Marie Laveau

Inspired by the legendary 19th-century New Orleans Voodoo queen of the same name, Marvel's Marie Laveau debuted as a powerful practitioner of the mystic arts, wielding voodoo magic and commanding supernatural forces rooted in her historical counterpart's fearsome legacy.

Steeped in mystery and rooted in real-world legend, Marie Laveau made her Marvel Comics entrance in 1973's Dracula Lives #2, conjured into the Bronze Age by the formidable creative team of Roy Thomas and Gene Colan. She's moved through Marvel's supernatural corners ever since, a figure compelling enough to share pages with Dracula himself, Brother Voodoo, and the Sorcerer Supreme — rarefied company that speaks to her standing in the darker reaches of the Marvel Universe. With appearances stretching across fifty years and a home in titles like Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme and Marvel Team-Up, she's one of those quietly enduring presences who rewards the reader willing to dig into Marvel's rich occult tradition. If the mystical side of Marvel is your obsession, Marie Laveau is absolutely worth tracking down.