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|caption=Portion of the promotional art for ''Shadowpact'' #1 (July 2006) cover, by [[Bill Willingham]]. |
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|character_name= Enchantress |
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|caption= Enchantress as depicted in ''Suicide Squad'' vol. 5 #20 (August 2017). Art by [[Stjepan Šejić]]. |
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|publisher=[[DC Comics]] |
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|debut=''[[Strange Adventures]]'' #187 |
|publisher= [[DC Comics]] |
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|debut=''[[Strange Adventures]]'' #187 (April 1966) |
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|creators= [[Bob Haney]] |
|creators= [[Bob Haney]]<br/>[[Howard Purcell]] |
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|alter_ego= Dr. June Moone |
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|species= *Homo magi <small>(June Moone)</small> |
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*Magical being <small>(Enchantress)</small> |
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|alliances=[[Shadowpact]]<br/>[[Suicide Squad]]<br/>[[Sentinels of Magic]]<br/>Forgotten Villains |
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*[[Succubi]] <small>(Enchantress; select media)</small> |
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|alliances= [[Suicide Squad]]<br/>[[Suicide Squad|Suicide Squad Black]]<br>[[Shadowpact]]<br/>[[Sentinels of Magic]]<br/>Forgotten Villains<br/>Justice League |
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|powers=Knowledge and ability to wield various types of magical spells. |
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|aliases= Anita Soulfeeda<br />the Soulsinger<br />The Succubus <small>(Enchantress's original incarnation)</small> |
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|powers= *Mastery of black magic and spellcasting (flight, illusions, necromancy, etc.) via her Enchantress personality; can remotely access magical user's magic and possess innate high magical sensitivity used to track other magic users. |
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*Vast knowledge of the arcane arts and the occult |
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*Moderate athlete and hand-to-hand combatant|partners=[[Killer Croc]]<br>[[Sebastian Faust]]<br>[[Warlock's Daughter]] <small>(protege)</small>}} |
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The '''Enchantress''' is a [[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. Created by [[Bob Haney]] and [[Howard Purcell]], the character made her first appearance in ''[[Strange Adventures]]'' #187 (April 1966).<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=101}}</ref> '''Dr. June Moone''' is a freelance artist who becomes possessed by an entity originally known only as '''The Succubus'''. The resulting merge resulted in the Enchantress, a powerful sorceress considered to be one of the most dangerous [[black magic]] practitioners in the [[DC Universe]]. She has since endured as the [[archenemy]] of the [[superhero]] [[Zatanna]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last1=Beatty |first1=Scott |title="Profile Pages" DCU Villains Secret Files and Origins #1 |last2=Johns |first2=Geoff |last3=Abnett |first3=Dan |last4=Lanning |first4=Andy |last5=Dixon |first5=Chuck |publisher=DC Comics |year=1999}}</ref> The character has often been depicted as both a villain and anti-hero, establishing herself as a member of various teams such as [[Shadowpact]], the [[Suicide Squad]], and the [[Sentinels of Magic]]. In more recent continuities, she is often cast as an ally and adversary for the [[Justice League Dark]] and a recurring member of the Suicide Squad. |
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'''The Enchantress''' is a [[DC Comics]] character who has been both a [[superhero]]ine and [[supervillain]]ess. She first appeared in [[DC Comics#The Golden Age|National Comics]] (now DC Comics) flagship science fiction anthology title ''[[Strange Adventures]]'' #187 (April 1966), and was created by writer [[Bob Haney]] and artist [[Howard Purcell]]. |
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The Enchantress would make an appearance in mainstream media, portrayed by [[Cara Delevingne]] in the 2016 film ''[[Suicide Squad (2016 film)|Suicide Squad]]'' as both June Moone and the Enchantress, the latter portrayed as a separate entity possessing her body. The Enchantress entity would also be portrayed by Samantha Liana Cole on the show ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'', which is part of the [[Arrowverse]]. Enchantress and June Moone also make an appearance in the video game ''[[Injustice 2]]''. |
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More recently she is usually called simply '''Enchantress'''. |
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==Publication history== |
==Publication history== |
