However, Adam himself was betrayed by the other villains as Alex Luthor sought 'a Marvel' to use as part of his plot.Īdam was given Adrianna Tomaz as a gift from Intergang. During the Spectre's attack on magical beings, Atom-Smasher was killed, but Adam was able to revive him with magical lightning.Īdam was part of the group that set a trap for Uncle Sam and the rest of the Freedom Fighters. He and the Feitherans began to rebuild the war-torn country.īlack Adam joined the Secret Society of Super-Villains to protect Khandaq, or so he claimed. After a battle, Black Adam was allowed to retain control of Khandaq as long as he stayed within its borders. He formed his own team, executed Kobra, and once again overthrew Khandaq's government. He soon betrayed them so the JSA could defeat them.īlack Adam left the JSA after Kobra was allowed to live. Johnny Sorrow removed a malignant brain tumor in Adam's head, and Black Adam joined the Injustice Society. Captain Marvel joined the JSA as well, wanting to keep an eye on him. This was undone by the evil Blaze, and Adam later spent time in deep space.īlack Adam joined the JSA after claiming he had rid himself of Theo Adam's evil influence. When Theo saw Billy Batson as Captain Marvel, he realized the power and said "Shazam" and "Black Adam." The two battled, with Shazam temporarily removing Adam's ability to speak. Suspecting something was odd, his sister, Sarah, had Mary Batson adopted by the Bromfields' to keep her away from Theo.
A colleague of the Batsons', Adam's descendant Theo, murdered the Batsons' after finding the scarab. Years later Rameses II's tomb was excavated by the Batsons' under the orders of the Sivana Federation. Disillusioned by what he perceived as Adam's betrayal, Shazam went several millennia before appointing a second champion to fight evil in his name. In death, the former hero was referred to as "Khem-Adam" (" Black Adam"). Shazam then buried both the body and the scarab in the tomb of Rameses II, where he had planned for it to remain for all eternity. He trapped Adam's soul and powers within a powerful scarab rendering Adam's de-powered body, now several hundred years old, into a withered corpse. The wizard Shazam was made aware of all of these events and, thinking Adam had been corrupted by Blaze, unleashed a powerful spell. With the help of these visitors and the wizard Nabu, Adam was able to capture Ahk-ton, whom he killed as retribution for murdering Adam's family.Īdam returned to Khandaq and forcefully overthrew the government present there, and appointed himself ruler. Adam felt relieved that his legacy would continue through Marvel, and thought highly of his future counterpart. At this time, he met three travelers from the future: Hawkgirl, Mr. A disparaged Adam continued to serve in Rameses' court, and allied himself with Prince Khufu (later Hawkman). Mighty-Adam was a success as a hero for Egypt, but his service kept him away from his wife, Shiruta, and his sons Gon and Hurut.Īdam's homeland was destroyed and his family killed by the evil priest Ahk-ton using the Orb of Ra. There he served as Egypt's champion alongside another great wizard, Nabu. Adam could not apprehend Ahk-ton, so he entombed his family and returned to the court of Ramses.
The priest was powered by the "Orb the Ra". While he was away, the mad priest, Ahk-ton ravaged Kahndaq and killed Adam's family. Teth-Adam served Egypt for many years, but this duty drew him away from his wife and children in Kahndaq. Thus, though Adam speaks the name "Shazam," he does not draw power from the wizard. When Teth-Adam spoke the name "Shazam," instead of gaining the wizard's powers, he was blessed with the power of six Egyptian gods: Shu, Heru, Amon, Zehuti, Aton and Mehen. But before Shazam could bestow his powers, his daughter Blaze made a deal with the god Set. The young prince Teth-Adam of Kahndaq (Ramses' son) impressed the wizard with his fairness and decency. As the wizard grew older, he sought a champion worthy to inherit his powers. Circa 1100 BC, Shazam became a high priest to the pharaoh Tut III of Egypt.
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