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Black Adam
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in FilmsWhy do Black Adam and Shazam wear the same lightning bolt symbol?
Answer: In the DC Universe, Shazam is the ancient wizard who gave Billy Batson (the other Shazam) and Black Adam their powers.Are the films connected?2022’s “Black Adam,” set to release in November starring Dwayne Johnson, is a spin-off on 2019’s “Shazam!.” The sequel “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” is set for Dec. 21, 2022
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in FilmsWho is Black Adam?
Black Adam is a DC Comics supervillain and the archenemies of Captain Marvel. Black Adam was initially depicted as a corrupted, ancient Egyptian predecessor of Captain Marvel. Still, since the turn of the 21st century, DC Comics writers Jerry Ordway, Geoff Johns, and David S. Goyer re-defined the character as a corrupted antihero attempting to…