Black Adam has had quite a superhero career. Black Adam was one of many villainous opposites of Captain Marvel, a hero who fought a lot of villains who said magic words that gave them powers. First appearing in 1945, Black Adam would become a staple of the early Captain Marvel adventures, although compared to Doctor Sivana, he was strictly second-tier as a villain. Eventually, DC Comics would sue Fawcett Publications over Captain Marvel, mostly just to destroy their only competition, as Captain Marvel comics were outselling Superman. DC won the case and gained control of the Shazam legacy, which of course included Black Adam.
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