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Zatara
Giovanni "John" Zatara, simply called Zatara, is a fictional magician and superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #1 in 1938 during the Golden Age of Comic Books, making him one of DC Comics' oldest characters. The character is often depicted as a stage magician who possesses genuine magical abilities and is recognized as the father of the mystic character Zatanna, and is the uncle of Zachary Zatara, who uses the "Zatara" name. Within the fictional DC Universe, he has made intermittent appearances, primarily serving as a supporting character to Zatanna and is typically deceased in modern settings. The character's proficiency as a sorcerer earned him a notable reputation among his contemporaries as a powerful sorcerer of his generation rivalling other such as the original incarnation of Doctor Fate and has made him a mentor figure to others such as Batman (in escapology) and John Constantine. In the cha ...
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Zatanna
Zatanna Zatara (), known mononymously as Zatanna, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in ''Hawkman (comic book), Hawkman'' #4 (November 1964). Throughout the character's history, Zatanna is depicted as one of DC Comics' most well-regarded supernatural superheroes. The character is depicted as a renowned sorceress belonging to the fictional ''Homo Magi, Homo magi'' race, a subset of humans endowed with innate potential to manipulate magic. She is also the daughter of Zatara, Giovanni Zatara and Sindella, the former a renowned stage magician and sorcerer whom she models herself after and the latter whose lineage connects her to the royal line of Atlantis (Aquaman), Atlantis. Zatanna balances her life as a Celebrity, international celebrity stage magician and superhero who often fights against the forces of evil and serves as both a mystic consultant and a notable mem ...
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Zachary Zatara
Zachary Zatara, also known as Zatara, is a superhero featured in American comic books published by DC Comics. He made his first appearance in ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #34 and was created by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel. The character is the cousin of Zatanna and the nephew of the original Zatara. In the aftermath of the events of ''Day of Vengeance'', Zachary gained magical powers and chose to follow in his family's footsteps, becoming a superhero and stage magician with real magical powers. Publication history The character would first appear in ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #34, created by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel. Fictional biography After the events of ''Day of Vengeance'' when magic in the DC Universe was changed, Zachary developed abilities similar to his relatives, Zatanna, Zatanna Zatara and John Zatara. Calling himself the "most popular teenaged magician", he briefly joins the Teen Titans. Zachary has little tact, patience, and modesty when it comes to his skills. As a re ...
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Doctor Fate
Doctor Fate (also known as Fate) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version was originally created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, debuting in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 55 (May 1940). Eight characters have served as incarnations of the character within the mainstream DC Universe, with each new version after the original attempting to reinvigorate the character for contemporary audiences. The most well-known version of the character is Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson), Kent Nelson, the original Doctor Fate and Archaeology, archaeologist who was empowered by Nabu (comics), Nabu of the Lords of Order in the 20th century and was a founding member of the Justice Society of America. Having been subjected to various comic book deaths, the character has been succeeded in the role. The current version of the character, Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour), Khalid Nassour, is an Egyptian Americans, Egyptian-American physici ...
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