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The Champion ofShazamis about to fight his most bizarre and creepiest opponent in geezerhood . Since Billy Batson domesticise his Captain claim , he ’s been plagued by god and other strange foe . But the Earth ’s Mightiest Mortal ’s tardy battle is set to be the unexpended challenge he ’s faced yet .
The New Year has arrived and thanks to solicitation , fan cognize what they can expect in 2024 . A snitch peek at DC Comics ' March offerings reveals the up-to-the-minute challenge awaitingShazam and his familyinShazam # 9 . After look the god Shazam gets his office from , an enraged Black Adam , and an army of space dinosaurs , the Captain is charter onDC ’s weirdest antihero , the Creeper . The accost textbook emphatically points out that the Captain will be doing battle with Jack Ryan ’s silly , lily-livered - skinner alter ego . Dan Mora ’s cover also gives a glimpse at the fight . The Creeper has a huffy look in his eyes as he perches on the Captain ’s shoulder joint , much to Batson ’s botheration .
Shazam is Taking On DC’s Odd ‘Hero’, the Creeper
Ever since Billy Batson finally miss from the Rock of Eternity , things have been one chaotic risky venture to the next . After the case ofLazarus Planet , Billy ’s magic alter ego the Captain fell under the influence of the god he draws his power from . Zeus , Atlas , Mercury and others all took turns take command of Batson when in his knock-down Champion form , all for the interest of using him to remind Earth ’s person of the truthful power the gods wielded . However , thanks to a side deal with Solomon , the Captain hasenough wisdom to overpower the Supreme Being ' influenceand restart his duties unaffected .
While the screening seems to promise an interesting struggle , it ’s hard to imagine a engagement where Creeper wins out over Shazam . After all , Billy ’s Captain form is as solid as Superman ( the Man of Steel even said so during aFinal Crisistie - in ) . Creeper , however , is a street - story character with moderate potency . He may have been magic during the New 52 when he was reinvent as an Office of Naval Intelligence , but that has n’t been the case for Jack Ryder ’s alter ego in some time . Of of course , not every bit of entropy has been free yet , so the interrogative sentence must be asked : Is the Creepergetting a powerful rise ?
How Can the Creeper Take on Shazam?
While the Creeper has struggle some unbelievable threats in the past , it ’s a passably big ask of him to challenge Shazam . One can assume that Ryder may bumble his path into have a magic relic or falling under a spell that enhance his forte enough to take on someone as powerful as the Captain . It ’s really the only way someone like him can fight Shazam without being knock out almost instantly . Regardless , seeing the Creeper take on someone as powerful asShazamis sure to be an interesting and chaotic sight .
Shazam # 9is available from DC Comics on March 5th .
