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Zatanna

Zatanna

362 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1964–2026 Β· 10 key issues
Who is Zatanna?

Zatanna Zatara is the daughter of legendary magician Giovanni 'John' Zatara, from whom she inherited both a talent for sorcery and her signature method of casting spells by speaking backwards. A powerful stage magician and genuine sorceress, she first appeared searching for her missing father.

Few characters in DC's vast mythology carry the mystique and staying power of Zatanna, the spellcasting sensation who first dazzled readers in Hawkman #4 back in 1964, conjured into existence by the legendary Silver Age team of Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson. Over an extraordinary six-decade run β€” 274 catalog appearances and counting β€” she has woven herself into the very fabric of DC storytelling, gracing the pages of Justice League of America, Detective Comics, and DC Comics: Bombshells while sharing adventures with the absolute titans of the DC Universe: Batman, Superman, and The Flash. With ten key issues to her name, collectors and fans alike have long recognized that her appearances carry real weight. Whether you're a longtime devotee or just discovering her, Zatanna is one of those rare characters whose Silver Age debut feels as electric and essential today as it ever did.

Identity

Real name. Zatanna Zatara

Teams & affiliations
Justice League
β˜… First appearance
Hawkman #4
Oct 1964

Trivia

  • Zatanna earned her Justice League membership the hard way β€” DC put it to a fan vote in the 1970s, and she won outright.en.wikipedia.org
  • Her reputation took a serious hit when it was revealed she had mind-wiped the Secret Society of Super-Villains and tampered with Dr. Light's mind, a storyline that ignited fierce backlash both within the comics themselves and among readers.en.wikipedia.org
  • Gerry Conway has written more of Zatanna's comics than any other writer in our catalog β€” 25 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1964–2022

Hawkman #4 β˜… 1964
Hawkman #4
Adventure Comics #421 1972
Adventure Comics #421
Detective Comics #438 1973
Detective Comics #438
DC Comics Presents #38 β˜… 1981
DC Comics Presents #38
Adventure Comics #493 β˜… 1982
Adventure Comics #493
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #25 1987
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #25
Zatanna #1 1993
Zatanna #1
The Spectre #62 β˜… 1998
The Spectre #62
JLA #38 β˜… 2000
JLA #38
Flash #208 2004
Flash #208
Justice League of America #27 2009
Justice League of America #27
Adventures of Superman #2 2013
Adventures of Superman #2
Bombshells: United #6 2018
Bombshells: United #6
Naomi: Season Two #5 2022
Naomi: Season Two #5

Appearances (151–300 of 362, oldest first)

Superman: Camelot Falls (2008)
#2
Justice League of America (2006)
Batman: Heart of Hush (2009)
Reign in Hell (2009)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009)
#9
The Flash (2010)
#1
Doc Savage (2010)
#1
Batgirl (2009)
Adventure Comics (2009)
Booster Gold (2007)
#31
The Brave and the Bold (2007)
#33
Zatanna (2010)
DCU: Legacies (2010)
Gotham City Sirens (2009)
Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam! (2008)
#21
DC Universe Online Legends (2011)
#5
Gotham City Sirens: Union (2011)
Batman: Streets of Gotham - The House of Hush (2011)
DC Retroactive: JLA - The '80s (2011)
#1
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (2011)
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011)
Superman / Batman: Sorcerer Kings (2011)
Superman: Reign of Doomsday (2012)
I, Vampire (2011)
Seven Soldiers of Victory (2012)
#2
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2012)
Swamp Thing (2011)
#0
Justice League Dark Annual (2012)
#1
Young Justice (2011)
Batman Beyond Unlimited (2012)
#11
DC Comics: The New 52 Zeros Omnibus (2012)
Batman: Li'l Gotham (2013)
Trinity of Sin: Pandora (2013)
#1
Adventures of Superman (2013)
#2
Solo: The Deluxe Edition (2013)
Ame-Comi Girls (2013)
#5
Justice League (2011)
Batman (2011)
Talon (2012)
#15
JSA Omnibus (2014)
#1
Smallville Season 11 Special (2013)
#5
Secret Origins (2014)
#11
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis (2015)
Identity Crisis (2016)
Harley's Little Black Book (2016)
#4
Superman / Batman (2014)
#5
Zatanna by Paul Dini (2017)
Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica (2017)
#2
Bombshells: United (2017)
Batman: Detective Comics (2017)
#4
Batman - Detective Comics (2017)
#11
Deadman (2018)
#5
Harley Quinn & the Gotham City Sirens Omnibus (2018)
JSA by Geoff Johns (2018)
#2
Seven Soldiers by Grant Morrison Omnibus (2018)
Titans (2018)
#1
Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti Omnibus (2017)
#2
Doomsday Clock (2018)
#9
Batman - Damned [Free Comic Book Day] (2019)
Batman Giant (2018)
Batman - Damned (2019)
DC Super Hero Girls Giant (2019)
#2
Alan Moore prΓ©sente Swamp Thing (2019)
#2
Wonder Woman (2016)
Dollar Comics: Justice League of America 1 (2020)
Justice League of America by Brad Meltzer: The Deluxe Edition (2020)
The Other History of the DC Universe (2021)
#1