Seven Deadly Enemies of Man

The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man (also known as the Seven Deadly Sins), are a group of demons appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Based on the Seven Deadly Sins, the group first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940), and were created by writer Bill Parker and artist C.C. Beck.^[1]

Seven Deadly Enemies of Man
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
In-story information
Member(s)	Pride Envy Greed Wrath Sloth Gluttony Lust

The Seven Deadly Sins appear in the DC Extended Universe film Shazam!.

Fictional character biography

The Seven Deadly Sins are seven powerful demons representing their namesakes who can possess the bodies of others. They were freed millennia ago by Pandora before being captured by the wizard Shazam and imprisoned in statues in the Rock of Eternity.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} The Sins have escaped their prisons on numerous occasions, including the Day of Vengeance and Dark Nights: Death Metal events.^[6][7][8]

Initially, the Seven Sins were "censored" to comply with comics standards. They were identified as the '"Seven Deadly Enemies of Man", and several of their members were renamed.^[2][3]

In other media

Television

• The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man appear in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "The Power of Shazam!".
• The Seven Deadly Enemies of Man appear in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Little Elvis".^[9]

Film

• The Seven Deadly Sins appear in Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam.
• The Seven Deadly Sins appear in Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High, voiced by Fred Tatasciore.^[10]
• The Seven Deadly Sins appear in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film Shazam!, voiced by Steve Blum, Darin De Paul, and Fred Tatasciore.^{[1][2][3][11]} These versions possess differing demonic forms that reflect their namesakes.
• The Seven Deadly Sins make a minor appearance in the DCEU film Shazam! Fury of the Gods, in which it is revealed that Gluttony's statue contains a button that, when pressed, reveals a hidden library behind Wrath's statue.

Video games

Wrath, Gluttony, Envy, and Pride appear as bosses and unlockable playable characters in Lego DC Super-Villains as part of the "Shazam! Movie DLC" pack.