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ThoughSupermanmight be DC ’s most respected hero , the newest edition has his knocker , and his latest isShazam . Earth ’s Mightiest Mortal is typically one of DC ’s kindest Heron . Feeling stranded in his teenage geezerhood though , Billy Batson ca n’t help but begrudge Superman ’s Logos , Jon .
Times have never been tough for Billy Batson . Though the staff and upperclassmen of Teen Titans Academy show a capital deal of respect and wonder for him , most of his fellow classmate either ignore him or even bully him . When the chemical monster Chemo attack Titans Tower , Billy comes to the rescue as Shazam … only for his powerfulness to go haywire . For some reason Billy does n’t understand , Shazam ’s power have never been more unstable . As if all of that was n’t enough , he and Raven have both been learn visions of the disastrous future that wait for the DC Universe inFuture State , and both feel powerless to block up it . Billy does feel like a hero for a brief second when a satellite comes crash into the Tower and he rises to reply it as Shazam . Just as he ’s about to stop the orbiter , his mightiness go out completely , and he plummets to the priming as Billy Batson . That ’s when the new Superman arrives .
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Like a dash from the dingy , Jonathan Kent rushes onto the tantrum . With comfort Jon is capable to save Billy with one hand and stop the satellite from crashing with the other . Though Jon just saved Billy ’s life-time , all Billy can focus on is Jon telling him , " relax kid . " He protest that Jon ’s younger than him , to which theformer Superboy and current Supermanresponds that he is n’t anymore . As the school collectively lose their minds over meeting the new Superman , Billy give-up the ghost to sulkiness in his dorm room . He confide in his roommate and friend Miguel that being rescue by " Superman Jr. " was n’t even the most mortifying affair to come about to him that day .
What makes the moment interesting is how much it contrasts with how Billy Batson / Shazam interacts with Clark Kent ’s Superman . While the two heroes have famously clashed in else - worlds stories such asKingdom ComeandSuperman : Distant Fires , the two are more often Friend than foe . Superman ’s unshakeable optimism and morals just naturally work on with Shazam ’s innocence and sense of wonder . Many of their most famous interactions fall out when Billy was a kid though . As an ungainly teenager pass away through a passel , it makes sense that Billy feel ashamed of needing to be deliver by a hoagie who ’s far new than he is .
yield the abbreviated interaction added layers is that Billy and Jon have opposite problems . As Shazam , Billy is incredibly well - respected in the broader superhero residential area as evident by his relationship to the adult Teen Titans . Despite this , he struggles to keep a relationship with many of his peer . Jon on the other mitt is absolutely adore by masses his geezerhood . The students of Titans honorary society fawn over him and do n’t seem to view him as anything other than Superman . Despite this , the most brawny beings in the universe , like theQuintessence , are adamant that Jon can never be Superman . fortunately , this dispute does n’t come to blow , but reader can only trust thatShazamand the newSuperman’srelationship improves in the future .
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