However, Black Adam later killed all the other council members, and The Wizard stayed in hiding for thousands of years.
After Black Adam was reawakened in the present day, The Wizard started picking people around the world to see if they were worthy of inheriting his power, with Billy Batson being his final candidate.
Agreeing with Billy, The Wizard decided to place his in the boy and pass his abilities to him before dying.
Although The Wizard didn’t initially consider Billy worthy due to his personality and attitude, Billy convinced the ancient being that he wasn’t going to find anyone who was a perfectly good person.