Chapter Summaries

Robet realized Mephisto had fused with his territory, while Lucifer lured the other dimensional powerhouses into attacking it and revealed that the Hell Dimension Lords had set a trap. The powerhouses were sealed inside Mephisto’s territory and faced the Hell Lords, while Robet and Doom remained outside to ensure Mephisto severed his connection with Cynthia.

• A Hell Dimension Lord revealed that Mephisto had fused with his territory, and Robet suspected Lucifer’s disclosure was part of a scheme.
• Robet warned the Ancient One about a possible trap, and she left while Doom and Robet stayed to watch Mephisto’s territory and wait for his connection to Cynthia to be severed.
• The dimensional powerhouses attacked Mephisto’s territory, where Mephisto sealed the space and prevented them from leaving.
• Lucifer and another Hell Dimension Lord admitted they had trapped the outsiders to punish their greed and profit from their defeat.
• Robet declined to join the battle, and Lucifer attacked a dimensional powerhouse as the trapped fighters rallied to destroy the territory and escape.

Robet explained to Doom that the Hell Dimension Lords were letting the trapped dimensional powerhouses grow stronger so they could harvest more energy from them. After the Hell Dimension Lords killed the powerhouses and left Mephisto's territory, Mephisto remained wary of his unresolved conflict with Robet.

• Robet told Doom that the Hell Dimension Lords were deliberately prolonging the battle to reap greater rewards from the trapped dimensional powerhouses.
• Robet reassured Doom that the Hell Dimension Lords could not threaten him, while the dimensional powerhouses drew more strength from their original dimensions.
• The Ancient One returned with a major haul of resources, and Lucifer admitted that the Hell Dimension Lords had trapped the powerhouses in a choice between resisting and dying or drawing on their dimensions for a little longer.
• Lucifer and the other Hell Dimension Lords overwhelmed the powerhouses, collected their energy, and killed them all.
• Mephisto harvested the final powerhouse, but Lucifer and the other Hell Dimension Lords refused to help him fight Robet and left his territory.

Robet forced Mephisto to sign a contract severing his control over Cynthia, and Doom reunited with her after she was freed. Mephisto was left weighing how to catch up with his Hell Dimension rivals, while avoiding the safeguards placed on the Ten Dimension Lords.

• Lucifer and the other Hell Dimension Lords left, leaving Robet and Mephisto to settle their conflict alone.
• Mephisto offered to end his connection with Cynthia, and Ancient One inspected the contract before Robet and Mephisto signed it.
• Robet released Cynthia from the Evil Containment Wave, and Mephisto severed his connection to her as the contract took effect.
• Doom embraced Cynthia, and Robet left with Doom, Ancient One, and Cynthia after warning Mephisto not to target the Earth Dimension again.
• Mephisto lamented his defeat and worried that his rivals had grown stronger through the battle and the Hell Dimension Consciousness's rewards.
• Mephisto summoned the Ten Dimension Lords, discovered that Ancient One had placed safeguards on several of them, and began examining them.

Mephisto was badly injured by Ancient One and the two Dimension Consciousnesses, while Doom arranged for Cynthia to live near Kamar-Taj and Robet returned home. As Clark discovered official organizations rebuilding Doomsday and Kryptonian Mechanical Warrior forces, he questioned whether their leaders could be trusted with such power.

• Mephisto realized Ancient One's methods had harmed him, retreated to defend his territory, and began recovering instead of seeking revenge on the dimensions that had deceived him.
• Ancient One told Doom that some of her methods had worked against Mephisto, and Doom planned for Cynthia to live in Kamar-Taj.
• Robet returned to New Earth while Clark continued rescuing people and keeping The Seven's abuses in check alongside Sentry.
• Vought International and other official organizations began rebuilding their Doomsday and Kryptonian Mechanical Warrior forces to confront Clark and Sentry.
• Clark detected the Kryptonian mechanical warriors, learned their data came from Lex Luthor, and questioned whether powerful officials could be trusted to control them.

Clark watched the Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors search for him and Sentry, while officials decided to lure them out by unleashing Experimental Subjects in New York. The subjects escaped their transport and attacked civilians, leaving the streets in chaos.