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The Enchantress ("The Switcheroo-Witcheroo" as she was bannered on the cover) first appeared in the nine-page lead story of ''Strange Adventures'' #187 (April 1966),<ref name="TerrorCastle">{{cite comic|writer= [[Bob Haney|Haney, Bob]]|penciller= [[Howard Purcell|Purcell, Howard]]|inker= [[Sheldon Moldoff|Moldoff, Sheldon]]|story= The Enchantress of Terror Castle|title= [[Strange Adventures]]|issue=#187|date= April 1966}}</ref> the [[DC Comics#Golden Age|National Comics]] (now DC Comics) flagship science fiction anthology title.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |page=119}}</ref> She then appeared in two eight-page appearances in the same title: ''Strange Adventures'' #191 (August 1966)<ref name="BeautyBeast">{{cite comic|writer= Haney, Bob|penciller= Purcell, Howard|inker= Purcell, Howard|story= Beauty vs. the Beast|title= Strange Adventures|issue=#191|date= August 1966}}</ref> and 200 (May 1967),<ref name="GuardianEye">{{cite comic|writer= Haney, Bob|penciller= Purcell, Howard|inker= Purcell, Howard|story= The Guardian Eye|title= Strange Adventures|issue=#200|date= May 1967}}</ref> written by Bob Haney and drawn by co-creator Howard Purcell.<ref name="Markstein">{{cite web |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/enchantr.htm |title=The Enchantress |first=Don |last=Markstein |date=2010 |website=[[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527151759/https://www.webcitation.org/6daZJsZP2?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/enchantr.htm |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The first two stories were reprinted in ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #417 (March 1972) and 419 (May 1972), her only appearances in the 1970s. |
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The Enchantress ('The Switcheroo-Witcheroo' as she was bannered on the cover) first appeared in the 9-page lead story in ''Strange Adventures'' #187 (April 1966), followed by two further 8-page appearances in the same title: ''Strange Adventures'' #191 (August 1966) and #200 (May 1967), all written by Bob Haney and drawn by co-creator Howard Purcell. The first two stories were reprinted in ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #417 (March 1972) and #419 (May 1972), her only appearances in the 1970s. Following this, the Enchantress appeared in two linked [[Supergirl]] tales in [[Superman Family]] #204 - 205 (November/December 1980 - January/February 1981), and in a two-part story featuring The Forgotten Villains in the Superman team-up title ''[[DC Comics Presents]]'' #77 - 78 (January - February 1985). She was one of the super-characters in ''[[Legends (comics)|Legends]]'' #3 (January 1987) and ''Legends'' #6 (April 1987), followed by the origin of the [[Suicide Squad]] in ''[[Secret Origins]]'' vol 2 #14 (May 1987) and the immediately following ''Suicide Squad'' series issues #1 - 8 (May 1987 - December 1987) and #12 - 16 (April 1988 - August 1988), written by [[John Ostrander]] and [[Len Wein]]; and ''[[The Spectre]]'' vol 2 #11 (February 1988). |
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Following this, the Enchantress appeared in two linked [[Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)|Supergirl]] tales in ''[[The Superman Family]]'' #204–205 (November/December 1980–January/February 1981).<ref name="Earthquake">{{cite comic|writer= [[Jack C. Harris|Harris, Jack C.]]|penciller= [[Win Mortimer|Mortimer, Win]]|inker= [[Vince Colletta|Colletta, Vince]]|story= The Earthquake Enchantment|title= [[The Superman Family]]|issue= #204|date= November–December 1980}}</ref><ref name="MagicMiami">{{cite comic|writer= Harris, Jack C.|penciller= Mortimer, Win|inker= Colletta, Vince|story= Magic Over Miami|title= The Superman Family|issue= #205|date= January–February 1981}}</ref> Writer [[Jack C. Harris]] and artist [[Trevor Von Eeden]] proposed to DC an all-female super-team named the "Power Squad" which would have included the Enchantress, but were turned down.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/post/8430624092/powersquad |title=The all-female DC Comics' team book that wasn't |date=August 3, 2011 |work=DC Women Kicking Ass |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008071242/http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/post/8430624092/powersquad |archive-date=October 8, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The character appeared in a two-part story featuring the Forgotten Villains in the Superman team-up title ''[[DC Comics Presents]]'' #77–78 (January–February 1985).<ref name="DCCP77">{{cite comic|writer= [[Marv Wolfman|Wolfman, Marv]]|penciller= [[Curt Swan|Swan, Curt]]|inker= [[Dave Hunt (artist)|Hunt, Dave]]|story= Triad of Terror!|title= [[DC Comics Presents]]|issue= #77|date= January 1985}}</ref><ref name="DCCP78">{{cite comic|writer= Wolfman, Marv|penciller= Swan, Curt|inker= Hunt, Dave|story= The Triad|title= DC Comics Presents|issue= #78|date= February 1985}}</ref> She was one of the super-characters in ''[[Legends (comics)|Legends]]'' #3 (January 1987)<ref name="Legends3">{{cite comic|writer= [[John Ostrander|Ostrander, John]]; [[Len Wein|Wein, Len]]|penciller= [[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|inker= [[Karl Kesel|Kesel, Karl]]|story= Send for...the Suicide Squad!