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As unwarranted as it sounds , the first timeSupermanever metShazamwasn’t on a battlefield : it was in the fantasies ofLois Lane ! In a short story fromSuperman ’s Girl Friend , Lois Lane , the dear - run into Lois is shown forming yet another plan to trick the Man of Steel into falling for her . And in her mind , the ploy works so well that Superman is willing to criticize Shazam out moth-eaten to make trusted he wins her hand .
As one of Superman ’s oldest and closest cohort , Lois Lane has been a major figure in the Superman mythos . In 1958 she incur her own series that focused on Lois ' adventures as an hardy reporter but would often feature narrative about her connive in gild towin the heart of Superman . As time move on and society changed , the comedian shift by from more outdated plot to more socially conscious ones . The serial was also known for featuring the first appearances of several characters , include one that would n’t make a formal appearance for another ten age .
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Superman ’s Girl Friend , Lois Lane # 42featured the tale “ The Monkey ’s Paw ! ” by Henry Boltinoff and Kurt Schaffenberger . Lois is give the strange appointment of covering an explorer ’s odd aggregation he bequeathed to the Daily Planet . The accumulation feature a phone number of oddities such as a unicorn ’s horn and a gem from King Solomon ’s mine . The most odd slice of the solicitation , however , is a hypothesize wish - award rascal ’s paw . After recognizing the likely business leader in her hands , Lois has a brief daydream about how wishing Superman to fall in love with her could go . patently , her fantasy ask Superman defeating other powerful Hero , one of which is a slightly bedim Shazam !
The crossover feature inSuperman ’s Girl Friend , Lois Laneis notable on its own , but what makes the appearing even more interesting was that it pass before Shazam was even own by DC . The cameo took place in 1963 , almost in good order in the middle of a 20 - year break from when Fawcett Comics ceased publishing of its superhero titles to when Shazam look as Captain Marvel in 1973 . The appearing was actually a gag on artist Kurt Schaffenberger ’s part , who had previously worked on Captain Marvel before knead for DC . While just a brief jocularity , the image lend to bear in mind the legal battle Shazam faced over his resemblance to Superman , and the fact that Superman effortlessly shipment of Shazam arouse how DC easily won their suit against Fawcett . In a style , Lois ' fantasy showsthat when it comes to what she desires , nothing beats the original .
The relationship between Clark Kent and Billy Batson was sometimes battleful , but never to the extent once imagined byLois Lane . At the very least , whenSupermanandShazamdid meet , any altercation between the two surely was n’t Lois Lane ’s doing .
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