As the story goes, Black Adam was not included in Shazam! in favor of allowing the titular hero the proper time to tell his origin story. This will be the focus moving forward for DC Comics movies ...

But how would he do against Marvel's best? Black Adam has shown himself to be insanely powerful through his comic history, taking on Shazam, Superman, the combined strength of the Justice League ...

That was especially the case on the big screen, with The Captain's rival, Black Adam, treated as more of an enemy of Superman. This was one of many disappointing elements of the DCEU Shazam ...