jack@hp-dcde.UUCP (08/10/84)
Nf-From: hp-dcde!jack Aug 23 10:38:00 1984
Please, the character's name is not Shazam. It is Captain Marvel.
I imagine that DC couldn't call the comic "Captain Marvel" because
Marvel had a comic called "Captain Marvel" out at the time, so they
were forced to call the comic "Shazam".
-Jack Applin
{hplabs,csu-cs,hp-pcd,nwuxd}!hp-dcd!jack
P.S:
Yes indeed, the Spectre is #1 on that list.
He gets his power straight from *God*, y'know.victorf@houca.UUCP (08/20/84)
I'm much less familiar with DC comics(I only collecsix or so titles) but I'll take a shot at the ten most powerful characters in the DC universe. This includes characters from all the earths: 1: Superman (big surprise) 2: Power girl (Supergirl) 3: Green Lantern 4: Flash 5: Firestorm 6: Wonder Woman 7: Geo-Force 8: Zatanna 9: Ultra Lad(Boy?) 10: Shazam (is he still around?) Well, am I close? Scott Thompson (houca!hoqax!rst)
atc@ut-sally.UUCP (Alvin T. Campbell III) (08/22/84)
I think that Dr. Fate, the Spectre, and Mon-El must surely be included
in any list of most powerful characters.
--A. T. Campbell--
(atc@ut-ratliff.ARPA)wws@whuxle.UUCP (Stoll H William) (08/22/84)
What about Mon-el? He should be at least 3rd, unless he died or something (it's been awhile guys...) Bill Stoll
eric@milo.UUCP (08/23/84)
This probably depends on how you rank the heroes, but in a fight, I certainly would put my money on Orion, of the New Gods. I also agree that Spectre may be the most powerful, since I have never seen any real limit to his abilities (he always does seem to strain when keeping two dimensions from co-existing, but he always manages to hold them off until someone else saves the day). At his height, Arion might have qualified also, but now he is a bit too much of a wimp. -- eric ...!seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!eric