Superman / Shazam: First Thunder!

[@comicpop]

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[@timshady237]

*Billy is rocking back and forth in a derelict building after losing powers* *Batman rolls up in Batmobile, screaming, “YOU’VE BEEN DRAFTED! Isn’t this Batmobile dope!!??”

[@rayvenkman2087]

Fans: Hell yeah! Orphan Children in the DC Universe: Oh heck no!

[@diegoortiz5139]

I almost choked caused i laughed so much

[@Equinox2149]

Not crazy Steve

[@sonofhercules195]

"Where does a dream go when you wake up? -Sal ". Gonna be thinking about that for weeks.

[@dinosaurusmaximus8506]

16:30 That would be perfect. Y'know why? Because if Batman adopts Billy, he REALLY WOULD be Billy Bat's-Son! Heh, get it!?

[@Exman33x9001]

I'll show you the door.

[@lorehammer40k4]

@@Gorypaladin346 Yeah, except no one ever needed Rebirth to figure that one out broski, considering Batman has been using a child distraction dressed like Christmas as long as any of us have been alive...

[@MrUmakemelaff]

@@lorehammer40k4 Little Boy: "Can I be called Robin?" Batman: "I don't care. I'll be referring to you as Meatshield anyway."

[@Ashguy733]

I always found the conclusion to this story tear jerking, not gunna lie. I always liked Judd Winick's Green Lantern stuff. He is a gem cause he always managed to weave in these very real moments with his characters.

[@justinalicea1590]

It really is good. Shazam the Wizard expresses so well that he knows Superman is right, he even started the comic bemoaning the inevitability of fate, and that he can't do anything to change Billy. Billy is the chosen champion, and there is nothing that the wizard can do to change that fact. But Superman can. Superman can be out there with Billy and help him.

[@teemunknee]

I went my whole life thinking I'm a Tiffany, but after seeing 11:05 I've realized I'm actually a Ben.

[@NerdsOnlytv]

The first 5 minutes turns into a debate about what is fundamentally cannibalism and I love it

[@flywheelshyster]

'the swan' put me in stitches, laughed so hard it put me in a coughing fit :D

[@jonfrombuckland_3784]

@ 22:55 I would buy a book full of panels of Lex Luthor just insulting various heroes and villians, that would be hilarious

[@chrisconcannon6490]

A full couch Back Issues! Awesome!

[@oatmat]

BenTai: DO YOU LIKE THAT, SWAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kylesousa2051]

I like that later they get more magical with Shazam/Marvel. Sensing magic, lighting blasts, even spells sometimes. That helps to level the playing field

[@senorstyx3011]

Thanks to sal words, airport magicians came to be. Forever now saying dah sal instead of shazam in honor of him.

[@Go0dTimes4fUnPro]

Everything up to 4:50 needs it's own show. I *WANT* to see where this goes.

[@therecliningreader548]

One of my favorite Superman moments ever.

[@mitchellregan21]

Great episode! I'm really looking forward to the movie. Tiffany: Where does Billy Batson go when he becomes- Sal: Where does a wish go? Where does a dream go when you wake up? XD

[@willmartinez1606]

Guys I’m in Florida helping my aunt move but I had to pause all painting and everything just to catch up on the community. This was a hilarious episode. My uncle watches you guys now.

[@comicpop]

You're a good guy, Will!

[@willmartinez1606]

Wow, thank you senpai. I try an family first right. Hi Danielle 🤚🏽

[@MugenNiFukuzatsuna]

@11:09 Ben just created a new sex movie dubbed "The Swan Dive"

[@quietwyatt8214]

I love how captain marvel can no longer introduce himself to another person without turning back into billy Badson

[@shauntempley9757]

Yes. I have always been annoyed by that myself. They should have given him another name than the name of the freaking wizard that just so happens to be the same as the spell.

[@keaganhoman7759]

Okay, I’ve heard people don’t like Captain Thunder, but how about Captain Miracle? Kinda like how Marvelman had to change his name to Miracleman?

