Seven Deadly Enemies of Man
The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man are a group that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
They later established themselves as seven evil gods that ruled the lands and styled themselves after the seven deadly sins. The wizard Shazam was responsible for defeating them where he imprisoned them in stone statues. (Captain Marvel Adventures v1 #137)
Guided by the mysterious figure, Billy Batson entered into an underground chamber of the Wizard where he found the statues of the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man. (Whiz Comics v1 #2)
King Kull at one point broke into the hall of the wizard where he freed the Seven Deadly Enemies. He took them with him where he used them to create sin bombs that made mortals succumb to one of the sins. Kull with the Seven Deadly Enemies later sought to establish an evil Olympus on Earth. (Captain Marvel Adventures v1 #137)
DC
Around 9,000 years ago, the Seven Deadly Enemies were loose on the world where they became minions of the more powerful demonic entity known as Evil. They were dispatched as servant gods tasked with the goal of promoting evil in the world. During this time, the Champion emerged who were appointed as protector of the world by the gods. However, he alone was not able stop this foe and he instead went into the far future to get his successor Captain Marvel. Together, the pair battled Evil who split into his three forms whilst he sent the Deadly Enemies to their tasks. The Champion and Captain Marvel both battled as well as defeated the Deadly Enemies before finally confronting as well as defeating Evil who was trapped in his lair with the Rock of Eternity built around his prison. (Worlds Finest v1 #262)
The Wizard was responsible for turning the Deadly Enemies to stone. (Worlds Finest v1 #262)
Whilst trapped in the abyssal plane, Johnny Sorrow managed to make his way to the Rock of Eternity where he used his power to petrify the wizard Shazam on his throne. He then released the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man that possessed Batman, Mister Terrific, Green Lantern, Plastic Man, Captain Marvel, Doctor Fate and Power Girl who attacked both the Justice Society and the Justice League of America. They were used by Sorrow to spread sin and chaos around the world but the superheroes managed to free Captain Marvel by turning him back into his mortal form of Billy Batson. With him freed, the wizard was similarly restored and he proceeded with entombing the demonic Seven Deadly Enemies of Man who were returned to the Rock of Eternity. (JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice v1 #1)
After gaining the Wizard's power, Captain Marvel became charged with protecting the Rock of Eternity along with the seven sins who constantly whispered into his mind. (52 v1 #12)
The New 52
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
They represented all the evils in the world that good people must fight. (Captain Marvel Adventures v1 #79)
Members
- Pride :
- Envy :
- Greed :
- Anger :
- Sloth :
- Gluttony :
- Lust :
Notes
- The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man were created by C.C. Beck and Bill Parker where they made their first appearance in Whiz Comics v1 #2 (February 1940).
In other media
Films
Appearances
- Whiz Comics:
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