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    Character » Black Adam appears in 853 issues.

    The original champion of the Wizard, Teth-Adam was a former slave who channeled the power of six Egyptian Gods to fight evil. But when his family was murdered during the conquest of his people, he developed more ruthless methods to protect innocents. Seeing him as corrupt, the Wizard banished "Black Adam" to the tomb of Ramesses II. After centuries of imprisonment, he would finally escape to overthrow Kahndaq's tyrant by force, becoming the country's defender and a natural enemy to the world's heroes.

    Black Adam's Powers

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    #1  Edited By Nightshade50

    I can't really find some accurate descriptions of Black adam's powers, so i think it's time i asked this.... how far do his powers go? i mean i know superman can survive a million nuclear warheads, so can someone tell me what black adam's most impressive feats are for: 
     

    • Strength
    • Stamina
    • senses
    • Healing
    • Or any other feats
     
    Thanks in advance. 
     
    Optional: Oh and, and to what degree does the power of Isis Strengthen his existing abilities?
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    #2  Edited By 614azrael

    A million nuclear warheads realy sm survived that?

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    #3  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @614azrael: I believe that was when he was temporarily upgraded by a mother box.
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    #4  Edited By Nightshade50
    @Deranged Midget said:
    " @614azrael: I believe that was when he was temporarily upgraded by a mother box. "
    Ah. Wasn't aware of that.
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    #5  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @Nightshade50: BTW, I'm pretty sure Black Adam outmatches Superman in almost every category, or thats at least what most people say on the vine.
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    #6  Edited By AtPhantom
    @Deranged Midget said:
    " @614azrael: I believe that was when he was temporarily upgraded by a mother box. "
    He's survived worse than that though.
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    #7  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @AtPhantom: I know he has, but he was hit by an explosion the size of a million nuclear warheads when fighting HP Doomsday and he was upgraded by Mother Box. I can't find the scans though.
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    #8  Edited By 614azrael
    @Deranged Midget: Thats why i never got into superman, a million nuclear warheads? Were did this ocur? On earth? Isnt the power of such a blast enough to practicly obliterate a sun? Thats also should leave basicly any character as dust. Im unsure if Black Adam beets SM i dout it though just because i dont think DC is willing to be that bold(no offence to any DC fans just personal opinion)
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    #9  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @614azrael: No, Black Adam is significantly stronger than Superman and not to mention his magic background makes it harder for the Man of Steel to fight him due to his weakness to magic.
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    #10  Edited By 614azrael
    @Deranged Midget: I stand corected again, my opinion however still stands that SM surviving that is crossing the line of idiocracy. I can understand a character powered by magic or cosmic forces,a ability specified as anti radiation an so on but SM is overpowered an its never really even with just cause. Again however this is mearly opinion
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    #11  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @614azrael: Well Superman has survived a Supernova basically exploding in his face and all it did was momentarily knock him out. I'm pretty sure many people underestimate Superman's durability.
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    #12  Edited By 614azrael
    @Deranged Midget: I just was unaware it was that xtensive. I dont question it mearly have a spite against it. I find they make him to powerful for there own good. Dose Black Adam beat him? Granted im sure Supermans wins are more sence hes the hero
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    #13  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @614azrael: I'm going to say Black Adam has a slight edge over Superman since he's beaten Captain Marvel who is more or less Supermans equal. BUT, I wouldn't count Superman out these days. He could do some serious damage to Black Adam, but any win he's had over him in the past has probably been PIS.
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    #14  Edited By 614azrael
    @Deranged Midget: I c thx for the intel. Though im not much for DC an as u proubley gatherd am far from a fan of Superman i apreciate the furthering of my understanding of any character
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    #15  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @614azrael: You have a basic knowledge of DC characters which is good, keep expanding it and you'll be an excellent debater on this site.
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    #16  Edited By 614azrael
    @Deranged Midget: thx, i find it important to atleast have a basic briefing over a character before joining any debate. i find it anoying when i come across someone who simply ruits for a character without at least looking a litle into the oposing one
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    #17  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @614azrael: I know exactly what you mean, the person would come into a debate with little or knowledge and just repeat the same thing over and over again.
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    #18  Edited By RJMooreII
    @Deranged Midget: Superman seems faster than Black Adam. The rest of it I'll leave it up to fanboys to decide to their heart's content.
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    #19  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @RJMooreII: They are pretty much equal with Black Adam having a slight edge in battle due to his magic background.
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    #20  Edited By 614azrael
    @Deranged Midget: WIch is good stinkn SM lol. N i know those are the worst. I mean your a comic fan lets get more creative then Batman wins  *insert rooling eyes*
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    #21  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @614azrael: I know, its almost as bad as all the DBZ threads, even though I am a hardcore DBZ fan, I know when something is being pushed beyond the limits. Although, DC and Marvel outrank DBZ greatly in my book.
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    #22  Edited By 614azrael
    @Deranged Midget: Ah yes DBZ threads, rout A humerous route B agrevation this is the general results. My favrite part is when logic is added an the DBZ fan still insists its imposible.
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    #23  Edited By Deranged Midget
    @614azrael: Indeed, which results to insulting the intelligence of every DBZ fan on this site or completely demeaning the name.
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    #24  Edited By 614azrael
    @Deranged Midget: true it dose that as well wich is often how it goes from funy to just another lock
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    #25  Edited By Nightshade50