[@BR-bn1mz]

well he could dodge the lightning but yea, still a hassle

[@shauntempley9757]

​@@keaganhoman7759 I was the one that suggested to DC Forums the name Captain Merlin. Didio responded saying he loved the suggestion, but had been told to leave it as is.

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

11:58_"It belongs in a museum" lol. and if you get that reference, I'll love ya.

[@Grievousish]

"So do you!"

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

Bingo!!! ;-)@@Grievousish

[@MrCeratix]

its not a proper back issues without 5 minutes of near off-topic rambling at the beginning! love the show as always!

[@ToonGal12]

I've seen that ending/those last couple pages reblogged all over the place, and it made me want to track down the book. I'm so glad this book finally got covered. This is a great example of Superman written right. You guys should cover the Alex Ross series of books sometime (Peace on Earth, Power of Hope, etc.)

[@LPJZ456]

First time a back issues dropping on my Birthday!! :D

[@comicpop]

Happy birthday!

[@dariquewarren]

That's lit! Happy birthday fellow population member

[@TheRealZubes]

Happy Birthday!!! 🎉

[@deeznutz123knightcaca9]

Happy Birthday!

[@TommyBaysMusic]

My birthday too! How awesome is it that we not only got a new Back Issues,mid afternoon at that, but we both got a direct happy birthday from the Pop Gang! Happy birthday! Hope yours is going as well as mine is!

[@kylearkham1569]

Ben gets crazier every episode and I love it😂

[@Martin_TheCollector]

Always great to see all four of you on these episodes. I’m looking forward to watching the movie too!

[@marknutt4398]

*THIS COMIC IS NOW ON DC UNIVERSE APP* for those that wanna read it .

[@pcoteable]

One of my favorite Shazam stories! Thanks Comicpop Gang!

[@briang9581]

Superman: On Krypton, I played a version of hide and seek with doppelgangers. To make it more interesting, you can trap your opponent in a cellophane replica of your family glyph. Shazam: Wow! We usually just hide in dumpsters and throw trash at each other. Superman: I don't know what that means...

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Sarcasm of *Sal* Intelligence of *Ethan* Charm of *Ben* Loyalty of *U-the-fans* Quick Wit of *Zubes* S E B U Z! *KRAKA-THOOOOOOM!!!*

[@chisasa9509]

I love watching these episodes to See Ethan laugh after Sal Says Magic. Tiffany sitting right there. Because Magic.

[@captainawsomeist]

I haven’t read this book, but I will. I love you guys!

[@nigelflood7074]

Great back issue, Capt Marvel/Shazam is one all my all time fave hero

[@timcarder2170]

i think this is my new fave episode...the interactions humorously JUST avoids going off the rails....lmao

[@Fezzchap]

RIP Christopher Lee. A damn good actor, immortalised in some of my favourite films.

[@randybesse7631]

Sal is that a SourceFed shirt?

[@TommyBaysMusic]

Thank you for releasing earlier in the day this week. This is a great birthday present!

[@comicpop]

Happy birthday!

[@TommyBaysMusic]

@@comicpop ah even better! Thanks!

[@Slickback_Zach]

That Else Worlds story idea with Bruce finding and adopting Billy is a fucking great idea. I'd love to read that

[@mannyblight6140]

Tiffany and Ethan’s face at 11:03 is priceless and my reaction as well. Damn Ben makes the best jokes.

[@willstoudemire-pulliam9084]

I absolutely love you guys and gal! This is the first channel I have ever subscribed to ever! NEVER GO AWAY!

[@comicpop]

Thank you, Will!

[@michaelthethird702]

What a great episode about a fun book. And the first 10 minutes or so had me laughing so hard

[@kylelundy802]

This episode is just one big segment of Tangents and I love it

[@TevyaSmolka]

i still call him captain marvel because that was his name from the very beginning.

[@deltaprime3509]

Remember it was going to be captain thunder but there was already character by that name so they couldn’t use that name( and that character is pretty almost disappeared) and what makes it more confusing is they use the name in flashpoint.

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@deltaprime3509 yeah that's true you are right about that

[@sharkfinbite]

@@TevyaSmolka say captain thunder

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@sharkfinbite lol never his name is captain marvel.

