Zatanna

ZATANNA

Real Name: Zatanna Zatara

Class: Human magic-user

Occupation: Superhero

Group Affiliation: Justice League Dark

Known Relatives: Giovanni “John” Zatara (father, deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Shadowcrest, New England

First Appearance: Justice League Dark #1 (November, 2011)

Powers: Zatanna was a masterful magician who cast her spells by pronouncing each word of her commands backwards.

History: Zatanna was the daughter of famous magician Zatara, and soon discovered her own magic powers.

(Constantine: The Hellblazer #4 (fb)) - Zatanna performed her stage magic act at The Sleight Hand.

(Swamp Thing VI #3, 4) - Swamp Thing and Matt Cable contacted Zatanna after Matt stole the Hand of Fatima, hoping to use it to return Alec Holland's humanity. They didn't know how to use it, and Zatanna agreed to help despite her thinking Swamp Thing was making a mistake. She performed a spell to activate the Hand, and collapsed. Alec Holland was human again, but now Matt was the Swamp Thing. Zatanna knew the cosmic balance meant there had to be a Swamp Thing and she assumed Alec knew that. Matt said he hadn't told Alec the whole truth because his friend wouldn't have gone through with it otherwise.

Comments: Created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson.