Comic book characters who should be thankful this holiday season

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Black Lightning — “The Book of Occupation: Chapter Four” — Image BLK304b_0347b.jpg — Pictured: Jordan Calloway as Khalil/Painkiller (left) — Photo: Mark Hill/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. /

Agent Odell for Painkiller

Comic book project: Black Lightning season 2

Tobias killed Khalil during the second season of Black Lightning, or so we thought. Agent Odell and the A.S.A. brought him back and rebuilt him better, stronger, and faster (don’t sue us for using that phrase). However, this came with a caveat: Khalil’s memories were erased. He was all Painkiller now. Agent Odell had his seemingly unstoppable killing machine. So far we’ve only seen some of what he’s capable of. Painkiller has the ability to do more damage than we’ve seen, and there’s no way he won’t be more dangerous as time goes on. Odell must be happy to have a ruthless killing machine. That is, until Jennifer Pierce finds out.

ZACHARY LEVI as Shazam and JACK DYLAN GRAZER as Freddy Freeman in New Line Cinema’s action adventure “SHAZAM!,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. /

Billy Batson for Fredy and Social Media

Comic book project: Shazam!

When Billy Batson received his powers, he didn’t know what to do. Thankfully, Freddy Freeman was there to help him out. Freddy was obsessed with superheroes and put Billy through multiple (and not very well-thought-out) tests to see what he could do. Once they figured that out his strengths, he sent it straight to YouTube to show off. Billy was now a popular superhero, doing tricks and saving people that he may or may not have put in danger to begin with. Billy ended up gaining a brother and some celebrity, something every lonely teenager may want.

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