Who is Physically Stronger: Thor or Shazam?

By the way, I am assuming that you are actually referring to Captain Marvel. SHAZAM is the name of the wizard who granted Captain Marvel his powers. However, there have been times when he just goes by 'Shazam,' mostly because people insist on calling him that. Interestingly, Captain Marvel canrsquo;t refer to himself as SHAZAM because he would turn back into Billy Batson.

For ease of this conversation, I will call the good Captain Shazam.

Thor is supposed to have about the same strength as Superman. Shazam is actually stronger than Superman. So, most likely, he is also stronger than Thor. However, it really depends on the writer. They SHOULD be about equal, but DC constantly minimizes Shazam to make him look weaker than their favorite character, Superman.

Strength Comparison

These ldquo;versusrdquo; debates always spark a bunch of silliness because people are too chickenshit to just stick with the original question and be honest about their answers. First and foremost, the question asks about who is physically stronger, meaning who could basically bench press the most weight. Letrsquo;s just stick to that and stay away from all the silly cowardly bullshit.

That means no lightning, no goofy variations of each character, no ldquo;Rune this,rdquo; or ldquo;Sparky thatrdquo; or ldquo;ultra god Rankety-crank bullshit rdquo;—none of that nonsense. Letrsquo;s just stick to the classic version of each character. Irsquo;m not talking about pre-crisis bullshit because thatrsquo;s just stupid. During that time, Superman could pretty much wipe out the entire goddamn galaxy with a little more than a thought, and Shazam was supposedly his equal. Bullshit!

Irsquo;m also not concerned with post-1990s Marvel because thatrsquo;s equally bullshit. The Hulk has been merged with every goddamn powerful being imaginable. Turning him into Doomsday was a piss-poor cowardly move on Marvelrsquo;s part, and yet that still wasnrsquo;t enough. All this ldquo;Regrow/Breathe Underwater/ Super speed kindergarten bullshitrdquo; is just stupid. And Thor is supposedly his equal. Bullshit!!

The fact is that nobody knows where the hell these characters should be listed because all this shit just changes monthly.

Shazam is supposedly Supermanrsquo;s equal but is almost never written that way. Sure, there is the occasional ldquo;winrdquo; over Superman. But fuck! Jimmy Olsen could kick Supermanrsquo;s ass if DC wants to sell a story. The fact is that Shazam is not as strong as Superman. All that ldquo;listedrdquo; bullshit means nothing when he is simply not written that way. So toss that out.

Thor and Hulk are a wash. Both have had their asses handed to them by Superman. So cry all you want; Superman can benchpress more than both of them... again, if we stick to the normal versions of each character, none of this ldquo;Rune/Sundip/World-breakerrdquo; BullShit.

Historical Writing

Letrsquo;s just go back to Shazam. Even though the writing is not consistent, history shows that Shazam is nearly as strong as Superman, and that puts him at or slightly above Thor again according to historical writing. Now donrsquo;t start crying.

This doesnrsquo;t mean that Shazam would win in a fight. Because they are not that different in strength, but Thor is more experienced and kicks Shazamrsquo;s ass more often than not.

But if you are going by the original question, I would say that Shazam probably bench presses slightly more than Thor, which means absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things.

And letrsquo;s stop with this ldquo;six godsrdquo; bullshit. Again, Shazam gets his powers from six gods. That does not mean he is as strong as or powerful as the total of all those gods. Letrsquo;s stop with the kindergarten bullshit.