A clueless Shazam wanders around Fawcett for the next forty years until C.C. In 1955, a thug knocks Shazam across the head with a crowbar and causes him to lose his memory. Ibis then joins Bulletman, Spy Smasher, Minute-Man, and others to fight evil during the World War II era. Shazam follows the sarcophagi and, once they are on display at the Fawcett City Museum, uses ancient spells to resurrect Ibis. The sarcophagi of Ibis the Invincible and his mate Princess Taia are uncovered and brought to the United States. The wizard resurfaces as an aide on the 1940 Malcolm Expedition, one of many archaeological expeditions into the tombs and pyramids of ancient Egypt. Shazam was upset by this, and did not consider passing on his powers for millennia.
A wicked reincarnation of Teth-Adam named Theo Adam would steal the scarab many centuries later, and use the power of Shazam to become Black Adam. Shazam then seals his remains and the amulet in a tomb. An angry Shazam draws Mighty-Adam's powers out of him and into a large jeweled scarab, thereby killing Adam as he ages to death. However, Blaze interferes with this succession and Adam is given powers from the following deities instead: S The stamina of Shu H The speed of Heru A The strength of Amon Z The wisdom of Zehuti A The power of Aton M The courage of Mehen.Īs her mother did, Shazam's daughter Blaze takes on the form of a beautiful woman and seduces Adam, convincing him to kill the pharaoh and take over the kingdom.
He selects the pharaoh's son Teth-Adam to receive the power to become the superpowered Mighty Adam by speaking the word "SHAZAM!". Many centuries later, the Champion, now going by the name of "Shazam", feels the need to pass along his powers to a successor. Shazam trapped demons of the Seven Deadly Sins in statues of themselves and imprisoned them at the Rock of Eternity. The Champion later creates the Rock of Eternity from two large rock formations - one from Heaven and one from Hell - to hold the Three Faces of Evil, a dragon-like demon, captive. By speaking the magic word "VLAREM!" (an anagram of "Marvel"), he gained the power of the following fictional gods:Īt one point, the Champion is seduced by a demoness disguised as a beautiful woman, and the two of them conceive two half-demon offspring, Blaze and Satanus, much to the displeasure of the gods. This gave him a backstory in which he was a young shepherd who becomes the Champion, one of the world's first superheroes in ancient Canaan, over 5,000 years ago. Nelson Bridwell for World's Finest Comics #262 (cover date April/May 1980), Shazam's origins are further explored. Shazamo then dropped the last letter of his name. He was given cloven hooves as a sign of his inner evil, and could cast each magic spell only once. The wizard defeated Oggar and cursed him to live amongst the world of mortals. However, Oggar became corrupt and tried to take power from Shazamo. Originally, the wizard's name was Shazamo, the last letter standing for the hero of magic, Oggar. Each letter empowers him with certain attributes: S The wisdom of Solomon H The strength of Hercules A The stamina of Atlas Z The power of Zeus A The courage of Achilles M The speed of Mercury. When Billy first meets him, Shazam tells Billy that his name is an acronym for six ancient heroes. He died due to the advanced age of himself. Shazam tells that once, 5,000 years before, he gave powers to Black Adam, while Black Adam was killed while turning back to his regular self. More superheroes soon joined Shazam in carrying on the legacy of Shazam, including Shazam Family members Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. Although Shazam is killed, as prophesied, by a giant granite block falling on him, Billy/Shazam can summon the ghost of Shazam for guidance by lighting a special brazier in Shazam's lair (the Rock of Eternity). He therefore passes along part of his power to Billy, who shouts his name - "SHAZAM!" - to transform into Shazam. Shazam informs Billy that he is an ancient Egyptian wizard who has been using his powers for many centuries to fight the forces of evil, but that he is now old and not long for this world. Fictional character biography Creating Shazam
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