| Storyline |
An
archeological group found an untouched tomb in Egypt.
A fight broke out among them (the group was comprised
of a married couple - CC and Lynn Batson - and Theo
Adam) over how things should be handled. While Lynn
ran for help, the two men fought. Adam stabbed CC
in the back as the tomb began to crumble. He grabbed
what he could and ran. Outside, he killed another
man and headed out to find Lynn Batson.
He caught up with her in her hotel and killed her.
He also killed the caretaker of their children.
Adam grabbed their daughter, Mary, saying her parents
were away and he would take care of her until they
returned.
A few months later, back in Fawcett City, a young
boy named Billy was taken into caverns beneath the
subway by a mysterious man. There, he met a wizard
who introduced himself as Shazam. By saying the
old man's name, Billy was transformed into Captain
Marvel. Confused by his new body and strength, Billy
flipped out. Shazam told him he must fight for the
poor and against evil. The strange man returned.
Captain Marvel spoke the wizard's name once more
and returned to his normal self.
TB Sivana, the man who'd funded the Egyptian expedition,
was visited by authorities. They told him they believed
the Batsons were murdered by their colleague, Theo
Adam. He claimed to be a victim in the situation
as well, and ordered the man (and the man who was
attacked at the site) out of his office. Sivana
went to Adam and ordered him to silence the men.
Young Billy Batson witnessed Adam and his men setting
explosives at a radio tower. He confronted them,
but they tossed him from the roof. On his way down,
he summoned the wizard and became Captain Marvel.
Adam confused him for CC Batson and fled. Captain
Marvel threw the explosives toward the harbor, but
overshot. They landed on the site where the World's
Fair would be held and detonated. He took down all
the bombers except for Adam.
After a near mistake (saying "shazam"
while flying), Captain Marvel headed back to the
subway to question the wizard. He bumped into the
school janitor, Mr. Dudley. He also saw a vision
of the wizard.
Sivana went to Theo Adam. He began putting the pieces
together - the spitting image of CC Batson and the
lightning bolt on Captain Marvel's outfit (which
matched something he'd seen in the tomb). He grabbed
the jewels he'd stolen and yelled Shazam. Theo Adam
was transformed into Black Adam. He set out to find
the Batson's son.
He found Billy's stuff (Billy had been living on
the streets) and was approached by a cop. He tossed
the cop into an oncoming car, which just happened
to have his missed kill from Egypt and the Egyptian
official inside. A thunder clap was heard and he
turned around to see Captain Marvel. As they fought,
he let loose that he'd killed the boy's parents.
After a huge fight Captain Marvel realized Black
Adam's power came from the necklace he'd stolen
in Egypt. He snatched it and his adversary turned
into the man who'd tossed Billy Batson from the
rooftop.
The wizard removed his memories of Black Adam; Captain
Marvel handed him and the necklace over to the police.
He called out to the wizard. They talked about the
power; Billy's father (the mysterious man who led
him into the subway) convinced him to keep it. They
told Marvel that his sister was still alive.
Billy posed as his uncle Eben to fool his teacher.
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