Silver Sorceress

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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 egoLaura Cynthia Neilsen
Team affiliations Justice League Europe
Champions of Angor
Justice League
Justice League International
AbilitiesMagical abilities

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.

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Fictional character biography

The 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

Silver 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.

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References

  1. 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
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