This issue has a great cover by Doug Mahnke, and a fantastic variant by Alex Ross. Peter J Tomasi is the writer. And really, this is a heck of a story. We're in the aftermath of WWIII, and the JSA is helping the UN to rebuild parts of Asia and the Middle East. But, while this is going on, the JSA, and the rest of the world, is looking for Teth Adam. Really, the whole world wants him to pay for his crimes. And while he's being chased, he can't turn back in to Black Adam, because SHAZAM! stole the knowledge from his head. He has no idea what his magic word is. So the first thing to do is to hide his identity. In that effort he has his followers beat the crap out of him for a couple of days. Basically, making himself unrecognizable. He then goes in to Kahndaq to retrieve the bones of Isis, his beloved. His basic plan is to take them to a Lazarus pit and bring her back to life. The JSA arrive at the burial site shortly after Teth has desecrated it. While Teth was there, he was also attacked by a group of soldiers. But neither he nor the JSA have any clue as to who that may be. When the JSA arrive, things have quieted down. Well except for the dead bodies laying everywhere. And they confirm Teth's fingerprints on the lid of Isis' tomb. Atom Smasher also finds a cane, and one of Isis' phalanges. But he doesn't turn the later over to his teammates. Is he still loyal to Black Adam? Only the future of this 6 part mini-series will tell us. Great beginning. I can't wait to see where this one goes.
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