BLACK WITCH
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human magic user (mutate?)
Occupation: Witch
Group Membership: Witches' Union
Affiliations: Witches' Union
Enemies: Dugan, Homer Ghost,
Melvin, Zelda
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
First Appearance: Adventures of Homer Ghost
I#2/13 (August, 1957)
Powers/Abilities: Black Witch is a very
powerful witch able to cast transformative spells and other types
without the need for a spell book. She is cruel and vicious. Tall and
gaunt, she stoops a lot. She also uses a flying broomstick for quick
transport.
Height: 6'
Weight: 140 lbs.
Eyes: Black & beady
Hair: White
History:
(Adventures of Homer Ghost I#2/13 (fb) - BTS) - The
Witches' Union considered Zelda as behaving too good and friendly for a witch, so
they wanted to exile her and sent the Black Witch to Ghost Town to
replace her and restore witches' nasty reputation.
(Adventures of Homer Ghost I#2/13) - When the Black
Witch arrived and declared her reason, Zelda bawled loudly, attracting
her friends, ghosts Homer, Dugan and Melvin. The Black Witch menaced
the three young ghosts and they began crying too. The Black Witch banished
Zelda to the other side of the world with a spell then, disliking ghosts, transformed the defiant
Melvin into a pumpkin. Homer and Dugan fled, eventually finding Zelda
in Africa. The pair encouraged Zelda to fight back and they rushed back
to confront the Black Witch. Zelda first returned Melvin to his ghostly
form, angering the Black Witch. Zelda then secretly held a mirror up as
the Black Witch cast a powerful banishment spell, which reflected the
hex back upon the Black Witch, ejecting her instead ... and she was
never seen again in Ghost Town.
Comments:
Created by Stan Lee & Tony DiPreta.
Her skin may be mutated green from the constant use
of magic; at any rate, it's the same for all witches in the Homer comic.
Profile
by Grendel
Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS
:
Black Witch has no known connections to:
- BLACK
ABBOTT - monk of Dakoth-Kuru, took over
other monks with mental powers, attempted to take over world--Marvel
Team-Up I#147
- BLACK
AIR - British intelligence agency, successor to
WHO, used highly advanced technology--Excalibur I#86
- BLACK
APOSTLES - twelve monks of Dakoth-Kuru, manipulated by Black
Abbott--Marvel Team-Up I#146
- BLACK AXE -
nearly immortal warrior, enemy of the Hand, carries a six foot bladed
laser weapon--Black Axe#1
- BLACK BARON
(Rupert Kemp) - vampire and werewolf,
seventh Baron Darkmoor, kidnapped Courtney Ross--Super Spider-Man +
Captain Britain#235/2
- BLACK BAT of
Earth-Amalgam (Barbara Gordon) - Black Cat + Batgirl--Bruce Wayne:
Agent of SHIELD#1
- BLACK
BISHOP (Harry Leland) - Hellfire Club Inner
Circle, killed by Nimrod, could increase mass of
himself or other--Uncanny X-Men I#129
- BLACK BOLT (Blackagar Boltagon) - Inhuman monarch,
mutated by exposure to Terrigen in
utero, destructive voice--Fantastic Four I#45
- BLACK BOX - brainwashed Deadpool and sent him to
kill Cable, memory programs
recovered by X-Force--Cable and Deadpool I#14
- BLACK CAT (Felicia Hardy) - occasional cat
burglar, dated Spider-Man and Flash Thompson--Amazing Spider-Man I#194
- BLACK
CHOPPERS - motorcycle gang comprised solely
of extraterrestrials doing the arcane bidding of a
conspiratorial organization--Taskmaster II#1
- BLACK CLAW
- WWII German Navy captain with hook, fought Captain Terror--USA
Comics#2/1
- BLACKCLOAK
- Shi'ar Death Commandos,
leader, beaked face, fire laser from
eye--Uncanny X-Men I#467
- BLACK CLOAKs of the Hyborian era (Balthis) -
Ophir, corrupt secret police force of King Varia--Savage Sword of
Conan#68
- BLACK CORSAIRS of Ahmaan the Merciless - active
100 years before Conan and Belit found Ahmaan's preserved corpse on the
