Sabbac
| Sabbac | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
(Karnes) Captain Marvel, Jr. #4 (February 1943) (Gregor) Outsiders vol. 3 #8 (March 2004) |
| Created by |
(Karnes) Otto Binder (writer) Al Carreno (artist) (Gregor) Judd Winick (writer) Tom Raney (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Half-Demon |
| Place of origin | Earth - Hell |
| Team affiliations |
(Gregor) Secret Society of Super Villains Fearsome Five |
| Notable aliases | Timothy Karnes Ishmael Gregor |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, speed and endurance, durability, flight, fire-breath, fire blasts |
Sabbac is the name of two comic book supervillains appearing in Fawcett Comics and/or DC Comics. The original Sabbac debuted in Captain Marvel, Jr. #4 (February 1943), and was created by Otto Binder and Al Carreno in 1943 as an enemy of Captain Marvel, Jr., while the modern version debuted in Outsiders vol. 3 #8, and was created by Judd Winick and Tom Raney in 2004 as a nemesis for both Junior and the Outsiders superhero team.
The original Sabbac is depicted as a "dark opposite" to the Marvels, similar to Captain Marvel's foe Ibac, who draws his powers from four historical villains. The dark forces of Hell gave the human Timothy Karnes (alternatively spelt as Barnes) the power to become a being with powers to rival Captain Marvel. To access this power, all Karnes has to do is say the magic word "Sabbac", and magic black lightning strikes up from the underworld and transforms him into a muscle-bound demon with super-strength, super-speed, flight, fire breath, and the ability to emit fire blasts from the palms of his hands. His powers match those of the Marvels. Like Captain Marvel's magic word "Shazam", the word Sabbac is an acronym for the six beings who empower Sabbac: the demons Satan, Aym, Belial, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, and Crateis. He resembles Timothy in green robes. Sabbac was an enemy of Captain Marvel, Jr.. Sabbac appeared in two issues of the Golden Age Captain Marvel Jr. comic book (issues 4 and 6, both from 1943), and in two issues each of World's Finest Comics and Adventure Comics during the early 1980s. When he first appears he joins Nazi agents, being promised power over America if he helps them conquer it, and tries to destroy transport lines to isolate East and West America. However, as he continues to battle Jr. the various demons empowering him leave him as things grow increasingly bleak for the villain, removing his powers until Satan leaves him, allowing him to be defeated.
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