Black Adam is a fictional character who was created by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck in 1945. Originally created as a villain for Fawcett Comics "Marvel Family", Black Adam was revived as a recurring super villain after DC Comics began publishing Captain Marvel stories under the title "Shazam!" in the 1970. 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.