Isle of Mist--Conan the Barbarian I#65
- BLACK CRANE - ally of Wolverine, wounded by
Deadpool, has extrasensory perceptions--Uncanny X-Men I#363
- BLACK CROW
(Jesse Black Crow) - Navajo, mystic powers, able to release spiritual
self, transform into variety of animals--Captain America I#290(
- BLACK
CURATOR - Orgolhuhn on Matricca Scorpio--Death's Head/Die-Cut#1
- BLACK DAHLIAS - female gang, empowered by Ezekiel
Stane--Order II#5
- BLACK DAWN - band of
extradimensional/extratemporal ninja-like warriors, enemies of
Shin--Cable II#85
- BLACK DEATH
(Ivan Kirleki) - Russian mutant,
mesmerized Darkstar and sent her to
abduct X-Men but defeated by them--X-Men
Unlimited I#28
- BLACK DEATH
- former hero, turned to villainy after feeling
unappreciated, trapped Gravity and tried to use his power to
destroy--Gravity#1
- BLACK DEMON OF DEATH - Nazi saboteur who kidnapped
American
airplane manufacturers to disrupt factories and steal
secrets--Sub-Mariner Comics#16/1
- BLACK
DEMON SECT - terrorists protecting communist China's
interests--Master of Kung Fu I#70
- BLACK
DRAGON - K'un-Lun dragon,
empowered Shou-Lao, posed as Mephisto, immensely powerful giant
dragon, assume human form--Black Panther III#38
- BLACK DRAGON
SOCIETY (Earth-1211) - Japanese cult seeking domination of the Far
East and
possession of the Lost Treasures of Tao--Nightside#1
- BLACK FLEET
- Microverse, mercenaries hired by
rebels of Ectaban to defeat Laios, destroyed by
Acroyears--Micronauts I#7
- BLACK FLEET - composed of members of the
Turgentine Techenium who survived the war against the organics,
criss-crossed the galaxy--Questprobe#1
- BLACK FOG - Indian serial
killer captured, imprisoned in Hyderabad, and mutilated by his victim's
families, mutated by Zero/One--Hulk I#32
- BLACK
FOX (Dr. Robert William Paine) - superhero @
1950s-1980s, First Line, skilled inventor and engineer, killed during
Skrull invasion--Marvel: Lost Generation#12
- BLACK FOX
- aging cat burglar, seeks to pull off one
more last big heist before retirement, skilled acrobat and jewel
thief--Amazing Spider-Man I#255
- BLACK GOLD
- armored Aqiria government agent, Hero Force member, destroyed by
Legion--X-Men Legacy II#113
- BLACK HAND
(Snake Eyes, Brother Cash, Turk) -
Harlem paramilitary gang--Deadly Hands of
Kung Fu#18/2
- BLACK
HAND (Dupres) - Parisian criminal organization, drug dealers, formerly
manipulated Gabriel and Sarah Stacy--Spectacular
Spider-Man III#23
- BLACKHEART
- demon, son of Mephisto, created from the energy of over 3
centuries of sins on one hill in Christ’s Crown--Daredevil I#270
- BLACK HOLE -
mutated by exposure to white dwarf star matter, forced to absorb
Encroachiverses by
She-Hulk to prevent Cosmic Squish--Marvel Treasury Edition#12
- BLACK HOLE - Rocky Mountains, Colorado base from
which Noah
Burstein was coerced into researching Power Man
process --Cage I#4
- BLACK-HOODED
HOOLIGANS - Goosepan @ 1959,
organized by Man without a Face to drive out gypsies, arrested by
mayor--Strange Tales I#71/5
- BLACK HOUND of DEATH of the Hyborian Era (Grimm) -
Cimmerian, old enemy of Conan, eventually beheaded by
Conan--Savage Sword of Conan#218
- BLACKJACK
- First Line, former pawn of
Skrulls, reformed criminal, killed by Scimitar while on a mission to
rescue Mr. Justice--Marvel: The Lost Generation#9
- BLACK
KNIGHT (Sir Percy of Scandia) - greatest
warrior of Camelot, protege
of Merlin--Black Knight Comics#1
- BLACK
KNIGHT (Nathaniel Garrett) - descendent of Sir Percy, espionage
agent, designed own
weaponry & rode winged black horse--Tales to Astonish I#52
- BLACK
KNIGHT (Dane Whitman) - descendent of Sir Percy, inherited Garrett
Castle, Avengers member--Avemgers I#47
- any others associated with Sir Percy's BLACK
KNIGHT lineage
- BLACK
KRAKEN of the Hyborian era - giant
