Next up among the "Just Imagine..." Characters that Stan Lee tackled is Shazam! This time, the character really is called Shazam (a thing that was not yet the case at the time in the comics). While the basics are pretty close to the original, this incarnation is more monstrous! 
I wish I had done this after Goliath from Gargoyles, but the character here is still a solid #SupermanAnalogue. Robert Rogers says the word Shazam to transform into a massive draconic being. While his flight comes from wings instead of just floating, he still checks all the boxes
Where the character differs is that the 2 identities identity as seperate beings (like the Hulk), not fully sharing memories with each other. In addition, Robert is an adult Interpol agent granted powers by Merlin. So different but if you squint you can see the parallels.
Art is by Gary Frank, who a decade later would be the artist on Geoff John's reboot of Shazam for the New 52.
The character was fun enough as a Captain Marvel parallel. You could see him as a silver age version or something like that.
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