Solomon (New Earth)

Solomon
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 1930s-2011
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Real Name	Solomon
Other Aliases	Rachel Zallman
Relatives	King David (father) · Bathsheba (mother) · 700 wives
Affiliation	Lords of Magic
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	Israelite
Marital Status	Widowed
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin
Universe	Earth-Two · Earth-One · New Earth
First Appearance	Pictures Stories from the Bible Old Testament Vol 1 2
Last Appearance	DCU Infinite Holiday Special #1 (February, 2007)

History

Solomon is a figure described in Middle Eastern scriptures as a wise ruler of an empire centered on the united Kingdom of Israel. He was born in Jerusalem about 1000 BCE and reigned over Israel from 971 BCE to 931 BCE. Spiritually, he is considered as one of the great elders of the Earth. He imparts wisdom upon the agents of Shazam including Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Jr. and Mary Marvel.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Power Distribution: Solomon imparts the gift of wisdom to the various members of the Marvel Family. The wisdom of Solomon also gives heroes such as Captain Marvel clairvoyance and provides him with counsel and advice in times of need. He grants Marvel knowledge of all languages, ancient and modern, and the ability to hypnotize others. Logically, Solomon possesses all of the same abilities that he can bestow upon others.
  • Enhanced Intellect

Abilities

• Leadership
• Multilingualism

Notes

• This character or object is an adaptation of Solomon, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
• Solomon never appeared in any Earth-One stories, but he was mentioned in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #114.
  

Trivia

• "Zallman" is Yiddish for Solomon.

Related

• 11 Appearances of Solomon (New Earth)
• 4 Images featuring Solomon (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Solomon (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Solomon (New Earth)