Black Adam is a textbook anti-hero. Although he started his career as a straight up villain, Geoff Johns saw something in the character and brought him into the JSA while he was writing the team. Black Adam went from a cliche villain to something greater in this run and gained a lot of fans. He would go back and forth, sometimes acting heroic, other times doing terrible things.

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However, regardless of his actions, Black Adam will always see himself as a hero. In his own mind, all of his actions are justified, and this is one of the things that makes him such an intriguing character. This list is going to take a look at what would happen if Black Adam brought his unique brand of "heroics" to the Marvel Universe. Which heroes would be able to stand up to him? Which ones would fall to him?

10 Would Lose To: Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange is one of the most powerful sorcerers in the Marvel Universe. Armed with mystical talismans and a nearly unparalleled knowledge of the mystic arts, he's not the kind of opponent to take lightly. Black Adam is fueled by magic, and while he is very powerful, Strange has an advantage here.

Strange would be able to defend himself from Adam's attacks rather easily and hit him back. He'd be able to sense that Adam was fueled by magic and figure out a spell that would allow him to take away Adam's power. Once Adam's powers were blocked, Strange would take him down.

9 Would Defeat: Deadpool

Deadpool and Black Adam have more in common than it seems like on the surface. Both started out as cliche villains before getting some fan recognition and becoming anti-heroes. Of course, Deadpool's irreverent attitude and humor separate him from Black Adam, but they walked similar paths for a while.

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Deadpool's healing factor makes him nigh unkillable, but here's the thing- there is pretty much nothing he could do to hurt Black Adam. Adam doesn't get tired- he would just keep tearing Deadpool to pieces over and over again. This would be a one-sided affair. Deadpool would get a little bit of offense in, and then Black Adam would just destroy him repeatedly.

8 Would Lose To: Emma Frost

Emma Frost is one of the most powerful telepaths on the planet. Add to that her secondary mutation, the ability to transform into diamond, and she's a very tough opponent. While Black Adam has her outclassed physically, even in her diamond form, it's her telepathy that will make things hard on him.

Emma would be able to sense him coming. She could mess with his mind, making him think he was fighting her, before taking control of his mind and getting him to say his magic word. Once he was powerless, one diamond-hard punch is all it would take to put him down.

7 Would Defeat: Cyclops

Cyclops is probably one of the most underrated heroes in the Marvel Universe. The longtime leader of the X-Men has spent most of his life as a superhero, mastering the use of his optic blasts in combat and is one of the best team leaders around. Cyclops is used to going up against foes who are more powerful than him and winning, but Black Adam would prove to be too much for him.

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Cyclops would try and keep Adam at a distance and this would actually work for a while. However, he wouldn't really be able to do much damage to Adam until he cut loose. While Cyke can obliterate mountains with his optic blasts, Black Adam could take the hit. Eventually, he would be able to get close to Cyclops, and that would be the end of the fight.

6 Would Lose To: Hulk

The Hulk is the strongest one there is. Black Adam has a lot of powers and he's ruthless in there use. Against a lot of foes, that would mean a quick victory. Not against the Hulk, though. See, the only way to beat the Hulk is to take him down before he starts getting angry, and Adam just wouldn't go hard enough fast enough.

Both men have a problem controlling their anger, but with the Hulk, the anger makes him stronger and for Black Adam it is going to enrage him. Not only will Adam's shots make Hulk angrier, so will his arrogance. The longer the fight goes on, the stronger Hulk will get and eventually, he'll be able to land a knock out blow on Black Adam.

5 Would Defeat: Captain Marvel

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Captain Marvel combines amazing power with military precision and skill. She's grown as a hero and person in recent years, becoming one of the biggest heroes in the Marvel Universe. While she would give Black Adam a great fight, he would be able to take her down.

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First off, Adam has the strength of a god. Captain Marvel is strong, but she isn't that strong. She would be able to absorb his lightning, but he would just hit too hard for her. While Captain Marvel has a lot of experience in battle, she can't touch Adam's millennia of experience. It would be a hard-fought victory, but Black Adam would win.

4 Would Lose To: Wolverine

Wolverine is the best there is what at he does and what he does is punch above his weight class. He's a guy who can take hits from the Hulk. Black Adam is and w ast, but he's going to underestimate Wolverine and that's going to be a problem for him.

After one hit, Wolverine is going to go into kill mode because he knows what he can take and what he can't. Wolverines adamantium claws have cut through all kinds of super durable people. Adam is going to get in close, because that's how he likes to fight and get his throat cut.

3 Would Defeat: Captain America

The Sentinel Of Liberty, Captain America is one of the greatest heroes in any universe. Armed with his unbreakable shield and the super-soldier serum running though his veins, Cap fights the good fight no matter what. Unfortunately, he's outclassed by Black Adam.

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He'd be able to hang for a little bit with Black Adam, his shield absorbing a lot of the impact from Adam's shots, but once Black Adam started unleashing the lightning on him, it would be over pretty quickly. Unlike Wolverine, Cap won't use his shield to kill, and that will cost him in this fight.

2 Would Lose To: Thor

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Thor is not only the God Of Thunder, but he's also the Herald of Galactus now. That means on top of his already phenomenal power, he has the Power Cosmic. Before this upgrade, Thor already would have been more than a match for Black Adam. With it? Yeah, Black Adam is going down.

As experienced as Adam is, Thor is more experienced and he will get just as savage if it comes down to it. There's also a good chance he could control Adam's lightning if Adam tried to use it. Even if he didn't, Thor is just too powerful, especially with the Power Cosmic on his side.

1 Would Defeat: Iron Man

Iron Man is one of the first Avengers and a formidable foe. His armor gives him a lot of advantages over his enemies. Combine that with his intellect and he can be a hard one to beat. Unfortunately for him, Black Adam just plain outclasses him.

First off, Iron Man just isn't strong enough to actually hurt Black Adam. Even in his Hulkbuster armor, he still wouldn't be able to hit Adam hard enough. Adam is just too much for Iron Man. It really wouldn't even be that good of a fight.

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