8 Things You Need To Know About Shazam
3. Captain Marvel Has Defeated Superman
We've already established that Captain Marvel is tough as adamantium nails, but the events of Kingdom Come revealed just how formidable he really is.
Superman and Shazam are usually allies, yet they've fought on occasion - something about a child possessing the most awesome powers in the universe rubs Supes up the wrong way if Billy Batson catches him on a bad day.
Contrary to what many believe, Kryptonite isn't the only thing that can bring the Man of Steel to his knees. He tends to struggle with magical opponents, so Shazam has a distinct advantage when they come to blows.
He pressed that advantage home while under the control of Lex Luthor in Kingdom Come, bringing Kal-El to his knees by raining lightning down on him over and over until Supes starts bleeding from his nose and ears.
The fatal blow never comes as Cap rushes off to intercept an incoming nuclear missile, but he could theoretically have prolonged the lightning attack until Superman was dead. Not that anyone ever dies permanently in comics, but the point still stands.