Black Adam (Teth/Theo-Adam) is a fictional character appearing in
American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder
and C. C. Beck, the character is a supervillain, one of the
archenemies of the superhero Captain Marvel and the nemesis of the
Marvel Family. Black Adam first appeared as a one-time villain for the
first issue of Fawcett Comics' The Marvel Family comic book (December
1945). However, Black Adam was revived as a recurring character after
DC Comics first licensed and then acquired the Fawcett characters and
began publishing Shazam/Formerly Captain Marvel Family stories under
the title Shazam! in the 1970s.As originally depicted, Black Adam was
a corrupted, ancient Egyptian predecessor of Captain Marvel, who
fought his way to modern times to challenge the hero and his Marvel
Family associates. Since the turn of the 21st century, however, Black
Adam has been re-defined by DC Comics writers Jerry Ordway, Geoff
Johns, and David S. Goyer as a corrupted antihero attempting to clear
his name and reputation. Featured roles in such comic book series as
Justice Society of America (JSA), Villains United, Infinite Crisis,
and 52 have elevated the character's prominence in the DC Universe. In
2009, Black Adam was ranked as IGN's 16th-greatest comic book villain
of all time.Dwayne Johnson has been cast as Black Adam for an upcoming
Black Adam feature film from New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.The canon
version of Black Adam appeared only once during Fawcett's initial
publication run of Captain Marvel comics. In The Marvel Family #1,
Black Adam is an ancient Egyptian named Teth-Adam (i.e., "Mighty
Human"), who is chosen by the wizard Shazam to be his successor due to
his presumed moral purity. This story is reprinted in DC's Shazam! #8
(1973), which is his first appearance in the Bronze Age. Black Adam Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter