He-Man vs. Captain Marvel ( a.k.a. Shazam).

Why does everyone cite the precrisis Superman battle with He-Man as He-Man being Superman's equal or saying they fought to a standstill?
Superman landed 2 punches & He-Man was knocked out. If I saw a boxing match or mma match & the winner only landed 2 punches in the first round I would not say the fighters were equal or that the fight was a standstill. I would say one fighter got demolished.
Now the new 52 Superman vs. He -Man gave me the impression that Superman is strong enough & durable enough to hang with current He-Man possibly even overpower, but when He-Man stabbed him in the chest I realized He-Man has more in his toolbox than just physical ability. I would call that Superman getting it handed to him.
I think anything before New 52 Captain Marvel would win against He-Man. Current/new 52 I don't know I haven't seen enough to know for sure.

Originally posted by snoopdogg
Somebody has to stir the pot...............................

You two young ladies are proving why Superman appeals to 8 year olds. Oh wait, he doesn't, just adults with the minds of 8 year olds.

Originally posted by Manli-O
Why does everyone cite the precrisis Superman battle with He-Man as He-Man being Superman's equal or saying they fought to a standstill?
Superman landed 2 punches & He-Man was knocked out. If I saw a boxing match or mma match & the winner only landed 2 punches in the first round I would not say the fighters were equal or that the fight was a standstill. I would say one fighter got demolished.

That is a complete misrepresentation of their fight.

He-Man draws his axe, preparing to swing at Skeletor.

Superman, unbeknownst to his ally He-Man, is now under the magical control of Skeletor, and charges him from behind.

He-Man, taken by surprise, grabs Superman by the cape, and throws him to the ground.

As Superman draws himself from the ground, He-Man marches toward him.

He-Man and Superman simultaneously punch one another in the face.

Superman throws a second punch, knocking He-Man to the ground.

As He-Man draws himself from the ground, Superman charges Skeletor. He is fully-conscious in the panel.

This is hardly a defeat, let alone the knock out you are trying to characterize it to be.

Each character punched the other in the face one and knocked the other to the ground once.

The characters appeared to be evenly matched, and the fight was interrupted before it could be concluded.

That is the reason this non-fight is considered an impressive feat for He-Man. He was able to trade blows with pre-Crisis Superman and completely hold his own.