Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1996.
Synopsis for "The World's Mightiest Mortals!"
Billy Batson and the wizard Shazam come to Metropolis. Collin Thornton and Shazam feel the presence of each other in the city; Collin (secretly the demon-lord Lord Satanus) gives DMN, a demonic drug, to several people both in order to cause havoc and so as to outmaneuver his own presence from Shazam.
Appearing in "The World's Mightiest Mortals!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Collin Thornton
- Contessa
- DMN addicts
- Lex Luthor
Other Characters:
- Blaze (Mentioned only)
- Senator Bob (Phone call only)
- Hercules (Mentioned only)
- Lana Lang (Mentioned only)
- Wonder Woman (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Fawcett City
- Metropolis
- 55 Broome Street
- Daily Planet
- Kelso's Gym
- Metropolis General Hospital
- Newstime Magazine
- WGBS
- Mediterranean Sea
Items:
- DMN
- Rock of Eternity (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
Notes
- Superman navigation number 1996/13.
- This is the fifth and final issue of "Team-Up Month", a mini-event announced in the Superman letter columns. Superman navigation numbers 1996/9 to 1996/13 all featured a prominent super-hero guest star, complete with their logo on the cover (in the style of DC's former team-up comics DC Comics Presents and The Brave and the Bold).
- Captain Marvel refers to when Lady Blaze tried to manipulate the two heroes against each other. It happened in Superman (Volume 2) #102.
Trivia
- At the end of this story, Captain Marvel and Superman play arm wrestling for the first time. The winner is not known. They would play arm wrestling again, under a less amiable situation, in The Power of Shazam! #46.
- This is not the first time that Captain Marvel has come to Metropolis. He was there in Adventures of Superman #442, Adventures of Superman #489 and Adventures of Superman #522. But this is surely Shazam's first time in the city.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
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