1st appearance of Amanda Waller, director of the Suicide Squad

1st appearance of Brimstone

[SDCC 2022 - Amanda Waller will appear in Black Adam]

1st team appearance of Infinity Inc: Brainwave Jr., Fury, Jade, Northwind, Nuklon, Obsidian, Silver Scarab

1st appearance of Obsidian, the son of Alan Scott and Rose aka Thorn

1st appearance of Silver Scarab, Hector Hall, the son of the Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl

1st appearance of Jade, briefly becomes Earth's Green Lantern

1st appearance of Nuklon, later becomes Atom-Smasher

1st appearance of Morgan Edge

1st team appearance of Intergang, an organized crime ring outfitted with high-tech weaponry from Apokolips

Introduction of what would later be referred to as The Fourth World, where New Genesis and Apokolips replaced the Asgardian gods after Ragnarok

[July 2021 - Sarah Shahi revealed in an interview with THR that her character will be leading a resistance against Intergang in Black Adam]

First battle of Hawkman and Black Adam

Cover art featuring Black Adam and Hawkman but interior does not depict these characters fighting

1st cameo appearance of Headhunter

Debut of Kingdom Come inspired character design of Northwind in the main universe continuity

Team-up Superman and Shazam vs Black Adam

[DC FanDome - the Rock hints at a possible Black Adam vs Superman face-off]

First solo titled series featuring Hawkman

[August 2020 - confirmed to appear in the Black Adam movie]

[September 2020 - actor Aldis Hodge (Invisible Man) in final negotiations for the role of Hawkman in Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Black Adam movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter]

1st team appearance of the modern Marvel Family, now known as the Shazam Family, in costume

[September 2020 - the Shazam Family to take a larger role in Shazam: Fury of the Gods as reported at DC Fandome]

1st full appearance and origin of Osiris, brother of Isis and member of the Black Marvel Family

[April 2021 - Deadline announced James Cusati-Moyer is cast in Black Adam in an unknown role. This is speculation, not confirmed]

Death of the first Sabbac

1st appearance of the second Sabbac, Ishmael Gregor, a demonic adversary

[February 2021 - Marwan Kenzari has officially been cast in the Black Adam movie but his role is unknown. The strongest speculation is for Sabbac / January 2022 - possible confirmation by McFarlane toy slate announcement]

2nd appearance of Black Adam in an original story

There was a fanzine published prior to this issue called Alter Ego where Black Adam appears on the cover but the interior is a text article recapping the Marvel Family and Black Adam though it is historically interesting as it was written by prominent Marvel writer Roy Thomas before his tenure at Marvel began

1st appearance and origin of Black Adam, an Egyptian prince named Teth-Adam who was first granted powers by the wizard Shazam though it corrupted him

Origin of The Marvel Family: Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Junior, Mary Marvel and Uncle Marvel

1st appearance of the second Hawkgirl, Kendra Saunders

Death of the original Sandman, Wesley Dodds

Nuklon becomes Atom Smasher

[July 2020 - Noah Centineo has been cast as Atom Smasher for the Black Adam movie]

1st appearance of Dr. Fate, Kent Nelson

[March 2021 - Pierce Bronsan confirmed in the role]

Introduction of the Helmet of Fate, Amulet of Anubis, and the Cloak of Destiny

1st appearance of Wotan, an immortal sorcerer and enemy of Dr. Fate

1st appearance of Adrianna Tomaz, later becomes Isis, Black Adam's wife

[October 2020 - actress Sarah Shahi confirmed as cast, speculation is for Isis]

1st appearance of the second Isis, becomes Black Adam's wife and part of the Black Marvel Family

1st appearance and origin of The Flash, Jay Garrick

First mention of Keystone City, protected by The Flash

1st appearance and origin of Hawkman, Carter Hall

[September 2020 - Aldis Hodge confirmed to portray Hawkman in Black Adam]

1st appearance Shiera Sanders, later becomes Hawkgirl

1st appearance of Hath-Set, the first villain of Hawkman

1st appearance of Johnny Thunder

1st appearance of Yz, Johnny Thunder's thunderbolt

[Jim Gaffigan is voice Thunderbolt in the Stargirl TV series/ season two began Aug. 2021]

1st appearance of Cyclone, Maxine Hunkel, previously Red Tornado

[December 2020 - Quintessa Swindell will portray Cyclone/Maxine Hunkel in Black Adam]

1st appearance of Liberty Belle

1st cameo appearance of Tomcat the son of Wildcat, Ted Grant

1st cover appearance of Citizen Steel , Nathan Heywood, on the cover only