squid--Conan the Barbarian Annual #7
- BLACK LAMA
(King Jerold) - Fragmented America, set Earth’s leading supercriminals
at war
to select--Iron Man I#53
- BLACK
LIGHT - Imperial Guard, son of Deathbird, killed during fight at
the
Fault--X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers#2
- BLACK LOTUS
- assassin, Superia’s Femizons,
former agent of Damon Dran--Marvel Fanfare I#11
- BLACKLUNG
the MALADY MAN (Tristam Oberbeck) - Delta City criminal, hands cut off
by Agent X--Agent
X#11
- BLACK MAGIC - mystic tome used by Enric Zagnar to
control the weather --Marvel Mystery Comics#25
- BLACK
MARIAH - drug dealer, enemy of Power Man/Cage,
employed Scimitar, used poison tipped knitting
needles--Hero for Hire I#5
- BLACK MARVEL
(Daniel Lyons) - America-based hero
during WWII, founded Slingers in modern times, made deal with
Mephisto--Mystic Comics5
- BLACK METAL
- armored mercenary, hired by Teng
Yun-Suan and Kingpin to take over Costa Brava, defeated by
Agent--Agent GN
- BLACK MONK
(Abbe’ Guiberg) - 17th century, associate of Lavoisin--Hellstorm#16
- BLACK
MORAY (Leon McKenzie) - agent of
Rand-Meachum & Oracle, wore aquatic
armor with weapons--Namor I#26
- BLACKOUT
(Marcus Daniels) - subjected
to "black star" experiment, trapped in Darkforce dimension for a
time, could manipulate
Darkforce--Nova I#19
- BLACKOUT- Lilin, murdered Barbara
Ketch, slain by Zadkiel for defeat by Ghost Rider (John
Blaze), vampire-like powers--Ghost Rider III#2
- BLACK
PANTHER (T'Challa) - ruler of Wakanda, Avengers member, peak physical
abilities enhanced by mystic
herb--Fantastic Four I#52
- any others to wear the Wakandan BLACK PANTHER
mantle
- BLACK PHANTOM (Jack Halsey) – masked criminal who
robbed Mississippi riverboats; died fighting the Sub-Mariner when his
boat carrying
TNT exploded--All Winners#17
- BLACK QUEEN of Hellfire Club London (Emma Steed) -
allied with Mountjoy, can form psionic knives able to
slice thru the mind--Excalibur I#96
- BLACK
RACER (Ariana Saddiqi) - Serpent Squad, Serpent
Society, has superhuman speed--Captain America I#337
- BLACK RIDER (Kim Lewis) - Old West, bareback rider
& trouble-maker for
fun, exposed and forced to stop by Two-Gun
Kid--Two-Gun Kid I#5
- BLACK
RIDER (Dr. Matthew or Morris "Doc" Masters) - @ 1870, masked cowboy,
rode horse Satan/Ichabod--All Western Winners#2
- BLACK RING -
Hyborian era, Acheronian and Stygian sect of sorcerers, practice ritual
human sacrifice, mummification--Conan the Conqueror
- BLACK
ROOK (Frederick von Roehm)-Hellfire Club,
servant of Selene, sacrificed self in attempt to save her from
Nimrod--New Mutants I#22
- BLACK SANTAS - collected drug and liquor donations
for homeless people, killed when Deadpool replaced trophy with
bomb--Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu#1
- BLACK
SCHOOL - (Jack Riley, Daimon Hellstrom imposter) - originated in
Iceland, branched to San Francisco--Hellstorm#1
- BLACK
SPECTRE - group of female pawns of Mandrill to sow chaos in USA so
he could rul, stopped by Daredevil--Daredevil I#109
- BLACK SPECTRE - embittered
Vietnam War veteran, ran for city council, apparently killed when
kicked
off a building by Moon Knight--Moon Knight I#25
- BLACK STARS - Elite Guard of the Union Defense
Corps--Starjammers#1
- BLACKSTONE - treasured object of the Worms of the
Earth--Worms of the Earth; Savage
Sword of Conan#17/4
- BLACKSTONE the MAGICIAN - traveling stage
magician, solved crimes and mysteries--Blackstone the Magician#2/1
- BLACK STRANGER of the Hyborian era - demon,
summoned by Thoth-Amon but slain by Conan--Treasures of Tranicos;
Savage Sword of Conan#47
- BLACK
SUPER SOLDIERS - soldiers from Camp Cathart, forced into secret
experimentation to test the Super Soldier process--Truth: Red, White,
& Black#1
- BLACK SWAN
