![]() The SHAZAM! movie also removed the Batsons' archaeology background from Billy's backstory, though it seems the characters will still be connected. The first Black Adam trailer seems to alter this part of his origin story, as the character is shown first as a slave before being transformed into, in his own words, a "god" with immense power. Activating the magic of the scarab, Theo becomes Black Adam's mortal counterpart the same way Billy is SHAZAM!'s alter ego. and Mary Batson – Billy Batson's parents. When his homeland of Kahndaq is destroyed by the immortal menace Vandal Savage and a villain named Akh-Ton using the Orb of Ra (the same alchemical artifact that, in comic book continuity, empowers the shapeshifting elemental hero Metamorpho), Teth Adam loses control and goes on a rampage, forcing the Wizard to trap him in a magical scarab buried in a tomb.Ĭenturies later, the scarab is uncovered by Theo Adam, the treacherous assistant of archaeologists C.C. Fate, who will appear as part of the JSA in the Black Adam movie – and even Prince Khufu, who would later be reincarnated as Hawkman, who also appears as part of the film's JSA. Taking up the mantle of Egypt's protector, Teth Adam forges relationships with the wizard Nabu – the magical entity that lives inside the Helm of Fate, possessed by magical DC superhero Dr. Unlike SHAZAM!, though, Black Adam doesn't call upon the Greek gods – he calls upon the gods of Egyptian myth (the reasons for this change in different eras of DC continuity – more on that in a bit). In the fictional nation of Kahndaq, he finds the wise and just prince Teth Adam, who he imbued with his powers, similar to those wielded by SHAZAM!. Black Adam's originsīlack Adam's story starts eons ago when the Wizard Shazam was seeking a successor to his power and his role as the protector of ancient Egypt. In fact, fans of 2019's SHAZAM! (opens in new tab) big-screen adventure saw a portion of Black Adam's core story in the film's intro. Despite some appearances in the '70s and '80s, including on the 1981 SHAZAM! animated TV series, Black Adam didn't get a big comic book revival until the early '90s, when writer/artist Jerry Ordway revamped him as an arch-enemy to SHAZAM!, who was then still going by Captain Marvel.īlack Adam's first origin has remained largely the same since his original '40s appearance, at least in broad strokes, though some of the specifics have evolved over time. When DC bought many of Fawcett's characters, Black Adam was revived as one of SHAZAM!'s arch-enemies, though both the hero and villain only showed up sporadically for decades. But as with the Joker, who resurfaced years after his first appearance and went on to become Batman's arch-enemy, Black Adam's initial story wound up laying the groundwork for a return that elevated him to the status of his superhero foe's primary nemesis. Like Batman's iconic arch-enemy the Joker, Black Adam was originally intended as a one-off villain, meant to die at the end of his first appearance. Black Adam originally debuted in the Golden Age of comics, in 1945's Marvel Family #1 from Fawcett Comics (the owners of Black Adam and his rival, the hero SHAZAM!, called Captain Marvel at the time).
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