|title= [[Legends (comics)|Legends]]|issue= #3|date= January 1987}}</ref> and 6 (April 1987),<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Ostrander, John; Wein, Len|penciller= Byrne, John|inker= Kesel, Karl; Janke, Dennis|story= Finale!|title= Legends|issue= #6|date= April 1987}}</ref> followed by the origin of the [[Suicide Squad]] in ''[[Secret Origins]]'' (vol. 2) #14 (May 1987)<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Ostrander, John|penciller= [[Luke McDonnell|McDonnell, Luke]]|inker= Hunt, Dave|story= The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad|title= [[Secret Origins]]|volume= 2|issue= #14|date= May 1987}}</ref> and the immediately following ''Suicide Squad'' series issues #1–8 (May 1987–December 1987) and 12–16 (April 1988–August 1988), written by [[John Ostrander]]; and ''The [[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]]'' (vol. 2) #11 (February 1988). |
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After being ignored for eleven years, she eventually returned in ''[[Green Lantern]]'' vol 3 #118 (November 1999) and ''[[Day of Judgment (comics)|Day of Judgment]]'' #1 - 5 (all November 1999), written by [[Geoff Johns]] with art by Matt Smith and Steve Mitchell. She next guested in another DC Comics miniseries ''JLA: Black Baptism'' #1 - 4 (May - August 2001) by Sean Smith (writer) and Ruben Diaz (art) after which Enchantress disappeared again until the ''[[Day of Vengeance]]'' miniseries #1 - 5 (June 2005 - November 2005) by [[Bill Willingham]], who also used her character through the first 16 issues (July 2006 - October 2007) of the [[Shadowpact]] series that followed directly on from ''Day of Vengeance''. [[Matthew Sturges]] took up the reins from issue #17 - 25 (November 2007 - July 2008). During that time she also made appearances in the major DC Comics cross-over series ''Countdown'', #28 (October 17, 2007) and #28 (October 24, 2007), the associated ''Countdown to Mystery'' #1 (November 2007), and one issue of ''[[Captain Marvel Jr.|Trials of Shazam!]]'', #11 (March 2008). |
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Eleven years later, she returned in ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' (vol. 3) #118 (November 1999) and ''[[Day of Judgment (comics)|Day of Judgment]]'' #1–5 (all November 1999), written by [[Geoff Johns]] with art by Matt Smith and Steve Mitchell. She next guest-starred in another DC Comics miniseries ''JLA: Black Baptism'' #1–4 (May–August 2001) by Ruben Diaz and Sean Smith (writers) and Jesus Saiz (artist) after which the Enchantress disappeared again until the ''[[Day of Vengeance]]'' miniseries #1–5 (June 2005–November 2005) by [[Bill Willingham]], who also used her character through the first 16 issues (July 2006–October 2007) of the ''[[Shadowpact]]'' series that followed directly from ''Day of Vengeance''. [[Lilah Sturges|Matthew Sturges]] wrote the title from issue #17–25 (November 2007–July 2008). During that time she also made appearances in the major DC Comics crossover series ''Countdown'', in issues #29 (October 17, 2007) and 28 (October 24, 2007), the associated ''Countdown to Mystery'' #1 (November 2007), and one issue of ''[[Captain Marvel Jr.|The Trials of Shazam!]]'', #11 (March 2008). |
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Since the cancellation of ''Shadowpact'', Enchantress has continued to make minor appearances in the DC Universe, including ''DC Universe Holiday Special'' (2008), and the miniseries ''[[Reign in Hell]]'' #2 - 8 (September 2008 - April 2009). She has most recently appeared in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #885 (March 2010), part of a new cycle of stories by [[James Robinson (comics)|James Robinson]] which leads up to DC Comics Summer 2010 event '[[War of the Supermen]]'. |
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Since the cancellation of ''Shadowpact'', the Enchantress has continued to make minor appearances in the DC Universe, including ''DC Universe Holiday Special'' (2008), and the miniseries ''[[Reign in Hell (comics)|Reign in Hell]]'' #2–8 (September 2008–April 2009). She appeared in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #885 (March 2010), part of a new cycle of stories by [[James Robinson (writer)|James Robinson]] which led up to the DC Comics 2010 limited series ''[[War of the Supermen]]''. |
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When DC relaunched their entire line in September 2011, it included a new team comic book titled ''[[Justice League Dark]]'' which featured the magical characters of the DCU: [[Shade, the Changing Man]]; [[Madame Xanadu]]; [[Deadman (character)|Deadman]]; [[Zatanna]]; [[John Constantine]] and Mindwarp. Their first enemy was the Enchantress gone mad. |
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==Fictional character biography== |
==Fictional character biography== |