• Clark considered the danger of Lex Luthor's materials but refrained from attacking the Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors, who were searching for him and Sentry.
• Civilians fled when they saw the Mechanical Warriors, wary of danger and distrustful of The Seven and the official institutions.
• A staff member suggested luring Clark and Sentry by putting people in danger, and a middle-ranking leader ordered Experimental Subjects sent into a busy urban area.
• The leader arranged for a vehicle carrying Experimental Subjects to enter New York, where one subject broke out and blasted fleeing civilians with a fireball.
• Fire Man's companions broke out of the other carriages, and one announced an intention to kill the vehicle's driver.

Vought International’s discarded experimental subjects attacked New York civilians, using their powers to trap people near an underground safehouse. As the survivors inside panicked, the subjects discovered the shelter’s security doors could seal them in, and the muscular brute prepared to break through.

• The experimental subjects emerged from wrecked carriages, and Iceman froze the streets while Fire Man urged the group to attack civilians.
• Civilians used Energy Firearms to break through Iceman’s ice and escape into an underground safehouse.
• Scout explained that the safehouse could trap the refugees, and the dying subjects charged toward it, intent on venting their anger.
• The subjects tried to pose as refugees, but the safehouse announced it was full and sealed its second security door.
• The muscular brute began swelling his muscles and approached the safehouse entrance, ready to force his way inside.

Trapped evacuees armed themselves with laser weapons and fought back when the superhumans broke into the safe house, killing the Black Giant before Fire Man’s flames overwhelmed their attack. As the bespectacled Scout tried to direct his companions through the smoke, someone smashed through the outer door and rushed toward them.

• A middle-aged man and several other evacuees chose to resist the attackers with laser weapons rather than wait to die.
• The Black Giant and the muscular brute broke through the safe house wall, and the evacuees shot them as they entered.
• A hidden evacuee pierced the Black Giant’s head with a laser, killing him, while the others continued firing at the muscular brute.
• Fire Man threw Explosive Flames into the safe room, killing several evacuees and filling the room with smoke that stopped their attack.
• The bespectacled Scout directed Iceman and the others toward people in the smoke, then warned Fire Man to attack ahead as someone smashed through the outer door.

Clark stopped Vought International’s attack, then let the surviving civilians take revenge on the Experimental Subjects who had slaughtered them. He left as authorities arrived and discussed Vought’s apparent plans with Sentry, who asked whether they should confront the company.

• Clark defeated the two Doomsdays and the Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors, then questioned Scout Glasses-Man about Vought International’s operation.
• Scout Glasses-Man explained that Vought’s failed test subjects had attacked civilians because they expected to die soon, but Clark rejected their actions as unjustifiable.
• After the survivors cursed Scout Glasses-Man, one of them killed him with a laser, and Clark allowed the civilians to execute the unconscious Experimental Subjects in turn.
• Clark flew away as The Seven, the police, and the military arrived, suspecting they would try to control the story and silence survivors.
• Sentry told Clark that Vought International was probably targeting them and asked whether they should pay the company a visit.

Clark and Sentry rescued ships caught in a sea disaster, then investigated unusual energy fluctuations beneath the storm. They uncovered a sealed underwater gateway but waited to see what would happen before entering.

• Clark hesitated to confront Vought International, and Sentry explained how their popularity threatened Vought's business and influence.
• Clark and Sentry rushed to a storm-tossed sea and carried the endangered ships to calmer waters.
• The rescued passengers praised Clark and Sentry, while comparing them favorably to Homelander and The Seven.
• Clark and Sentry noticed the Atlanteans were absent and sensed unusual energy beneath the sea.
• Clark stirred up the seabed, revealing a stone slab that Sentry lifted to expose a glowing Seal Gate.
• Clark contained the energy with his Bio-field, and he and Sentry decided to wait rather than enter the unknown gateway immediately.

Clark and Sentry freed a powerful stranger sealed beneath the sea and learned that he was Black Adam, a man empowered by several gods. After he left to explore the modern world and seek the villain who sealed him, Clark and Sentry decided to watch what he would do and how Vought International would react.

• Clark and Sentry investigated a turbulent energy gate beneath the sea and saw a bald, muscular man emerge from it.
• Clark sensed several divine auras on the stranger, and Sentry suggested they leave the ocean to avoid causing further disasters.
• The man introduced himself as Teth-Adam, also called Black Adam, and demanded to know who Clark and Sentry were.
• Clark and Sentry identified themselves as Superman and Sentry and warned Black Adam that they would monitor him because his power could endanger others.
• Black Adam said he would search for the villain who sealed him and explore the modern era, then flew away without revealing that his efforts to break the seal had caused the storm.
• Clark and Sentry chose to let Black Adam go and observe how Vought International would respond to his appearance.

