| Ibac | |
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 Ibac as depicted in Shazam! #29 (June 1977). Art by Kurt Schaffenberger (penciller) and Vince Colletta (inker). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fawcett Comics (1942–1953) DC Comics (1973–present) |
| First appearance | Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (1942, historical) The Power of Shazam! #1 (1995, canon) |
| Created by | Otto Binder C. C. Beck |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Ibac I Ibac II Stanley Printwhistle Hamid Stanli |
| Place of origin | Kahndaq (Ibac, Ibac II) United Kingdom (Hamid) Fawcett City (Stanley) |
| Team affiliations | The Society Monster Society of Evil Circle of Crows |
| Partnerships | Lady Blaze (Stanley) Oni Grace (Ibac/Hamid) |
| Abilities | Possessing the traits of the worse villains in human history, Ibac is granted various supernatural powers in which includes superhuman strength, durability, and flight. |
Ibac is a supervillain featured in American comic books published by Fawcett Comics and DC Comics. Primarily, versions of the character serve as parallels to Captain Marvel/Shazam and Black Adam, sharing significant histories with these characters and similar powers. The first version of the character is Stanley Printwhistle, a petty criminal who gains extraordinary abilities and transforms into "Ibac". In the original Fawcett Comics version, Ibac is empowered by Lucifer. However, following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, the character's powers are implied to be attributed to Blaze.[1]
After Flashpoint, Ibac the First is revised as a warlord and slaver from Kahndaq who posed a significant threat to Black Adam during his time as a hero. Following his demise, the character's spirit is resurrected by the Circle of Crows, a group of witches and sorcerers who act as adversaries to both Adam and the wizard Shazam, representing contrasting forces. Empowered by the Circle of Crows, Ibac's abilities are derived from notorious tyrants. Eventually, the character's spirit is placed into Hamid Stanli, a young man of British descent.