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'''June Moone'''{{#tag:ref|Her surname has been spelled both "Moon" and "Moone", but it was originally "Moone".|group=Note|name=note1}} was a freelance artist who was invited to a costume party at an old castle, and stumbled upon a secret chamber where an unknown magical being (later named as Dzamor)<ref name="Earthquake" />{{#tag:ref|Post-''Crisis'' called "Dhazmor" in a flashback sequence – "Devil to Pay" in ''Suicide Squad'' #15 (July 1988).|group=Note|name=note2}} empowered her to fight an evil presence in the castle. Saying the words "The Enchantress", her appearance changes from the blonde-haired June to the black-haired and costumed Enchantress and defeats a [[minotaur]] creature from a tapestry.<ref name="TerrorCastle" /> Soon after, she defeats a monster at [[Cape Canaveral|Cape Kennedy]]<ref name="BeautyBeast" /> and a mirage of a demonic creature manipulated by a crook.<ref name="GuardianEye" /> |
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In her next appearance, however, the Enchantress is a misguided character fighting Supergirl, who prevents her gaining omnipotent magical power and cancelling all other superpowers on Earth, twice.<ref name="Earthquake" /><ref name="MagicMiami" />{{#tag:ref|After the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' crossover event, this was [[Retroactive continuity|retcon]]ned to have been [[Power Girl]] instead of Supergirl, as Supergirl had been removed from DC continuity.<ref name="Markstein" />|group=Note|name=note4}} Her villainous side takes over after this, and the Enchantress then continues her career as a member of the Forgotten Villains<ref name="DCCP77" /><ref name="DCCP78" /> and part of the army of supervillains during the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' crossover event.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Wolfman, Marv|penciller= [[George Pérez|Pérez, George]]|inker= [[Jerry Ordway|Ordway, Jerry]]|story= Final Crisis|title= [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]|issue= #12|date= March 1986}}</ref> |
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===''Suicide Squad''=== |
===''Suicide Squad''=== |
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She is next recruited into the newly formed 'Task Force X', soon to be known as the '[[Suicide Squad]]', on the chance that she could keep her villainous side in check. In her first mission, she uses massive magical energy to defeat [[Brimstone (DC Comics)|Brimstone]], which sends her over the edge and she becomes temporarily truly villainous.<ref name="Legends3" /> During her tenure with the Suicide Squad, June Moone's control over her Enchantress side becomes weaker, and she destroys at least one mission because of this;<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Ostrander, John|penciller= McDonnell, Luke|inker= Lewis, Bob|story= The Flight of the Firebird|title= [[Suicide Squad]]|issue= #5|date= September 1987}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Ostrander, John|penciller= McDonnell, Luke|inker= Lewis, Bob|story= Hitting the Fan|title= Suicide Squad|issue= #6|date= October 1987}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Ostrander, John|penciller= McDonnell, Luke|inker= Lewis, Bob|story= Thrown to the Wolves|title= Suicide Squad|issue= #7|date= November 1987}}</ref> teammate [[Deadshot]] is tasked with taking her out should she get beyond control. Eventually, [[Madame Xanadu]] diagnoses that June's loss of control is because she began using her powers before she could control them, and the only way to counteract this is not to use them until her aura, which protects her from the evil influences in magic, regains its power. |
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Madame Xanadu gives June a necklace that she cannot remove which, together with a ring to be held by someone else, creates a feedback loop preventing the Enchantress from using magic for evil as a temporary measure. She also raises an army to destroy the town and perform terror attacks as stated in the first mission.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Ostrander, John|penciller= McDonnell, Luke|inker= Lewis, Bob|story= Personal Files|title= Suicide Squad|issue= #8|date= December 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic|writer= Ostrander, John|penciller= McDonnell, Luke|inker= Lewis, Bob|story= Blood and Snow Part Two|title= Suicide Squad|issue= #12|date= April 1988}}</ref> June then discovers that her Enchantress persona is, in fact, a separate evil entity from another dimension fused with her, not simply a manifestation of magic. She learned this when she and other Squad members joined Nightshade on a mission to free her homeland, the Nightshade Dimension. There, she found out that the [[Incubus (DC Comics)|Incubus]], who took over that dimension, is the brother of the Dzamor, who merges with her to give her the power of the Enchantress. The Incubus<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Ostrander, John|penciller= McDonnell, Luke|inker= Lewis, Bob|story= Devil to Pay|title= Suicide Squad|issue= #15|date= July 1988}}</ref> rips his sister out of June, leaving her powerless. Shortly afterwards, June disappears from the Suicide Squad for unknown reasons. |