- assassin, badly beat Deadpool to
try to push him out of his "noble" profession, minds/powers/personality
temporarily swapped--Deadpool III#65
- BLACK
TALON - artist whose crushed hand was transplanted with that of a
murderer, forced him to paint & create scenes of death--Captain
America Comics#9/5
- BLACK TALON
(Desmond Drew) - voodoo witch doctor, leader of the Cult of the Dark
Lord, posed as Living Loa, exposed as imposter, killed by
followers--Strange
Tales I#173
- BLACK TALON (Samuel David Barone) - Lethal Legion,
wore same costume as Drew, created X-Humed, operated out of New
Orleans--Avengers I#152
- BLACK
TALON (Thibodaux Boudreaux) - worshiped
Duck Deity, eventually destroyed by him--Howard
the Duck II#9
- BLACK
TARANTULA (Carlos LaMuerto) - powerful criminal
mastermind of Argentina, identity passed down over generations--Amazing
Spider-Man
I#419
- BLACK THORN
- Imperial Guard, plant creature --Uncanny X-Men I#157
- BLACK TIGER
(Abe Brown, Brillalae) - legendary
hero of Murkatesh, wore dark head dress &
robe--Deadly Hands of Kung
Fu#29/3
- BLACK TIGER
of Earth-93060 - mercenary agent
of Dragon Fang, had ultra enhancments--Solution#1
- BLACK TIGERS - terrorists, opposed by
Crime-Buster, Iron Fist, & Power Man--Power Man/Iron Fist I#105
- BLACK
TOAD - @ WWII,
former manager of Brooklyn Badgers, killed trying to gain ownership of
the team, defeated by Captain America &
Bucky--Captain America
Comics#7/2
- BLACK
WASP
of Earth-82101 (Janet van Dyne) -
Became dark, spiteful and violent following Hank's death, quit the
Avengers after she nearly let Captain America die--What If I#35/3
- BLACK WIDOW (Dean Tarlek) - hitman, dressed as a
woman in a black funeral dress with a veil, defeated by Miss
America--Marvel Mystery Comics#58
- BLACK
WIDOW (Claire Voyant) - WWII,
heroine, empowered by demon/Satan, sent to earth to retrieve the souls
of those so wicked--Mystic Comics#4
- BLACK
WIDOW (Natalia "Natasha" Alianovna Romanova)
- Avengers member, former Russian spy--Tales of Suspense I#52
- BLACK
WIDOW (Yelena Belova) - Russian agent,
trained by Pyotr Starkovsky as successor to Romanoff--Inhumans III#5
- BLACK
WIDOW (Petra) - dominatrix at Fabrika, took
on role of Belova to satisfy Col. Pyotr Starkovsky, became obsessed
with the role, killed by Belova--Black Widow: Pale Little Spider#1
- BLACKWING
(Joseph Manfredi) - trains & controls bats, given device to
enhance control by Hydra--Daredevil I#118
- BLACKWING
- Heavy Mettle member,
wears winged costume to fly--New Warriors II#4
- BLACKWING (Barnell "Barry" Bohusk) - New Warriors,
given technological weaponry--New Warriors
IV#1
- BLACK WITCH (Feritt) - lawyer, used witch disguise
in attempt to steal property inheritance--Captain America Comics I#8/4
- BLACK
WOMB (Amanda Mueller) - @ 1891, coerced by
Sinister into gestating his genetic experiment, mother of
Fontanelle--Gambit III#13
- BLACKWULF
(Pelops) -son of Tantalus,
former leader of the Underground Legion, slain by
father--Thunderstrike#6 -- or any of
his successors
- SCARLET WITCH (Wanda Maximoff) - twin sister of
Quicksilver, can alter probabilities, tap into chaos magic--X-Men I#4
- WHITE WITCH
of Earth-Amalgam (Wanda Zatara)-scarlet witch+zatanna, agent of Dr.
Strangefate--Dr. Strangefate#1
- WITCH QUEEN
- ancient powerful Egyptian sorceress, planned to be resurrected by her
son and the Cult of Black Magic to conquer the world--Captain America
Comics#20/1
- or any other "Black-" or
"Witch" characters
images:
(without ads)
Adventures of Homer Ghost I#2/13, p2, pan6 (main image)
p6, pan3 (headshot)
Appearances:
Adventures of Homer Ghost I#2/13 (August, 1957) - Stan Lee (writer
& editor), Tony DiPreta (pencils & inks)
First posted: 10/31/2024
Last updated:
10/31/2024
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