Blaze and Satanus

Blaze and Satanus are twin fictional demonic siblings appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Blaze debuted in Action Comics #655 (July 1990), created by Roger Stern and Brett Breeding and first pencilled by Bob McLeod. Later, Satanus was created by Brett Breeding and debuted in The Adventures of Superman #493 (August 1992) by Jerry Ordway and Tom Grummett. The twin duo originally starred as Superman villains associated with the supernatural but were later revealed to be the children of the Wizard Shazam, Blaze respectively depicted as a powerful enemy of the Marvel Family.

The twin demons, Blaze and Satanus, were conceived from the Wizard Shazam and an unidentified hellhound who assumed a human form to seduce him. Shortly after their birth, she revealed her nature to him before being banished by his gods, displeased their champion was a victim to lust. While Shazam learned the lesson of resisting carnal temptations, the pair were raised in Hell and bore an enmity against their father although Blaze loathed him and desired revenge for seemingly abandoning them. The pair were also the half-siblings of the Three Faces of Evil (individually known as Sin, Terror, and Wickedness), whom is considered the Wizard Shazam's most fiercest foe in his lifetime. The pair once battled for the Nether World, a dimension in hell. While Satanus originally ruled it, he was later deposed by Blaze, who would claim it for herself.

Blaze meddled in her father's affair throughout the centuries; In the 19th Dynasty of Egypt (1295 - 1186BC), she was responsible for seducing Black Adam in a human guise to distance him from his mentor and the reason Adam's connection to the gods were given to the Egyptian pantheon instead of Shazam's allies. In the 1940s, she posed as a Fawcett City's unnamed, female crime lord when he was in the process of selecting a new champion, having first resurrected Ibis the Invincible from his slumber to combat the upcoming tyranny but grew attached to the city and inhabitants, including C.C Batson.

Later in her life, Blaze is involved in the creation of Superman's enemies the Silver Banshee and Skyhook. She disguises herself as Metropolis nightclub owner Angelica Blaze to steal souls. In one altercation, Superman follows her to Hell to fight for the souls of Jimmy Olsen and Perry White's son Jerry (who, in fact, was the son of Perry's wife Alice and Lex Luthor). Superman manages to save Jimmy Olsen, but Blaze succeeds in killing Jerry White, whose selfless sacrifice saves his soul.

Conversely, Satanus resembles a traditional demon, with large horns and dark red skin. He wears a heavy Roman-style helmet which buries his face in shadow. Blaze and Satanus fight each other for possession of Blaze's domain, using Superman as a pawn. Satanus has an Earthly identity and disguises himself as Collin Thornton, the publisher of Newstime magazine, who had previously hired Clark Kent as editor. At one point, Blaze also clashed with Jared Stevens.

In the Powers of Shazam!, Blaze appears as the main antagonist in the first few arcs of the book, being responsible for the creation of Sinclair Batson, the rich cousin of Billy Batson who vehemently denies relations, through the wishes of his corrupt uncle, Ebeneezer Batson. She also plots to exact her revenge on her father as well as release the ultimate evil entity dwelling within the Rock of Eternity. She teams up with Black Adam but is foiled by the combined might of Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, and many of his allies in the process. Satanus also appears as an ally to foil his sister although he later returns to rescue her from certain doom.

During the Underworld Unleashed event, Blaze and Satanus gain increased power from the demon Neron in exchange for their souls.

Satanus reveals to Superman that he is Collin Thornton when the Spectre arrives in Metropolis as part of his mission to destroy all evil magic during the Day of Vengeance miniseries as part of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s plot.