Black Adam explored New York, learned about The Seven and the superhuman world from a tattooed young man, and grew wary of Homelander. When Homelander arrived, Black Adam threw the young man onto a rooftop to test his response.

• Black Adam appeared in New York and mistook ordinary people's fear of him for a reaction to his divine power.
• A tattooed young man mistook Black Adam for a new member of The Seven, so Black Adam flew off with him and demanded information.
• The young man explained Superman, Sentry, The Seven, and the authorities' rules for superhumans, but knew nothing about Shazam.
• Black Adam heard Homelander approaching and recognized him as the figure the young man had described.
• The young man claimed Homelander would protect him, so Black Adam threw him onto a rooftop to test Homelander's attitude.

Black Adam subdued Homelander and learned that the Avengers had several people with powers resembling his own, which enraged him. Homelander tried to escape, but Black Adam caught him again just as Vought’s Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors arrived to confront Black Adam.

• Homelander ignored the falling tattooed young man and attacked Black Adam, who caught his punch and overwhelmed him with Thunder God Power.
• Black Adam asked Homelander about an aged wizard and the symbol on his chest, and Homelander said several Avengers had worn it as a mass-producible power.
• Black Adam reacted with anger to the news, allowing Homelander to break free and flee, but he quickly caught him by the neck.
• Black Adam accused Homelander of trying to mislead him about the Avengers, while Homelander insisted he had only seized a chance to escape.
• Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors arrived after Vought dispatched them to deal with Black Adam.

Black Adam fought and destroyed Vought International’s Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors after luring them away from the city. Clark and Sentry assessed his strength and arranged for Frank and the other Shazam-powered heroes to confront him, while Homelander emerged from the crater with a dark expression.

• Vought International sent Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors after Black Adam, and their Heat Vision destroyed a building while Clark and Sentry rescued people nearby.
• Black Adam threw Homelander aside and lured the warriors out of the city, then turned back to ambush them in the wilderness.
• Black Adam discovered that Thunder God Power damaged the warriors more than his fists and used it to expose and destroy their mechanical components.
• Clark and Sentry recorded the fight, and Jarvis assessed Black Adam as only slightly stronger than Frank, the Shazam.
• Jarvis said Frank and other Shazam-powered heroes were preparing to come, while Sentry agreed to keep watch; later, Homelander climbed from the pit as someone asked him for a ride to the hospital.

Homelander killed Tattooed Youth after the injured fan asked him for help, then warned Vought International that its plans were being overheard by Superman and Sentry. Clark and Sentry learned that Vought planned to target them, but Clark refused to respond with mass violence as Vought debated its next move.

• Tattooed Youth crawled out of the building and pleaded with Homelander to save him and sign his clothes, but Homelander killed him with Heat Vision.
• Homelander told Vought International he had defeated the Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors, could not find Black Adam, and had heard Superman and Sentry might be pursuing him.
• Homelander warned Vought that its loudspeaker conversation about Superman and Sentry’s follow-up plan could be heard by them, exposing the plan.
• Vought’s leaders debated whether to proceed with their Doomsday Legion plan or capture the newly emerged powerful individual, while Homelander asked to return and recover from his injuries.
• Sentry told Clark that Vought wanted to eliminate them because they threatened its business, but Clark rejected attacking Vought with mass slaughter.

Clark and Sentry decided to deal with Black Adam while the Avengers gathered around Frank, who confronted him as another wielder of the Shazam Power. Black Adam reacted with fury to Frank’s ability to share the complete power, and the chapter ended with Frank and Black Adam still fighting as the Avengers watched.

• Sentry reminded Clark that Vought International would act against them regardless, and Clark chose to focus on Black Adam first.
• Clark learned that Frank and Steve had arrived, and Black Adam noticed spatial fluctuations as Frank emerged before him.
• Frank identified himself as Wizard Shazam’s successor, and Black Adam sneered at the news that Wizard Shazam had died.
• Steve, Pietro, Susan Storm, Harry Osborn, and Clary appeared with complete Shazam Powers, prompting Black Adam to question how they could all possess them.
• Frank explained that he had shared his power, and Black Adam attacked him in anger; Frank met his blow but was pushed back.
• The Avengers gathered around the ongoing fight, while Clark and Sentry observed that Black Adam’s experience gave him an advantage over Frank.

