Billy runs out onto the tracks, with Black Adam still in pursuit. The man gives him a subway token, telling him he would be paid back. After briefly getting Superman out of the way, Black Adam continues his pursuit of Billy, who runs into the subway, again encountering the homeless man he helped earlier.
Black Adam uses magic to his advantage, but Superman responds with powers the magical being doesn't have - i.e. This vulnerability puts Superman and Adam at an equal footing. After recovering he realizes Adam's powers are magically based, and he is vulnerable. While Billy makes good his escape, Superman gets a blast of electricity from Black Adam. Black Adam picks up a fire engine to smash Billy, but Superman intervenes and blocks the blow. Adam stalks young Billy through the streets stating his surprise over the Wizard's choice to become the next Marvel, but Billy does not know what he means. He emerges from beneath the rubble and quickly changes into Superman. Clark attempts to protect the boy, but a blow from Black Adam sends him through several walls.
He claps his hands together, blowing a hole in the side of the diner. As the conversation continues, neither notice that Black Adam has appeared, hovering outside the diner. Kent that he tries to be good no matter what. Billy gives him the thing of value he has - a subway token.Īt the diner, Clark buys the boy three breakfasts, and tells him he wants to write a story to bring his plight, and those in his same situation, to public light. Billy tells him that he always tries to do the right thing. The homeless man thanks Billy for his intervention, calling him "The Captain".
After attempting to defend the man, Billy himself receives a black eye. On his way to meet with Clark Kent in a nearby diner, he sees some bullies mugging a homeless man. He goes to the kitchen to find food, but discovers he only has potato chips, which he ends up feeding to the rats. He gets out of bed wearing a t-shirt with the Superman crest.
The film then cuts to young Billy Batson living in a rundown slum, with very little food and rats for pets. It is revealed that that meteorite is actually Black Adam, returning to Earth after a long exile. The film opens with a young couple sitting in their car on a hillside outside of the city as an apparent meteor streaks across the sky and smashes into the couple's car. Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam is the fourth animated short film in DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection focusing on Superman and Captain Marvel teaming up against Black Adam.
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