Originally posted by sphinxhonor
Now, I don't know if this forum has a rule against topic digging, but I'm doing it anyway because when I looked it up I saw this and people might be misled.Shazam is as fast as, if not faster than the flash.
In the circumstance shazam is slower than the flash, he is easily the second fastest superhero ever.
The power of Mercury coming directly from the source literally means shazam can go so fast you cannot see him. And that's on foot, there's no telling how fast he can go when he flies.
Mercury can literally go as fast as he wants to, it's why he's the god of speed, there's no limit. Wonder woman was given the title of being 'as swift as mercury' but she does not have any godly speed.Shazam is significantly faster than superman and any other hero.
Technically the flash can an indefinite source of his speed that is added to with literally every step he takes (if we're talking about Barry Allen here), which he can then use to add to his own speed. So he can reach infinitely fast heights of speed as long as he lives. Which would mean they would tie every time unless Shazam can make the conscious decision to go faster than Barry, in which case he would, because he embodies the god of speed.
In order it looks like this:
1. Shazam/The Flash
2. Every other hero because they are all irrelevant.
There is so much wrong in this post its beyond a joke.
1. During war of the gods, the war between Mercury and Hermes was won by Hermes.
2. WW has the speed of Hermes not Mercury (as another poster ststed). She was also shkwn to be faster than Mercury.
3. Also During War of the Gods ther was a scene in Power of Shazam that clearly showed WW was near Cap in Strength and above him in spèd.
4. In a WW anf Flash Cross over during the period that Waĺly was limited to sonic speed he was shown close to Hermes in speed.
5. There are Multiple instances in Capt Marvel stories where we have a very clear depection that Billy is no where near the speed of Flash. In one issue of POS Billy has to fly to Venus and states it will take him quite some time under his own power. NASA gives him a mother box they have acquired for help. There's another story where Cap and wally work together. Cap has to push to bis limit (stated on panel) to keep up with Wally who also states on panel he has to keep his speed down so he doesnt get pulled into the speed force.