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The canon version of Black Adam appeared only once during Fawcett's initial publication run of Captain Marvel comics. In The Marvel Family #1, Black Adam is an ancient Egyptian named Teth-Adam (i.e., "Mighty Human"), who is chosen by the wizard Shazam to be his successor due to his presumed moral purity. [6]
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam is a 2010 direct-to-video animated superhero short film co-produced and directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by Michael Jelenic, about the DC Comics characters Superman and Captain Marvel / Shazam cooperating to battle the powerful villain Black Adam.
Black Adam is a 2022 American superhero film based on the DC character of the same name.Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, Seven Bucks Productions, and FlynnPictureCo. and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a spin-off from Shazam!
Black Adam — also known as Teth-Adam — debuted in the 1945 launch issue of “Marvel Family” about Captain Marvel (who has since been renamed Shazam for obvious reasons) and his family.
"Black Adam" tries to balance Marvel-like humor with a Zack Snyder-style tone. It's a perfect encapsulation of what's wrong with DC movies.
More superheroes soon joined the superhero Shazam in carrying on the legacy of the wizard Shazam, including Shazam Family members Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. Shazam tells that once, 5,000 years before, he gave powers to Black Adam, but Black Adam was killed while turning back to his regular self. He died due to his advanced age. +In the ...
Michael Gray, who portrayed Billy Batson in the 1970s television series, makes a brief cameo as a man on the street, calling the transformed Billy "Captain Marvel". [21] Natalia Safran, wife of producer Peter Safran, cameos as a driver with kittens. CNN news anchor Wolf Blitzer makes a cameo appearance as himself.
Not even Captain Marvel can beat Adam and asks the Egyptian gods to remove Adam's powers, but they tell him he has their blessing. Finally Adam is delayed in China by the Great Ten . At first, the assembled heroes can do nothing, as China has promised to fire its nuclear missiles if they cross the Great Wall of China .