Zanadu

ZANADU

Real Name: Zanadu

Class: Lemurian magic-user

Occupation: Conqueror, sorcerer

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile, formerly Lemuria, millennia ago

First Appearance: All-Star Comics I #61 (July-August, 1976)

Powers: Zanadu was a powerful magician. He had spells that could burn a victim or paralyze them by stopping the flow of time around them. Spell that gave him the power of teleportation invulnerability, mind control and flying. He could manipulate the earth, activating volcanoes or turning stone to liquid. Zanadu gained mystic power from fear and destruction, draining the lifeforces of those in peril. He could encase himself in amber, leaving him in suspended animation

History: (All-Star Comics I #61, 62) - Zanadu was a feared warlord in ancient Lemuria, shattering numerous kingdoms to increase his power. When he's conquered as much as could he encased himself in amber and slept for millennia. Carter Hall (Hawkman) discovered him while looking for clues about the lost civilization of Lemuria and brought him to his private museum in his home. Zanadu woke up, kidnapped Hall's wife Hawkgirl and brought her to Tokyo. He started destroying the island until the Justice Society arrived to battle him.

Comments: Created by Gerry Conway, Wally Wood & Keith Giffen

In the pre-Crisis DC Universe Zanadu lived on Earth-2.