i am playing kc shazam. help!!

The powers aren't compatible.

And here's why: HSS grants you a close combat ATTACK as a free action. Exploit Weakness requires a close combat ACTION to activate.

why did they set him up like that what a tease..is he playable still

Why'd they set him up like that? Beats me.

Is he playable still? Hey, anybody who can move 12 spaces and still dish out 5 clicks o pain sounds playable in my book. I'd suggest hit and run tactics..maybe a medic or two in case you run into trouble. KC Shazam isn't a hard guy to heal with those somewhat-low defense numbers.

play the meteorite and its basically exploit weakness!!

He doesn't gain Super Strength until click #4, so chances are your opponent will snag the Meteorite first.

He has options. He's also very old. At the time, a 17 DV with Impervious was pretty indimidating. I would frequently see him HSS in and smack someone normally and end his action adjacent to a target with damage reduction. Then the next turn, he'd push and smack the adajcent character with Exploit Weakness.

Could he pull that off effectively in today's game? Probably not. But it is an option if you want to try it and it did have its place in the game.