![]() Because Constantine had previously taken Zatanna to a " tantric studies meeting", Zatara will not let Zatanna out of his sight with Constantine present and, by his very presence, is forced to take part in the seance to which he was not invited. The séance is held at Wintersgate Manor, the home of Baron Winters in Georgetown, Washington D.C., which is also a temporal threshold to other planes of reality. Zatanna once elected as the Justice League chairperson via votes.Īt the conclusion of Alan Moore's Swamp Thing "American Gothic" storyline (which was tied to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths), John Constantine comes to get Zatanna, Mento and Sargon the Sorcerer to come together to help demonic and divine forces in other hellish dimensions battle the entity known as the 'Great Evil Beast'. She assists Wonder Woman and several other superheroines in fighting an extraterrestrial threat. She starred in a backup feature in World's Finest Comics #274–278 and the limitation of her powers is reversed in World's Finest Comics #277 (March 1982). During her tenure with the Justice League, her power level diminishes, so that she can only control the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water. 1980) revealed new details about Zatara's origin and how Zatanna's quest to locate her father began. A ten-page short story in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #5 (Nov.–Dec. Zatanna teamed with Superman in DC Comics Presents and with Batman in The Brave and the Bold. Soon after Zatanna joined the group, the identity of her mother was revealed in a multi-issue storyline. Zatanna assists the Justice League of America on a few missions before being elected to membership in Justice League of America #161 (Dec. She briefly was featured in backup features in Adventure Comics and Supergirl from 1971 to 1973. ![]() The premise that the witch in Detective Comics #336 was Zatanna was perceived as an attempt to get Batman participating in this issue of Justice League of America no matter how vague the connection to Zatanna's quest was. This Justice League adventure took place during the Batman television craze when Batman was at the height of his popularity. The series culminated in Justice League of America #51 (February 1967). Zatanna's search for her father was the subject of a storyline which was featured in several titles edited by Julius Schwartz, and in it, Zatanna interacts with Hawkman and Hawkgirl battles Batman and Robin while in disguise as a witch and under the control of the villain the Outsider and teams with the Atom, Green Lantern, and the Elongated Man. Her original costume is based upon her father's costume but substituting fishnet stockings and high heels for slacks. Zatanna makes her living as a stage illusionist prior to discovering her magical abilities while investigating the disappearance of her father. Her younger cousin, the teenager Zachary Zatara, is also a magician in the DCU. Zatanna is the daughter of magician Giovanni "John" Zatara who appeared in Golden Age comic books and Sindella, a member of the mystical species Homo magi. Zatanna, as she appeared during her debut on a splash page of Hawkman #4 (November 1964). The storyline crossed multiple comics published by DC at the time, culminating in issues of Justice League of America, also written by Fox.įictional character biography Pre- Crisis When she is introduced, she is on a quest to find her father Zatara who made his first appearance in Action Comics #1 but had not been published regularly for several years. A younger version of the character also appears in the Young Justice series, voiced by Lacey Chabert.Ĭreated by writer Gardner Fox and artist Murphy Anderson, Zatanna first appeared in Hawkman #4 (November 1964). She has also appeared as a recurring character in the final three seasons of Smallville, portrayed by actress Serinda Swan. Zatanna has appeared in several different media adaptations, including appearing in several television series in the DC Animated Universe, notably voiced by Julie Brown and Jennifer Hale. She is known for her involvement with both the Justice League and Justice League Dark, having served as a leadership figure for both teams. Her powers originate from her homo magi heritage, an off-shoot of humanity capable of naturally manipulating magic energies. Zatanna is a stage magician with actual mystic powers much like her father, Zatara, granting her magical powers notably controlled by invoking commands speaking incantations backwards. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in Hawkman #4 (November 1964). ![]() Zatanna Zatara ( / z ə ˈ t æ n ə z ə ˈ t ɑːr ə/) is a fictional magician appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Master stage magician and escape artist.Mastery of various forms of magic primarily commands magical energies and spell-casting through speaking commands backwards.Cover to Zatanna: Everyday Magic (October 2003). ![]()
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