Instead of "Wisdom of Solomon", why not "Intellect of Socrates"?

[Restingvoice]

because wisdom is more important than intelligence

[LifeIsILL]

What wisdom has Shazam ever showed in the comics?

It's like the writers just ignore this part about him.

[Timothy Hunter]

I'm on board.

[Stanlos]

What wisdom has Shazam ever showed in the comics?

It's like the writers just ignore this part about him.

Johns used it a bunch in his early JSA issues with Cap as well as the Virtue & Vice. It was noticeable to me because he had written WW too but never acknowledged the Wisdom of Athena. Instead he just had her ask questions that Supes, Bats, or MidNite answered which I found a bit weird.
Before that Joe Kelly and Mark Waid as well as Ron Marz also included the trait.

[Powertool]

A superhero with the mind of the father of maieutics? Sounds like an awesome idea for a parody comic book! Can you imagine if, e.g., Peter Parker had Socrates' penchant to question the real meaning of every (and I mean EVERY) word we casually use in everyday conversations?


*Peter lets the thief who'll later kill uncle Ben escape*

"Why didn't you stop him?"

"Hmmm? Why should I have done something like that?"

"Because he's a thief, that's why!"

"A thief? You know what, I'm not sure I actually get the meaning of that word."

"Are you kidding me? A thief steals stuff from you!"

"A magpie can steal my stuff if it's shiny enough, but that guy wasn't a bird."

"What? No, no, a thief is a person who steals your valuables!"

"Ha, so that man was a tax collector."

"You idiot! He isn't part of the IRS, he just stole hard-earned money from another man!"

"Sounds like a televangelist or one of those people who sell jewels on TV, then."

"F*** you, Spider-freak!"


To cut the long story short, intellect is not something you want to associate to people who punch threats in the face and call it a day.

[Incognito]

I would not mind if Socrates replaces Solomon. I would like to see the comics show Shazam's wisdom/intellect more often because I like that he uses his brains to figure his situations out. It would be really interesting if he does have the "Intellect of Socrates" he would be able to recall information and use logical reasoning which almost differentiates to wisdom where it is more innate and spiritual.