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Shazam and his fellow Fawcett heroes guest-starred in All-Star Squadron, but why couldn't they join? 1 / 8

In the 1981, Roy Thomas launched a new series set on Earth-2 called All-Star Squadron. 2 / 8

The series was set during World War II and had classic versions of DC heroes. 3 / 8

It also included Quality Comics characters, like Plastic Man, that DC had purchased years earlier. 4 / 8

Rumor has it that Thomas wanted to also merge in Fawcett characters, like Shazam. 5 / 8

That's basically true, but the reason why DC wouldn't allow it was different. 6 / 8

DC had to pay a monthly licensing fee for every page Shazam appeared on. 7 / 8

DC didn't think it was worth paying the fee for them just being team members. 8 / 8