[@8Bitnoobgamer]

And Beast Boy was originally called Changling. Character names change sometimes, that's just a thing that happens

[@threex0xthree]

47:42 Danielle when seeing this scene: what did I do?

[@ainashi6728]

I love this story so much! Thank you for doing it on Back Issues!!!!!

[@oatsaredelicious2521]

This Robin becomes Shazam pitch sounds REALLY awesome

[@NachiketNaik]

Meanwhile Lois Lane tries to follow Clark and sees him go into an abandoned building, go into a house where a kid is living and and slowly start opening the buttons on his shirt!!!

[@blackzaxh384]

Thanks for that "SWAN" thing it was great

[@sandy34740]

Sal, you absolute Madlad, you would remember Prime from Ultraforce.

[@andresreydecastro]

In some interpretations of Captain Marvel (BECAUSE THAT IS HIS NAME) he trades places with Billy Batson so when he is the superhero he speaks of Billy in the third person. That was how Jeff Smith did it in Monster Society of Evil. Then in other interpretations it's just that Billy is imbued with power and his body grows and buffs up, 2000s He-Man style.

[@hazelcoleman6744]

Ben doing that swan grind thing has got to be a top 5 Ben moment.

[@HollyTellingStories]

This episode is gold.

[@umr_lnt]

That "SWAN" outburst??? What even? never change Ben

[@thomasarcanine]

so the first thing you think of when seeing an all-powerful, all-knowing actual wizard... is his crappy slippers... . . . . . what a better way to start my morning, ComicPop.... hahaha

[@Grievousish]

Full squad on the couch plus a Shazam book? Today is a good day

[@punkpinata7062]

47:30 I think Superman thought it would be weird that Shazam a grown man was friends with a little boy

[@MrAmateurNerd]

Cool new intro! (I'm 18 seconds in and already love it!)

[@Trtevoorryu]

I lost it at the "airport magician' bit

[@chojikiba]

I just bought this comic and glad y’all enjoyed it as well. I hope Shazam becomes more mainline

[@coryalanthwaite6955]

I think this episode has made me laugh more than any other , thanks.

[@deazy6453]

One of my favorite back issues. This was a fun surprise! Plus y'all are great

[@rodney2x48]

I actually really like Mr. Mind. He’s such a silly but fun villain. He’s an evil magic caterpillar; it’s like if the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland was an evil wizard/scientist.

[@rodney2x48]

Olly Roger Oh, yeah. That’s one of my favorite stories with him.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Yay Superman/shazam first thunder while not my first choice this story was really good

[@jonfrombuckland_3784]

Only twelve minutes in and I am laughing like an idiot. Thanks for another amazing video ComicPop!

[@biglou6799]

Thanks Comic Pop for doing this story of one of my favorite DC characters of all time...Captain Marvel for life!!! SHAZAM!!!

[@dokebi4502]

Dude! I literally just read finished reading this book for the first time like 10 minutes ago and I have to say that the last issue is absolutely the stuff of LEGENDS.

[@TheGreatDevlin]

I love the idea that Clark really doesn't have friends. No one likes him because he's so perfect. "You creep me out, man. I know you have some weird double life and I don't want get involved."

[@paulargueta]

Zachary Levi is a great Shazam and looks just like the comic book character.

[@sonicjr53]

Super fun episode you guys!

[@FifthHorseman23]

Man that first 15 minutes was a wild ride... Haha.

[@comicsmisexplained]

*_HEY MISTER MIND IS COOL_* 😅 I love that lil worm 🐛📻

[@DrMadd]

Shazam is one of those characters who I think if you gave to the right writer artist combo could be a household name again, similar to Geoff Johns on Green Lantern, but that just hasn’t happened yet.

[@SoSoDEVIL]

Sal...did you make a Dynamic Banter reference? "Hes a little boy and becomes a big man"

[@Xtra_Medium]

@3:25 more musings on cannibalism than I ever thought we'd get outta Tiffany and the rest of the Back Issues cast

[@FortunaK]

I'm watching this a few hours before I go and watch Shazam!!! :3

[@marioacosta-warren921]

Shazam didn't shoot a beam out of his lightning bolt. the creature fired a beam at him and he jumped in front of Superman to take the blast(since its magic and would hurt him).

