New Shazam Is As Fast As The Flash (And Way Faster Than Superman)
Warning: contains spoilers for Justice League Incarnate #5!
Mary Marvel is about to become DC’s newest Shazam, and a recent adventure suggests her powers will make her as fast as speedster ally the Flash, and way faster than Superman. In Justice League Incarnate #5, the Mary Marvel of Earth-5 encounters Avery Cho's Flash and is able to match her speed, just as Avery has matched Barry Allen and Wally West in the past. Justice League Incarnate #5 is written by Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver, drawn by Andrei Bressan and Jesus Merino, colored by Hi-Fi and lettered by Tom Napolitano.
Since her first appearance in 1942’s Captain Marvel Adventures #18, Mary Marvel has been an integral member of the Shazam family, and in the coming months, will become its primary champion in The New Champion of Shazam. However, another version of Mary Marvel, closer in spirit and intent to the original, resides on Earth-5 in DC’s multiverse, and is her world’s member of the Justice League Incarnate. The team, comprised of some of the most powerful heroes from across the multiverse, have been trying to stop the Great Darkness, even teaming with Darkseid to stand against it. As the Justice League Incarnate and Darkseid’s legions fought the Empty Hand on Earth-7, the Great Darkness took possession of some Incarnate members, including Mary Marvel.
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Avery Ho, both the newest Flash and the newest recruit to the Justice League Incarnate, engages Mary Marvel, who is possessed by the Great Darkness. While Avery is a true speedster — drawing on DC's Speed Force, and a match for Barry Allen himself — she nevertheless finds that she can't shake Mary Marvel no matters how fast she
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