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She is next recruited into the newly formed 'Task Force X', soon to be known as the '[[Suicide Squad]]', on the offer that they could keep her villainous side in check. In her first mission she uses massive magical energy to defeat [[Brimstone (comics)|Brimstone]], which sends her over the edge and she becomes temporarily truly villainous.<ref>"Send For the Suicide Squad!" in ''[[Legends (comics)|Legends]]'' #3 (January, 1987)</ref> During her tenure with the Suicide Squad, June Moone's control over her Enchantress side becomes weaker, and she wrecks at least one mission because of this;<ref>"The Flight of the Firebird" in ''Suicide Squad'' #5 (September 1987), "Hitting the Fan" in ''Suicide Squad'' #6 (October 1987) and "Thrown to the Wolves" in ''Suicide Squad'' #8 (November 1987)</ref> teammate [[Deadshot]] is tasked with taking her out should she get beyond control. Eventually [[Madame Xanadu]] diagnoses that June's loss of control is because she began using her powers before she could control them, and the only way to counteract this is not to use them until her aura, which protects her from the evil influences in magic, regains its power. Madame Xanadu gives June a necklace that she cannot remove, which together with a ring to be held by someone else creates a feedback loop preventing the Enchantress from using magic for evil as a temporary measure.<ref>"Personal Files" in ''Suicide Squad'' #8 (December 1987)</ref><ref>"Blood and Snow part 2" in ''Suicide Squad'' #12 (April 1988)</ref> June then discovers that her Enchantress persona is in fact a separate evil entity from another dimension fused with her, not simply a manifestation of magic. This entity is ripped from her by a demon called the Incubus,<ref>"Devil to Pay" in ''Suicide Squad'' #15 (July 1988)</ref> and shortly afterward June disappears from the Suicide Squad for unknown reasons. Nothing else is heard of June Moone or the Enchantress for eleven years. |
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===''Day of Judgment''=== |
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Eleven years later, after a storm caused by war in [[Hell (DC Comics)|Hell]], June breaks free from the Ostrander Mental Institute in New Jersey,{{#tag:ref|A reference to ''Suicide Squad'' writer John Ostrander.|group=Note|name=note5}} where she has been for an indeterminate period of time.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller= [[Matthew Dow Smith|Smith, Matt]]|inker= Mitchell, Steve|story= The Summoning|title= [[Day of Judgment (comics)|Day of Judgment]]|issue= #1|date= November 1999}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Which presents some continuity issues: according to the "Day of Judgment Timeline" – a text piece in ''Day of Judgment: [[Secret Files and Origins]]'' #1 (1999) - June Moone/the Enchantress was left imprisoned in the Nightshade Dimension three years prior, which contradicts accepted DC history for the Suicide Squad. The piece also explains her appearance on Earth in ''Day of Judgment'' as "she is later freed under mysterious and unrevealed circumstances".|group=Note|name=note6}} Refusing to join with the superheroes fighting a demon invasion on Earth and in Hell, the newly freed Enchantress is possessed by [[Deadman (DC Comics)|Deadman]] to manipulate her into helping the fight in Hell.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Johns, Geoff|penciller= Smith, Matt|inker= Mitchell, Steve|story= Lost Souls|title= Day of Judgment|issue= #2|date= November 1999}}</ref> Once there, June's Enchantress persona is murdered by [[Sebastian Faust]] as a purely evil act, the only way to reignite the fires of [[Hell (DC Comics)|Hell]].<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Johns, Geoff|penciller= Smith, Matt|inker= Mitchell, Steve|story= The End of the World as We Know It|title= Day of Judgment|issue= #4|date= November 1999}}</ref> |
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Eleven years later, after a storm caused by war in [[Hell (DC Comics)|Hell]], June breaks free from the Ostrander Mental Institute in New Jersey,<ref>note: a reference to ''Suicide Squad'' writer John Ostrander''</ref> where she has been for an indeterminate time.<ref>"The Summoning" in ''Day of Judgment'' #1 (February 1999)</ref><ref>''note: which presents some continuity issues: according to the "Day of Judgment Timeline" - a text piece in 'Day Of Judgment: Secret Files and Origins' (1999) June Moone/The Enchantress was left imprisoned in the Nightshade Dimension three years prior, which concatenates accepted DC history for the Suicide Squad. The piece also explains her appearance on Earth in ''Day of Judgment'' as 'she is later freed under mysterious and unrevealed circumstances'.'' |
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''A further continuity complication occurs with "Millenium Then" in '[[Resurrection Man]]' #25 (July 1999) where the Enchantress is shown as part of The Forgotten Villains - although as this takes place in the distant past and she shows her earlier more darkly evil side, could be explained by her being plucked from an earlier time''</ref> Refusing to join with the superheroes fighting a demon invasion on Earth and in Hell, the newly freed Enchantress is possessed by [[Deadman]] to manipulate her into helping the fight in Hell.<ref>"Lost Souls" in ''Day of Judgment'' #2 (November 1999)</ref> Once there, June's Enchantress persona is murdered by [[Sebastian Faust|Faust]] as a purely evil act, the only way to reignite the fires of [[Hell]].<ref>"The End of the World As We Know It" in ''Day of Judgment'' #4 (November 1999)</ref> |