    Time to move this to the battle thread........... I will go and post it.

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    #26  Edited By BuckshotWasHere  Moderator

    I'm bumping this because I'm really curious why Black Adam gets so much love. Can I get a direct comparison with Supes? Like an example of both of their capabilities (not just high end feats) of both side by side? People think he's stronger, more durable, faster(?) and I'd just like to see clear evidence of it.

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    #27  Edited By AMS
    @Buckshot: 
     
    DC has alot of explaining to do in regards to WW3....
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    #28  Edited By SilverMan91
    @AMS:
    @Buckshot:
    personally im waiting for that too but now one does anything about it...
    wasnt he like powered up further by Isis or something like that?
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    #29  Edited By Nightshade50
    @Silver man: I believe so, did it wear off by now?
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    #30  Edited By SilverMan91
    @Nightshade50:
    well people on the vine still use that as a relevant feat so IDK......
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    #31  Edited By difficlus

    bump...

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    #32  Edited By wordchallenge

    Black Adam is one the strongest DC characters on Earth. He could take on Superman because he is magical.

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    @Silver man said:
    " @AMS: @Buckshot: personally im waiting for that too but now one does anything about it...wasnt he like powered up further by Isis or something like that? "
    no.
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    #34  Edited By NerdsFTW

    @Deranged Midget said:

    @614azrael: Well Superman has survived a Supernova basically exploding in his face and all it did was momentarily knock him out. I'm pretty sure many people underestimate Superman's durability.

    Indeed.

    And teth's powers are super strength, super speed, invulnerability, and flight.

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    But isn't Superman's set of vision powers really extensive compared to Adam's? I mean, he can essentially take lots of unhindered potshots at Adam from a great distance (Say, from the Moon or something) without Adam's effective retaliation, right? That's hard to deal with.

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    I still haven't seen anything for Adam......

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    #38  Edited By Marcio_35

    The Black Adam and Captain Marvel are equal (in all versions).

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    In PC Captain Marvel survived to the "Marvel Bomb", it that was sixteen thousand million times more powerful than the atomic bomb.

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    Then the Black Adam can too.

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    SHAZAM

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    This is what I am always trying to tell the Superman fans, way back in 1950s, CM was setting the bar on the invulnerability scale.
    You knew a few issues later Superman would get all "PreCrisis" power levels trying to out do Captain Marvel new benchmark.
    They act like we are talking some 1980s or 1990s level type "ish"....nooooo you gotta go way back.

    16 thousand, million indeed .....haahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!

    16000 000 000 (ahahhahaahha)
    16 Billion??? or 160 Billion??
    Too ludacris I tell you.

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    Black Adam is one the strongest DC characters on Earth. He could take on Superman because he is magical.

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    He'd wreck superman

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