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Even Alan Scott , DC ’s forgottenGreen LanternknowsShazamis aSupermanrip off . The retentive - standingrivalry between Superman and Shazamstretches back to cartoon strip ' Golden Age ; it would talk over into the court as well , leave in a foresighted sound struggle that see to it DC triumphant . This rivalry continues to this mean solar day , and in 1985’sAll - Star Squadron # 52 , Alan Scott calls the rivalry out with a subtle caper .
Superman ’s unveiling in 1938 set up the Golden Age of Comics , and before long a routine of other publishers had launched comic line as well . One such company was Fawcett Publications , who in 1940’sWhiz Comics#2 by Bill Parker , Greg Duncan , and Bob Kingett , innovate Shazam , then call Captain Marvel . The character was an exigent success and was allegedly outselling Superman within a few years . This did not sit well with DC Comics , who brought suit against Fawcett , claiming Captain Marvel wasa rip off of Superman . The case would last until the early 1950s , by which time the Golden Age had ended , and with it , the popularity of superhero cartoon strip ; the suit had also bleed Fawcett teetotal financially , and the publisher ceased publication of its comics ’ line . Ironically , DC would license the fiber twenty geezerhood later , issue their own line ofShazamcomics . DC buy the right wing to the theatrical role in the early 1980s , and the relief is history . However , this feud still resonates with fans , and the original Green Lantern calls this fact out inAll - maven Squadron # 52 , written by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas , illustrate by Arvell Jones , ink by Alfredo Alcala , discolor by Carl Gafford and lettered by David Cody Weiss .
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Thanks to the reality - alter effects of theCrisis on Infinite Earthsevent , Green Lantern , Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle are stranded on Earth - S , Shazam ’s pre - Crisishome . The heroes companion Shazam to a diner , where a smallchild approaches Shazamfor an John Hancock . He accommodate the untested fan and asks if he want Green Lantern and the others ’ autograph . The boy pass up ; he did not pick out Green Lantern or the others and thus did not see any Charles Frederick Worth in their autograph . Shazam apologizes but Green Lantern shrugs it off , tell apart Shazam “ try trim a innocent orchard apple tree on our Earth sometime , ” before concluding “ everybody’d think you were Superman with somebody else ’s laundry . ”
Green Lantern ’s wisecrack calls out the decennary - long rivalrybetween Superman and Shazam . DC Comics conceive that Shazam was a copy of Superman , and on the surface these comparison may seem to carry merit . Both are super strong muscle men who can fly and wear capes , but that is where the similarities cease . The attitude and timbre of Shazam ’s escapade was far different than Superman ’s . Superman ’s stories were often ego - contained , but Shazam and Fawcett were not afraid to experiment with multiple - part stories stretch out across multiple proceeds — something unheard of at the sentence . By the time Fawcett terminate publication of Shazam ’s adventures , they have evolved far beyond the Man of Steel ’s , leading to the conclusion that DC was simplyjealous of Shazam ’s achiever .
In the end , DC won the conflict ; three decades laterShazamwas part of the DC Universe , fighting alongside his former rivalSuperman . Despite the fact the two always play nice , the competition continues and the forgottenGreen Lanterncalls this feud out .
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