Black Adam tried to escape the Avengers’ encirclement but was driven back and forced to fight Harry Osborn. After Harry lost his Shazam-powered form, Black Adam seized him as a hostage, leaving Pietro and the others facing a dangerous standoff.

• Black Adam tried to flee, but Steve trapped him inside a green barrier and Pietro struck him back toward the Avengers.
• Steve sent Harry Osborn to fight Black Adam while the others held back so Harry could gain experience.
• Black Adam and Harry exchanged Thunder God Power, and Black Adam’s stronger attack left Harry temporarily paralyzed.
• Harry broke free and fought back, but the close-range clash overwhelmed him and made him revert to his original form.
• As Harry fell, Black Adam grabbed him and threatened to use him as a hostage, while Pietro warned him to let Harry go.

Black Adam held Harry Osborn hostage and demanded that the Avengers lower their barrier and give him time to escape. Before Steve could negotiate, a Doomsday Legion arrived with Vought International officials, who recognized the Avengers and prompted Official Agencies to mobilize their forces against them.

• Black Adam threatened to kill Harry unless the Avengers lowered their barrier, while Frank stalled him and realized that lightning could strip Frank and Harry Osborn of their Shazam Power.
• Steve tried to negotiate with Black Adam, who demanded that everyone lower the barrier and stay put long enough for him to escape.
• A Doomsday Legion approached, and Clark identified the creatures as Doomsdays while Black Adam suspected Vought International had sent them.
• A Vought International higher-up recognized the Avengers and taunted Sentry, who recalled the man from his time at Vought International.
• The Official Agencies learned that the Avengers had been found and sent out their Doomsday Legions, deciding against deploying their Kryptonian Mechanical Warriors.

As more Doomsdays surrounded the Avengers and Black Adam, Steve persuaded Black Adam to cooperate until the threat was dealt with. The Avengers remained to face the attackers, and the spatial fluctuation brought in reinforcements as the Avengers assembled again.

• Many Official Agencies held back from sending Doomsdays, hoping the forces that did act would suffer heavy losses and leave them with an advantage.
• The Sentry explained to Black Adam that the Doomsdays surrounding them were only one force among many, and Steve urged Black Adam to cooperate against the attackers.
• Black Adam agreed to release Harry Osborn and fight the Doomsdays when they attacked, though he said he did not trust the Avengers.
• More Doomsdays arrived and encircled the group; Steve's green light barrier broke under their attacks.
• Black Adam grabbed Harry Osborn, expecting to escape with the Avengers through a spatial fluctuation, but the Avengers stayed as reinforcements arrived and assembled for battle.

Black Adam fought a Doomsday while doubting the Avengers could survive, but he was stunned when he saw them overpowering the supposedly equal monsters. As another Doomsday closed in to kill him, Black Adam vanished into ash.

• Black Adam threw Harry Osborn clear of the battle, and Harry transformed into Shazam while Peter Parker warned him to stay safe.
• Black Adam found that his Thunder God Power barely affected Doomsday and began looking for a way to escape.
• Black Adam saw Clark and Sentry kill Doomsdays instantly while Diana, Kara, Hulk, and other Avengers overwhelmed theirs.
• Black Adam switched targets, but his ambush only wounded another Doomsday, and Clark killed the monster Black Adam had been fighting.
• Black Adam realized the Doomsdays were equally strong and that the Avengers vastly outmatched him, then a pursuing Doomsday struck him and he turned to ash.

Clark saved Black Adam with his powerful Heat Vision while Robet wiped out a massive Doomsday force, frightening the Official Agencies. As the agencies scrambled to protect themselves by plotting against Vought International, Robet sensed that more Doomsdays were about to be deployed.

• Clark saved Black Adam with Heat Vision and advised him to evade the Doomsdays until the Avengers dealt with them.
• Black Adam realized Robet had already slaughtered the main Doomsday force and struggled to believe the heroes' strength.
• The Official Agencies identified Robet in slowed footage and panicked over his growing power and their inability to restrain him.
• Some Official Agencies proposed blaming and attacking Vought International to protect themselves and seize its assets and The Seven.
• Robet sensed that more Doomsdays were about to be deployed and wondered who had dared to send them after he had wiped out the first force.