10 Former Justice League Members Who Need Another Call-Up

9. Shazam

Martian Manhunter New 52
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Shazam (formerly known as Captain Marvel, but changed in the New 52 era of DC to his word of power) is actually a young boy named Billy Batson who, when he utters a special word of power given to him by an ancient Wizard, gains the abilities of gods and demigods.

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Shazam actually briefly was part of the Justice League after the New 52 era had begun, but vanished after the Darkseid War event, after his powers had been considerably altered and messed around.

It's a shame, because when Shazam is done right, he can actually add a very interesting element to the team: a powerhouse able to go toe-to-toe with Superman, but with the Wisdom of Solomon and the outlook of a child.

It could add a fresh sense of hopefulness to the League, plus a generally fun dynamic as the likes of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman deal with essentially having a child among their ranks.

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Joe is a comic book writer out of South Wales, writing LGBTQ+ superhero series The Pride and also co-writing Welsh horror comedy series, Stiffs. He's also a comics reporter and reviewer who works with Bleeding Cool and now WhatCulture too. So he makes comics and talks about comics, but there's more to him too. Somewhere.