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| Seven Deadly Enemies of Man | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fawcett Comics (1939-1953) DC Comics (1972-present) |
| First appearance | Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940) |
| Created by | C.C. Beck Bill Parker |
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| Member(s) | Pride Envy Greed Wrath Sloth Gluttony Lust |
TheSeven Deadly Enemies of Man (also known as theSeven Deadly Sins) are a group ofdemons appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. Based on theSeven Deadly Sins, the group first appeared inWhiz Comics #2 (February 1940), and were created by writerBill Parker and artistC.C. Beck.[1]
The Seven Deadly Sins appear in theDC Extended Universe filmShazam!
The Seven Deadly Sins are seven powerful demons, based upon the seven deadly sins enumerated inChristianity, who can take control of both humans and superheroes. The Sins were captured by thewizard Shazam many years ago, and encased in seven stone statues. The seven statues housing each demon are on display in Shazam's underground lair in the subway in the original comics, and in theRock of Eternity in the modern comics. The demons have escaped their prisons several times to cause havoc, usually freed by another villain and often being reimprisoned byCaptain Marvel.[2][1][3][4]
In the original Fawcett Comics and pre-2000s DC Comics appearances, the Seven Sins were "censored" to an extent in keeping with comics standards. They were identified as the '"Seven Deadly Enemies of Man" and included Pride, Envy, Greed, Hatred, Laziness, Selfishness, and Injustice among their ranks.[3][4] Most post-2000 appearances of the Seven Deadly Sins identify them by their traditional theological versions (Pride, Envy, Greed, Anger, Sloth, Gluttony, and Lust). In the currentNew 52/DC Rebirth continuity, the mythological figurePandora was responsible for initially freeing the Sins in ancient times by opening what became known asPandora's box.
Wrath, Gluttony, Envy, and Pride appear as bosses and unlockable playable characters inLego DC Super-Villains as part of the "Shazam! Movie DLC" pack.
Also called the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man, the sins first appeared in Shazam's second-ever appearance back in 1940. They were personifications of the seven deadly sins of religious and mythological tales, that had been trapped in statue form and placed at the Rock of Eternity by the wizard Shazam. In the comics, the statues have been featured at the Rock of Eternity for decades (although in the original Fawcett stories and most other versions, the Seven Sins were "censored" in keeping with 1940s standards, identified as the "Seven Deadly Enemies of Man" and including Pride, Envy, Greed, Hatred, Laziness, Selfishness, and Injustice among their ranks).
[The Rock of Eternity] is where the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man are kept imprisoned. The Wizard watches over them. The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man are seven demons who correspond to the Seven Deadly Sins, and so sometimes were referred to as the Seven Deadly Sins themselves (some of the names of the Sins were changed to meet censorship standards in place at the time, which is why they were called the "Deadly Enemies of Man" and why four of the sins were replaced by Hatred, Laziness, Selfishness, and Injustice).
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