Aliases : Teth-Adam, formerly 'Mighty Adam', Theo Adam.
Base of Operations : Kahndaq
Tag : black adam
Important Plots : Four Horsemen, Crisis in Eternity.
Journal(s) : jla_extras2, dark_progenitor
Status : Played

Powers and Abilities : The Stamina of Shu, the Swiftness of Heru, the Strength of Amon, the Wisdom of Zehuti, the Power of Aton, the Courage of Mehen. Black Adam possesses enhanced strength, speed, and durability, and the capability to fly. The wisdom of Zehuti grants him mystic knowledge and some enhanced senses, and the courage of Mehen grants him resistance to mental influences and some magical effects. As the monarch of Kahndaq, Adam also wields considerable political and military power in the Middle East.

History : Once known as Mighty Adam, his story began as a hero in the ancient Middle East. He was the champion of the sorcerer, Shazam, and used his divine empowerment to seek justice. All that changed when his wife and children were murdered by Ahk-ton, a predecessor of Metamorpho, and a minion of Vandal Savage. Adam's rage and desire for revenge caused him to lose sight of justice, and Shazam was forced to strip Adam of his powers and emprison them. Years later, a conniving archaeologist named Theo Adam would uncover a scarab containing Adam's power, and would learn to use them as the villainous Black Adam.

Teth-Adam's influence was strong, however, and began to push back against the mind of Theo Adam. Ultimately, it was Teth-Adam's mind which seized control, abandoning his host's villainous ways and reforming, even joining the JSA for a time. The anger still burned within him, though - particularly for his homeland, Kahndaq, which languished under the heel of an oppressive dictator. He broke with the Justice Society and gathered allies of his own, and led a bloody coup to reclaim the land of his birth.

Today, he is the undisputed ruler of Kahndaq, assisted by Albert Rothstein, AKA Atom Smasher. Recently, after Shazam's apparent death, young Billy Batson assumed the mantle of the caretaker of the powers of Shazam, and he has once again made Black Adam the champion of Shazam. Thus it fell to him to rescue Billy when Mordru captured the Rock of Eternity - he was unsuccessful, thanks to the intervention of two of Mordru's mind-controlled servants, and he was captured. When an army of superheroes assaulted the Rock, Adam was set free and, regaining his powers, he helped to defeat the sorcerer before returning to Kahndaq.

Recently he sent Brainwave to recruit Jericho to his forces.

Other Sources :

• Black Adam at the DC Database Project
• Black Adam at Wikipedia

Divergences : Diverges at Identity Crisis #1. Isis has not appeared in Watchtower Continuity, and Adam still rules Kahndaq.

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