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===''JLA: Black Baptism''=== |
===''JLA: Black Baptism''=== |
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June Moone is left in a semi-catatonic state after the removal of her Enchantress persona |
June Moone is left in a semi-catatonic state after the removal of her Enchantress persona and is committed to 'Elysium Fields Sanitarium' outside Detroit.<ref name=":3">{{cite comic|writer=Diaz, Ruben; Smith, Sean|penciller=Saiz, Jesus|inker=Champagne, Keith|title=DC Comics Presents JLA: Black Baptism|date=June 2001}}</ref> Faust removes her from the sanitarium and reunites her with her Enchantress persona – who had not been killed by him and has been masquerading as 'Anita Souleata', a succubus working with a group of Mafia-styled demons to create a gateway to Hell and resurrect Hermes Trismegestus, a mad sorcerer who wanted to destroy life on Earth. When June and the Enchantress are re-combined, a new entity called the Soulsinger is temporarily created, which fades away shortly after, leaving the Enchantress behind – once again a separate entity, but cut off from her powers. June Moone is taken to be looked after by [[Doctor Occult]].<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Diaz, Ruben; Smith, Sean|penciller= Saiz, Jesus|inker= Champagne, Keith|story= Final Sacrament|title= JLA: Black Baptism|issue= #4|date= August 2001}}</ref> |
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===''Day of Vengeance''=== |
===''Day of Vengeance''=== |
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[[Ragman (character)|Ragman]] digs the Enchantress out from under a destroyed forest after the [[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]], bent on killing all magical beings and places on Earth, kills nearly 700 sorcerers, only breaking off when attacked.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Bill Willingham|Willingham, Bill]]|penciller= [[Justiniano]]|inker= Wong, Walden|story= Chapter One: One Last Drink at the End of Time|title= [[Day of Vengeance]]|issue= #1|date= June 2005}}</ref> The Enchantress divines the seduction of the Spectre by Eclipso/Jean Loring, mentally from the safety of the pocket-dimensional 'Oblivion Bar', where many magical entities have gone to escape him. She then leaves to challenge the Spectre on Earth, having first created a gun that can kill her should she turn evil again and offering it to Ragman.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Justiniano|inker= Wong, Walden; Livesay, John|story= Chapter Two: Some Enchantress Evening|title= Day of Vengeance|issue= #2|date= July 2005}}</ref> When she overloads again while channeling power from nearly everyone on Earth with magic capabilities to Captain Marvel so that he can defeat the Spectre,<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= [[Ron Wagner|Wagner, Ron]]|inker= [[Dexter Vines|Vines, Dexter]]|story= Chapter Three: A Hot Night in Budapest|title= Day of Vengeance|issue= #3|date= August 2005}}</ref> she is put out of action by a punch from [[Blue Devil (DC Comics)|Blue Devil]] instead.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Justiniano|inker= Wong, Walden|story= Chapter Four: Monkey Business|title= Day of Vengeance|issue= #4|date= September 2005}}</ref> Recovering quickly enough to devise a plan to lure the Spectre into a trap,<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Justiniano|inker= Wong, Walden|story= Chapter Five: The Particle Theory of Darkness|title= Day of Vengeance|issue= #5|date= October 2005}}</ref> the Enchantress helps with the reconstruction of the Rock of Eternity in [[Gotham City]], after facing Doctor Occult, who has been possessed by the spirit of Envy.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Justiniano|inker= Wong, Walden; Faucher, Wayne|story= The Ninth Age of Magic|title= Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special|issue= #1|date= March 2006}}</ref> During the ''Day of Vengeance'' series, Enchantress, Ragman, Blue Devil and a number of other magical entities form the "Shadowpact" super-team. |
