the issue, Superman says, ' My invulnerability can't protect me from magic or a sorcerer's spell!' This explanation doesn't mean magic is necessarily a weakness for Superman it only means he has no defenses against it. Sabbacs origin was depicted in the 2005/2006 Superman/Shazam First Thunder miniseries, written by Winick and drawn by Joshua Middleton. In Superman #171, Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan write a story introducing Clark's weakness to magic. Perhaps a more interesting question is: What would happen to Superman if he got the powers of Shazam? Would he gain the abilities of the Wizard, or would his weakness to magic drain his Kryptonian powers?Īlthough fans consider magic to be a biological weakness to Kryptonians, this is actually not the case. Many DC Comics fans like to pit Shazam against Superman due to the Kryptonian's weakness to magic.

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