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Shazam reclaims some of his power from C.C. The battle concludes in 'Shazam!' #14, but Black Adam is left on the verge of death. Black Adam steps in to fight alongside Shazam, and the two combine the power of their magic lightning to stop Superboy-Prime. Shazam alone is no match for Superboy-Prime, who manages to easily defeat the rest of the Marvel Family on his own. Billy eventually realizes that Mister Mind has been controlling his father, and in the process of putting an end to Mister Mind's plan, he frees the evil, highly destructive Superboy-Prime. As Billy battles against the Seven Deadly Sins, he offers the powers of Shazam to his father, so the two of them can fight alongside one another. 'The Seven Magiclands' arc briefly reunites Billy with his biological father C.C. The greatest rivalry in comics was reignited.

By that point, DC had licensed the rights for the characters from Fawcett, after having sued the company for Captain Marvel's similarities to Superman.

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Fawcett Publications never included Black Adam in another comic book, and fans of the series didn't see him again until that first story was reprinted in 1973's 'Shazam!' #8. It's impressive how much of that folklore from 1945 was retained for Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's 2022 'Black Adam' film.Īll those years ago, that could have been the end of the rivalry. Adam, unwilling to surrender Earth, has since spent thousands of years flying back to his home world, and the Marvel Family is only able to defeat him by tricking him into saying the magic word 'Shazam.' When he does, Black Adam returns to his human form and ages thousands of years in an instant. Unfortunately, Black Adam began using his powers to dominate the world, so Shazam banished him to the farthest star in the universe. In the issue, Captain Marvel learns that Black Adam was once a man named Teth-Adam who Shazam chose as his champion thousands of years ago.