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[[Ragman]] digs Enchantress out from under a destroyed forest after the Spectre, bent on killing all magical beings and places on Earth, kills nearly 700 sorcerors, only breaking off when attacked.<ref>"One Last Drink at the Edge of Time" in ''Day of Vengeance'' #1 (June 2005)</ref> Enchantress divines the seducuction of the Spectre by Eclipso/Jean Loring, mentally from the safety of the pocket-dimensional '[[Oblivion Bar]]', where many magical entities have gone to escape him. She then leaves to challenge the Spectre on Earth, having first created a gun that can kill her should she turn evil again, and offering it to Ragman.<ref>"Some Enchantress Evening" in ''Day of Vengeance" #2 (July 2005)</ref> However, when she overloads again while channeling power from nearly everyone on Earth with magic capabilities to Captain Marvel so that he can defeat the Spectre,<ref>"A Hot Night in Budapest" in ''Day of Vengeance'' #3 (August 2005)</ref> she is put out of action by a punch from [[Blue Devil]] instead.<ref>"Monkey Business" in ''Day of Vengeance'' #4 (September 2005)</ref> Recovering quickly enough to devise a plan to lure the Spectre into a trap,<ref>"The Particle Theory of Darkness" in ''Day of Vengeance'' #5 (October 2005)</ref> Enchantress helps with the reconstruction of the Rock of Eternity in [[Gotham City|Gotham]], after facing Doctor Occult, who has been possessed by the spirit of Envy.<ref>"The Ninth Age of Magic" in ''Day Of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special #1 (March 2006)</ref> |
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{{Main article|Shadowpact}} |
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The Shadowpact are summoned by the [[Phantom Stranger]] when the town of Riverrock, Wyoming is entrapped in a giant bubble of blood and endangered by "the Pentacle", a team of supervillains,<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Willingham, Bill|inker= Willingham, Bill|story= Death in a Small Town|title= [[Shadowpact]]|issue= #1|date= July 2006}}</ref> whose goal is to sacrifice the townspeople to summon the Sun King, an ancient rogue god from another dimension. Thirty-seven people perish before the Shadowpact manage to defeat them; the Enchantress is able to tap into the magical powers of Strega, one of the Pentacle and destroy the bubble from within. She incapacitates or possibly kills one of the Pentacle, the White Rabbit, after he leaves them and frees the Shadowpact, considering him too unpredictable to work with.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= [[Cory Walker|Walker, Cory]]|inker= Walker, Cory|story= The (Short) Year of Living Dangerously|title= Shadowpact|issue= #3|date= September 2006}}</ref> Due to unexpected side effects of the magic spells needed to defeat the villains, the outside world believe that the Shadowpact has been dead for a year and they are honored with a team statue set in a park in [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]].<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Scott, Steve|inker= Faucher, Wayne|story= One Year Later|title= Shadowpact|issue= #5|date= November 2006}}</ref> |
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The Enchantress then helps the Ragman defeat an assassin sent to kill him, in the course of which they are attacked by the [[Wild Hunt]] of legend and temporarily transformed into mystical hellhounds.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Walker, Cory|inker= Walker, Cory|story= The Wild Hunt|title= Shadowpact|issue= #6|date= December 2006}}</ref> Shortly after, she helps heal [[Nightmaster]] after he is stabbed during a fight with [[Etrigan the Demon]].<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Derenick, Tom|inker= Faucher, Wayne|story= Three Laws Safe: Part One of the Demon Triptych|title= Shadowpact|issue= #9|date= March 2007}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Derenick, Tom|inker= Faucher, Wayne|story= Cursed: Part Two of the Demon Triptych|title= Shadowpact|issue= #10|date= April 2007}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Derenick, Tom|inker= Faucher, Wayne|story= The Lucifer Trident: Part Three of the Demon Triptych|title= Shadowpact|issue= #11|date= May 2007}}</ref> After the Shadowpact are seconded to [[Checkmate (comics)|Checkmate]] to infiltrate [[Kobra (DC Comics)|Kobra]]'s organization,<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Greg Rucka|Rucka, Greg]]|penciller= Saiz, Jesus|inker= Saiz, Jesus|story= Pawn 502: Part 2|title= [[Checkmate (comics)|Checkmate]]|volume= 2|issue= #9|date= February 2007}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Rucka, Greg|penciller= Saiz, Jesus|inker= Blanco, Fernando|story= Pawn 502 Part 3: The End in Sight|title= Checkmate|volume= 2|issue= #10|date= March 2007}}</ref> she then helps foil Doctor Gotham's plan to destroy Chicago by entering his inter-dimensional cloak and destroying the artifacts contained within.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Willingham, Bill|penciller= Derenick, Tom|inker= Faucher, Wayne|story= The Redemption Contract Part Three: Down in the Zero|title= Shadowpact|issue= #16|date= October 2007}}</ref> She takes an apprentice, Laura Fell, the Warlock's Daughter<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Lilah Sturges|Sturges, Matthew]]|penciller= [[Doug Braithwaite|Braithwaite, Doug]]|inker= Braithwaite, Doug|story= Darkness and Light Part One: Proteges|title= Shadowpact|issue= #17|date= November 2007}}</ref> before they both unwittingly almost allow a race of mindless creatures called "the Unbound" to reach Earth while creating a portal to the Land of Nightshades, where the Nightmaster, [[Nightshade (DC Comics)|Nightshade]] and the Ragman are trapped. She frees her colleagues and the inhabitants of the Nightshades Dimension by creating a magical virus to combat the mage-created virus that created the Unbound – mixing a possessed creatures' soul with the essence of the Nightmaster's virtues. When the Nightmaster decides to stay in the Nightshade Dimension, the Enchantress kisses him.