[@Archnenmsis_91]

Just the way I wanted to end the week sitting down and watching people talk about cannibalism lol

[@Darkgreenfangirl]

I just brought this book the another day, so I was super excited to see a backissues on it. Awesome video as always guys

[@itsquiteelementary6844]

2:10 Was that a reference to The Dark Knight Strikes Again?

[@thefallenguardian6167]

I was just watching kraven's last hunt when I got this notification

[@zach1425]

Ah man I suddenly like the idea of Billy growing up and dealing with BEING A TEENAGER but him having the wisdom of Solomon makes it a little easier for him

[@OtseisRagnarok]

Nice. I literally read this a couple of weeks ago. Really great.

[@Farmeryeti]

I thought that chest beam thing was the beastie shooting its mucus beam at Shazam and him blocking it with his chest, showing that magic attacks don't work on him.

[@magnumcornetto]

I guess I can see how Dr. Sivana may resemble a racist stereotype, but given how the golden age Captain Marvel comics were pretty blunt when it came to racist caricatures, and Dr Sivana was never colored yellow... I'm gonna say Sivana is just some caucasian mad scientist.

[@curtisharris966]

I legit would love to see you guys do a back issues of a few ultraverse titles particularly Prime I've always been curious about that book and what everyone else felt at the time there was some serious unsettling things that went down that don't age well after revisiting the comic a few weeks ago.

[@thatHARVguy]

3:24 Soylent Prime. 👀

[@SoSoDEVIL]

Sal did you make a Dynamic Banter reference? "Hes a lil boy who became a big man"

[@Insane-Howl-Cowl]

An Ultraverse reference!?! I was JUST looking at a Prime comic last weekend. Crazy. You guys and gal should do Black September. :D

[@Woopywomp]

I always found it weird that shazam has all these powers from gods and superman is on par and hes just an alien with a different sun.

[@stuffstuff8942]

Sal’s response to Tiffany’s question of “where does Billy Batson go?” is hilarious. Also, her microphone placement is distracting. I constantly thought it was a fly on my computer screen lol.

[@loganshirley9058]

Billy gains Wisdom by taking his Ability Score Improvement

[@ΣωκράτηςΚουτρούμπας]

Oh, but there ARE airport magicians, how do you think all that luggage disappears?

[@flashpool46]

A moment of silence for Danielle

[@ComicCrossing]

Im surprised you didnt do New 52 Shazam by Geoff Johns since its what a lot of the movie takes from, but this is cool to. That being said I REALLY hope you do that book one day.

[@Rairiky]

A story like this is probably why DC editorial has almost banned Shazam for all these years,even when creators do have stories for him(Geoff Johns no less),sweet,lighthearted stories making fun of the silliness of superheroes with just enough sharpness and pathos so it works as an homage to the genre while not taking Billy lightly,this spirit is almost antithetical to New52 ethos of "I'll show you how serious this is with more sex and violence than you can handle",really hope with the movie he's used more often and have new series,as a concept and part of DC he works perfectly as it is,he just needs chances. As an aside had to mention,the art is spectacular,as Sal remarked the wizard's face when he was talking about guidance to Supes said more than pages of dialogue would,really really great

[@kofteburger]

I like Ethan's jacket.

[@alexsilva28]

You guys need to start pitching ideas to DC. That Shazam Batman idea sounds dope

[@idongesitusen5764]

I want to see Grant Morrison do a Power of Shazam story, if only for the sake of exploring Fawcett's other heroes (Ibis the Invincible, Bulletman & Bulletgirl). He'd also do a good job at exploring the theme of Childlike wonder in the lens of an adult.

[@polilla318]

Yayyyyyy my favorite shazam story

[@deltaprime3509]

That would be an amazing elseworlds comics billy becomes robin than becomes Shazam I want to hear more about this idea.

[@Archnenmsis_91]

Is it me or do they come up with some pretty good elseworld stories