Black Adam (Teth-Adam)

Teth-Adam, also known as Black Adam, Hassan Bari, Khem-Adam, Mighty Adam, Theo Adam and Theo Ramses Djoser Teth-Adam, is a character from the DC Comics series.
== Charactah Account ==
Black Adam’s backstory is relatively simple: Born millennia ago, he was given immense magical power by the wizard Shazam, becoming the original Earth's Mightiest Mortal in ancient Kahndaq. Unfortunately, he became drunk with his own power after the death of his family, and Mighty Adam rebelled. Shazam had him banished to another dimension. In the 20th century, Captain Marvel was appointed the new champion of Shazam to battle Adam. Bonding with Theo Adam, a modern archaeologist's aide, Black Adam comes back as a ruthless animal who killed Captain Marvel's parents years ago when he first returned.
In Justice Society of America, Black Adam came to the JSA asking for membership, saying that Theo Adam and Black Adam were not one and the same. He was let on for a probationary term but was soon brought into some trouble when he wanted to reinvade his homeland of Kahndaq. Taking a separatist team of heroes, he invaded his homeland and took over. In the series 52, Adam was one of the protagonists, gaining his own Black Marvel Family. Isis, Osiris and Sobek became his Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr. and Tawky Tawny, respectively.
However, towards the end of 52, they were all slain, and Black Adam became enraged, going on a rampage killing all people in the country of Bialya, and starting an actual World War Three. After 52, Black Adam received a miniseries where he managed to revive Isis, but the formerly loving and friendly Isis became embittered by her and her brother's murder. Together, they became darker and more evil than before, eventually having their powers taken from them by Shazam and transformed into statues.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
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== Trivia ==
* Black Adam shares more than a few similarities to Marvel's Namor the Sub-Mariner, as noted above. Also to Thor in some respects, being the godlike lightning powered millennia old figure of his community. He's comparable to Doctor Doom as well as both are ruthless, amoral rulers of a fictional country who sometimes can show Noble Demon qualities.
* Despite being a one-shot character in the Golden Age (who died in his one and only appearance), Black Adam was brought back in the 1970s for good, and proved to be a massively popular character in the 90s, eventually starring in his own miniseries, joining the JSA, and being a big player in the DCU. In fact, it got to the point where Black Adam has more presence in the DCU than the Big Red Cheese himself.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Teth-Adam (New Earth) at DC Database
* Teth-Adam (Prime Earth) at DC Database
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