The Silver Sorceress is a DC Comics character and member of the Champions of Angor with the alter ego of Laura Cynthia Neilsen. She first appeared in Justice League of America #87, (February 1971), and is an homage to the Scarlet Witch. As her name suggests, she possesses magical powers which have become more advanced over time.
| Silver Sorceress | |
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 Silver Sorceress as depicted in Justice League Europe #35 (February 1992), art by Darick Robertson. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Justice League of America #87 (February 1971) |
| Created by | Mike Friedrich Dick Dillin |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Laura Cynthia Neilsen |
| Team affiliations | Justice League Europe Champions of Angor Justice League Justice League International |
| Abilities | Magical abilities |
Fictional character biography
editThe Silver Sorceress, Blue Jay, and Wandjina (characters based on Marvel's Scarlet Witch, Yellowjacket and Thor, respectively) are the only survivors of a nuclear holocaust on an alternate Earth. They battle the Justice League before becoming their allies.[1]
Silver Sorceress is later killed by Dreamslayer and buried on the island Kooey Kooey Kooey.
Powers and abilities
editSilver Sorceress is a magic user of advanced abilities. While she had to use a combination of magic and technology to create the original doorway from Angor to that of the Justice League, she is later able to do so with magic alone.
Other versions
edit- An alternate timeline variant of Silver Sorceress appears in Justice League Europe Annual #2.
- An unrelated Silver Sorceress appears in Showcase #63 (July 1966).
- Silver Sorceress appears in JLA/Avengers #4.
- Anna, an alternate universe variant of Silver Sorceress from Earth-8, appears in Lord Havok and the Extremists #5.[2]
References
edit- ^ Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Extremists, The", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 117, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
- ^ Lord Havok and The Extremists #5
External links
edit- Silver Sorceress at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe