comicbooks.com Join Free
Home β€Ί Witchfire
Witchfire

Witchfire

15 appearances Β· Copper/Modern Age Β· 1989–2010
Who is Witchfire?

Witchfire is a demonic sorceress in the Marvel Universe with ties to Alpha Flight, possessing magical abilities rooted in her hellish heritage. She is the daughter of the demon Belasco and wields powerful fire-based dark magic.

Debuting in the pages of Alpha Flight #75 in 1989, Witchfire is a Copper Age Marvel creation from writer James D. Hudnall and artist John Calimee β€” emerging at a moment when Marvel's superhero landscape was rich with dark, supernatural edge. Over a publishing history stretching more than two decades, she carved out a niche in the corners of the Marvel Universe where the mystical and the heroic collide, sharing adventures with heavy hitters like Sasquatch, Vindicator, and Lillian Crawley. Her presence across Alpha Flight, New Mutants, and even the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z speaks to a character with genuine staying power in the lore β€” the kind of figure that dedicated Marvel readers and completists love to track down. If you're drawn to the supernatural side of the Copper Age, Witchfire is absolutely worth your attention.

Teams & affiliations
Alpha FlightGamma FlightBeta FlightX-Men
β˜… First appearance
Alpha Flight #75
Oct 1989

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1989–2010

Alpha Flight #75 1989
Alpha Flight #75
New Mutants #16 2010
New Mutants #16

Appearances

All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
#12
New Mutants (2009)