Zatara
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John Zatara is a descendant of a long line of human beings who were in their past at one point had a member of the off shoot race of Homo MagiA race of magicUnlike the real world, in the fictional DCU magic exists and is a viable force in characters lives. wielders that have been known to mate with regular humans from time to time. Zatanna is half Homo-Magi as her father is Zatara, a regular human and Sindella, a Homo-Magi. as part of his heritage. As a result of this John Zatara discovered that he had magical powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.) and using the caveat to speaking his spells backwards as a concentrating tool, Zatara became a famous stage magician in the late 30s.
No one really believed that Zatara’s spells were real as they just thought it was a wink and nod to other magical words like Abracadabra… but Zatara’s spells also helped fight villainy in both the mundane and the spiritual world. Zatara was one of the many heroes drafted by Franklin Roosevelt in order to join the All-Star SquadronAn superhero organization founded on Earth-TwoThe Earth that features characters that typically started in and around World War II, however some younger characters also exist on this earth as well. by then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in order to defend the United States of America versus the Axis powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.). Formed shortly after Pearl Harbor the All-Star Squadron existed until shortly after WW2 concluded. during World WarWar comics feature military personnel fighting enemy troops. These comics are great adventure comics, but also very useful propaganda. II.
John met and fell in love with a woman named Sindella, together the two of them married and had a daughter named Zatanna Zatara who would follow her father’s footsteps in both stage magicUnlike the real world, in the fictional DCU magic exists and is a viable force in characters lives. and superheroics. Unfortunately Sindella left for the Homo MagiA race of magicUnlike the real world, in the fictional DCU magic exists and is a viable force in characters lives. wielders that have been known to mate with regular humans from time to time. Zatanna is half Homo-Magi as her father is Zatara, a regular human and Sindella, a Homo-Magi. dimension and a curse placed upon the familyMeant to denote a group of characters that are all interrelated or share the same origins, methodology, or powers. (Example: All Members of the Green Lantern Corps belong to €œthe Lantern family €) forced Zatara to leave Zatanna. Zatanna spent the beginning of her career tracking down her father, with help of the various members of the Justice League of AmericaOne of the flagship titles of the DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. line featuring their most marketable characters.. Once reunited, the father and daughter were very happy… for a time.
First Appearance
Created By: Fred Guardineer
PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.)
Sorcery – Zatara can cast spells of small to mighty power levels as long as he speaks his spells backwards.
VulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness.
Zatara is a normal human with a slight homo-magi make up which does not afford him any special protections though he may have more of an advantage against mysticA term for one who is versed in the magical arts. forces due to his years of experience.
SkillsThe abilities that a normal person in the real world could potentially share with a fictional DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).. (Example: Some Motocross bike riders ride a bike as well as Black Canary.)
Escape Artist – Like Houdini before him, Zatara is skilled at escape artistry and passed his skillsThe abilities that a normal person in the real world could potentially share with a fictional DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).. (Example: Some Motocross bike riders ride a bike as well as Black Canary.) to his daughter Zatanna and Batman.
Performer - Zatara is very charismatic and is able to hold an audience’s attention as part of his job as a stage magician.