Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins are the embodiments of the Biblical Seven Deadly Sins of Man.
Name:
Seven Deadly Sins
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Aliases:
- Seven Deadly Enemies of Man
- Seven Enemies of Man
First issue:
Whiz Comics (1940) #1 [2]
Major Story Arcs
Fawcett Comics & DC Comics
Captain Marvel/Shazam
In the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Seven Deadly Sins were simply referred to as "The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man" in Fawcett Publications' Whiz Comics and in Captain Marvel Adventures. At first they are seen as statues. In one story, King Kull frees them from the Wizard's magic and unleashes them in Fawcett City until they were defeated by Captain Marvel.
Half of the Sin's names were changed for young audiences at the time of the Golden Age.
| The Holy Bible | Fawcett Publications |
|---|---|
| Pride | Pride |
| Envy | Envy |
| Greed | Greed |
| Wrath | Hatred |
| Sloth | Laziness |
| Gluttony | Selfishness |
| Lust | Injustice |
Day of Vengeance (Infinite Crisis)
The Spectre was without a host and tricked into destroying the magical community. The Spectre fought and killed the wizard Shazam, and the Rock of Eternity was destroyed in the aftermath. Because of this it set the Seven Enemies of Man loose upon the world. Because of the Captain Marvel and the Marvel family must go into the world, rebuild the Rock of Eternity and capture the sins again. They succeed and Captain Marvel now takes over Shazam's place as caretaker of the Rock of Eternity. After taking the role upon himself he begins to hear the sins and his sanity begins to waver. He begins talking back to the sins, trying to control his new duty.
JLA: World Without a Justice League
The deadly sin Envy makes a bad situation worse. Green Arrow, Batman, Black Canary, and Manitou Dawn fight against The Key as he tries to destroy Gotham. The Key and Envy use their abilities together to get Green Arrow to fight against the Batman.
New 52
When Pandora opened the box that unleashed the Seven Deadly Sins into the world, it was revealed that they originated from Earth-3.
In Geoff John's Shazam co-feature in Justice League, Black Adam unleashes the Sins from human hosts in order to locate the Wizard's new champion. The Sins wreak havoc in Philadelphia and soon possessed Mr. Bryer to form Sabbac.
These demons caused chaos by controlling humans and affecting their basic sinful desires. The wizard Shazam took notice and captured these demons within seven stones. Their punishment was to remain within the Rock of Eternity encased in stone forever.
In Other Media
TV Shows
Batman The Brave & The Bold
The Seven Deadly Sins are still referred as The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man.
Films
Shazam!
The Seven Deadly Sins are seen as the secondary antagonists in the 2019 Shazam film. Unlike the original Shazam story from Geoff Johns, the Sins were released by Dr. Sivanna instead of Black Adam.
