Opinions on Shazam/Stargirl

[SilverWarriorWolf]

I’ll admit, I’m not too familiar with Stargirl’s character, but just about everything Billy/Courtney I’ve seen is adorable. Currently, I’d like to see them back together.

So, I have two questions:

1. What do you think of this pairing?
2. What should I read/watch to learn more about Stargirl?

P.S. I have read her wiki, so I’m talking more books.

[Knightmare]

I feel like this paring only happened due to the special interest Geoff Johns has in both characters. That being said it's unlikely they'll be able to have an official relationship if JSA is anything to go by. Billy would have to out himself as Shazam which would cause all sorts of problems. At any rate that storyline is likely to be far off considering the insular nature of the new Shazam run.

That's always been a problem I've had with the character previously. The Shazam/Family live in their own world, he's around, but never really involved in the major DC events.

[Robanker]

Any romantic relationship with Captain Marvel is pretty weird because of his unique situation.

If we're just looking at Billy and Courtney, I think they'd work in that steady high school sweethearts way. The problem is get becomes a grown man and she's still just a ten, and eventually DC editorial will try to mine that for creep factor to make it "interesting." The way it was handled in JSA was about as good as you'll get right now, where the elder statesmen of the team told him to knock it off because they didn't know he was a kid. If he told them, well, that would make it a more difficult decision but it would end the same.

You can't really have it both ways with Billy until he's an adult himself.

[SilverWarriorWolf]

Any romantic relationship with Captain Marvel is pretty weird because of his unique situation.

If we're just looking at Billy and Courtney, I think they'd work in that steady high school sweethearts way. The problem is get becomes a grown man and she's still just a ten, and eventually DC editorial will try to mine that for creep factor to make it "interesting." The way it was handled in JSA was about as good as you'll get right now, where the elder statesmen of the team told him to knock it off because they didn't know he was a kid. If he told them, well, that would make it a more difficult decision but it would end the same.

You can't really have it both ways with Billy until he's an adult himself.

Personally, I wouldn’t want to see Billy with any romantic relationship unless he was at least 16, so I’m not thinking that they’re little kids.

I’d also want to avoid the awkwardness by not having them interact romantically while he’s Shazam. Maybe make it clear that Billy is Stargirl’s boyfriend, so that to the rest of the world it looks like a gender flipped case like Superman/Lois Lane, and only a few in the know realize Billy’s a hero in his own right. Could have the added humor when her villains try to use him as a bargaining chip.

[Marvelman]

I don't have a problem with it so long as her romantic interactions are with Billy not Captain Marvel or Shazam.

But there's something else you need to take into account. Billy is a much different person now than he was pre-Flashpoint. From what I've seen of him he's a little jerk most of the time.

Courtney was a brat in Stars & Stripe but for some reason it only made her more adorable, and she quickly grew beyond it.

[Black Manta]

Didn't Cap transform into Billy RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE JSA INCLUDING JAY? Why would there be a problem? Beast Boy dates. No one cares about that.

[Jekyll]

I’ll admit, I’m not too familiar with Stargirl’s character, but just about everything Billy/Courtney I’ve seen is adorable. Currently, I’d like to see them back together.

So, I have two questions:

1. What do you think of this pairing?
2. What should I read/watch to learn more about Stargirl?

P.S. I have read her wiki, so I’m talking more books.

Im going to answer your second question. She is one of my favorite DC characters!
Her earliest appearances are in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E by Geoff Johns. She’s a young spunky and slightly rebellious teenager.
Her early stories in the book I mentioned are very entertaining, but my favorite appearances of her were in Geoff Johns JSA and later Justice Society of America.

She later appeared in the New 52’s Justice League United/ JL Canada but she didn’t have much of a role.

As for television appearances I would recommend, Justice League Action that used to come on Cartoon Network. She appeared quite a bit and most of the episodes can also be found on YouTube. She also appeared in season 2 episode 2 of Legends of Tomorrow. However, she didn’t have a large role.

In Season 9 or 10 of Smallville she had a great feature in the two episode story arc called Absolute Justice. I highly recommend those episodes.