The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... SHAZAM and Black Adam

Straight from the Rock of Eternity, it’s the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to the two champions of SHAZAM; Captain Marvel and Black Adam!

Orphan teen Billy Batson descends into the subway one night and discovers a secret portal to the Rock of Eternity, a place of magic power where an ancient wizard resides. Seeing that Billy is courageous and pure of heart, the wizard grants Billy the power to transform into a superhero by saying his name "SHAZAM!", giving him the attributes of six mythic figures.

In ancient times, Teth-Adam of Khandaq was granted divine powers by the wizard Shazam, giving him the attributes of six Egyptian gods. After the death of his wife and sons, Teth-Adam sought vengeance and abused his powers, leading the Wizard to imprison him in a tomb forever. Awakened in the modern day, Teth-Adam comes into conflict with the current champion of Shazam, Billy Batson, and continues to carry out his eye-for-an-eye style of justice as Black Adam!

Updated February 17, 2025
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Shazam! the monster society of evil
Smith, Jeff
Paper Book
Written by Jeff Smith Art and cover by Smith Reoffered to coincide with SHAZAM: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD, this volume collects the award-winning 4-issue miniseries by Jeff Smith, the award-winning creator of BONE, tells the story of young orphan Billy Batson who finds himself transformed into...
Shazam! : origins
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
Young orphan Billy Batson has bounced from foster home to foster home, but he's far from the ideal child. Brash and rude, Billy is a troubled teen who just can't seem to find a calling. But after a fateful night on a subway car, that all will change. Brought to the feet of the magical wizard Shazam...
Shazam! and the seven magic lands
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
Legendary comics writer Geoff Johns continues his modern reimagining of Shazam following the hit 2019 Warner Bros. movie starring Zachary Levi. In these stories, after a stop at the mysterious subway location of the Rock of Eternity, source of his mighty powers, Shazam and his...
Teen Titans Academy Vol. 1: X Marks His Spot
Sheridan, Tim.
Paper Book
The original New Teen Titans have reteamed and formed the Titans Academy to teach the next generation of superpowered teens ...if the students can survive the training. Nightwing, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg and Donna Troy are the teachers at the school and will pass along...
Theogany
Priest, Christopher J.
Paper Book
One of the world's foremost wielders of magic, Black Adam has been both hero and villain over a life that's spanned thousands of years. Thousands of years before Billy Batson became a magically-empowered hero, the wizard Shazam selected another champion. Teth-Adam or "Mighty Adam...
Justice League Vol. 1: Prisms
Marquez, David
Paper Book
Meet the New Justice League- Batman, Superman, the Flash, Hawkgirl, Aquaman, Hippolyta, Naomi, and Black Adam! Writer Brian Michael Bendis reunites with artist David Marquez (Miles Morales- The Ultimate Spider-Man, Iron Man, Batman/Superman) for a new, star...

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