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During the winter season, most superheroes spread peace on earth or help families achieve their dreams. However, it's not often that the villains get in on the action too, but Black Adam just found a way to help out -- by punching out a warlock super-hard.

Black Adam just committed himself to help spread, of all things, Christmas cheer, and he does a pretty good job of it in DC's New Year's Evil winter special.

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THE MAN IN THE RED SUIT

The story sees Black Adam flying to the Kaffeklubben Island, deep in the frigid North Pole. Despite the best efforts of the native wizards and soldiers, Black Adam cannot be forced away from the area. He defeats them and moves through a mystical door that takes him to ancient Myra There. A great wizard in red robes named Ni'Klaus stands before Black Adam to try to stop him from destroying his city.

Adam defeats the warlock in battle, and the wizard begs for mercy in exchange for anything Adam requests. Adam then takes out a map of the world... points out his home of Kahndaq and makes his request.

Flashbacks throughout the story feature Adam talking with a little refugee girl staying in the kingdom named Antalya. The little girl reveals that before she ended up in the Middle Eastern nation, she was raised in an orphanage in New York City. There, she'd celebrate Christmas with the rest of the orphans. She tells stories of Santa Claus to Black Adam.

After coming to understand that the girl craves that Christmas tradition to make her feel a little like she's home, even though she's across the world, Adam flies into action. He attacks the wizard he believes to be the source of the legend of Santa Claus so he can force him to bring gifts to all of the good children of Khadaq -- accepting the likelihood that he'll receive a lump of coal for his actions.

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WHY THAT'S SWEET

It's a brief and light-hearted story, and also a pretty good showcase for Black Adam as a character. He's not the outright villain that most of the antagonists of the DC Universe are. He's the sworn protector of Khadaq, a responsibility he genuinely takes seriously. He's shown to be very protective of the people who call his country home, especially the younger people like Antalya. He is willing to do the impossible to try to help them.

At the same time, he's also very aware that, because of some of the actions he takes, he's not a hero. He doesn't believe he's a good person even if he has noble motivations. Rather, he's just the one trying to make the best of a bad situation and he's at peace with that. Yet, he's also the only person who would find a way to bring Christmas to refugees by finding a wizard and punching him a bunch.

It's especially touching that it's Adam who does this, not one of the characters who's traditionally associated with Christmas. There's none of the religious context associated with the holiday. Here, it's a festival that makes people feel a little bit of comfort no matter where they are or how rough their lives have become. And if the best way to spread Christmas cheer is some violence, then Black Adam is perfect for the job.

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