JANISSARY

Real Name: Selma Tolon

Class: Human magic-user

Occupation: Sorceress, physician

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Bursa, Turkey

First Appearance: JLA Annual #4 (Summer, 2000)

Powers: Janissary possessed the magical scimitar of Sultan Suleiman the Great and the Eternity Book of Merlin the Magician. These items gave her the powers of superstrength and flight.

History: While aiding earthquake victims in Turkey, physician Selma Tolon discovered magical items that allowed her take on the superheroine identity of Janissary. As Janissary she aided the JLA in battling Entrigan the Demon, who sought to possess her Eternity Book.

(Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special #1) - The Shadowpact summoned Janissary and a number of other sorcerers to Gotham City so they could reconstruct the shattered Rock of Eternity and capture the Seven Deadly Sins that had been freed because of the Rock's destruction.

Comments: Created by Brian K. Vaughan & Steve Scott

Janissaries were slave units of soldiers founded in the 1300s, completely loyal to the Turkish sultan.

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