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Sturges, Matthew|penciller= Derenick, Tom|inker= Faucher, Wayne|story= Darkness and Light Part Two: Separations|title= Shadowpact|issue= #18|date= December 2007}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Sturges, Matthew|penciller= [[Phil Winslade|Winslade, Phil]]|inker= Winslade, Phil|story= Darkness and Light Part Three: Reversals|title= Shadowpact|issue= #19|date= January 2008}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Sturges, Matthew|penciller= [[Kieron Dwyer|Dwyer, Kieron]]|inker= Dwyer, Kieron|story= Black & White Part One: Unexpected Allies|title= Shadowpact|issue= #20|date= February 2008}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Sturges, Matthew|penciller= Derenick, Tom|inker= Faucher, Wayne|story= Black & White Part Two: A Virus of the Mind|title= Shadowpact|issue= #21|date= March 2008}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Sturges, Matthew|penciller= Winslade, Phil|inker= Winslade, Phil|story= Come Together Part Three: Black & White|title= Shadowpact|issue= #22|date= April 2008}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|A minor theme from earlier is that the Enchantress hates men. On one occasion the Ragman kisses her and she recoils (''Day of Vengeance'' #1), and the same happens with Blue Devil (''Day of Vengeance'' #3). It is later hinted that she may have been abused, although this may have been a demonic-induced torture. This vignette could be an indication that her feelings may have simply been altered by the removal of the evil Enchantress persona.|group=Note|name=note7}} On returning to Earth, she participates in the final battle against the Sun King.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Sturges, Matthew|penciller= Winslade, Phil|inker= Winslade, Phil|story= The Burning Age Part One of Three|title= Shadowpact|issue= #23|date= May 2008}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Sturges, Matthew|penciller= Winslade, Phil|inker= Winslade, Phil|story= The Burning Age Part Two of Three|title= Shadowpact|issue= #24|date= June 2008}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Sturges, Matthew|penciller= Winslade, Phil|inker= Winslade, Phil |story= The Burning Age Part Three of Three|title= Shadowpact|issue= #25|date= July 2008}}</ref> |
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During the 'Day of Vengeance', Enchantress, Ragman, Blue Devil, and a number of other magical entities form the super-team 'Shadowpact'. |
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The Shadowpact, including the Enchantress, helped [[Captain Atom]] return to Mirabai's dimension – where [[Sam Lane (comics)|Sam Lane]] has moved the main base of his secret anti-[[Kryptonian]] 'Project 7734'.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller= Cafu|inker= Cafu|story= Chapter Seven|title= [[Action Comics]]|issue= #885|date= March 2010}}</ref> |
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===''The New 52''=== |
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Shadowpact are summoned by the [[Phantom Stranger]] when the town of Riverrock, [[Wyoming]] is entrapped in a giant bubble of blood and endangered by 'The Pentacle', a team of supervillains,<ref>"Death in a Small Town" in ''Shadowpact'' #1 (July 2006)</ref> whose goal is to sacrifice the townspeople in order to summon the Sun King, an ancient rogue god from another dimension. Thirty-seven people perish before Shadowpact manage to defeat them; Enchantress is able to tap into the magical powers of Strega, one of The Pentacle and destroy the bubble from within. She also kills one of The Pentacle, White Bunny, on the spur of the moment after he leaves them and frees Shadowpact.<ref>"The Short Year of Living Dangerously" in ''Shadowpact #3 (September 2006)</ref> Due to unexpected side effects of the magic spells needed to defeat the villains, the outside world believe that Shadowpact has been dead for a year, and they are honored with a team statue set inside a park in [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]].<ref>"One Year Later" in ''Shadowpact #5 (November 2006)</ref> |
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In 2011, DC Comics cancelled all their titles and relaunched 52 new comics as part of ''[[The New 52]]''. One of these was ''[[Justice League Dark]]'', which features a number of supernatural-themed heroes including [[Shade, the Changing Man]], [[Zatanna]], [[John Constantine]], and [[Madame Xanadu]] coming together to fight an insane Enchantress, who has become separated from June Moone.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Peter Milligan|Milligan, Peter]]|penciller= Janin, Mikel|inker= Janin, Mikel|story= In The Dark Part One: Imaginary Women|title= [[Justice League Dark]]|issue= #1|date= November 2011}}</ref> During the crisis, the Enchantress' powers begin randomly appearing across the world, causing chaos: the [[Great Sphinx of Giza|Sphinx]] comes to life and attacks tourists and hundreds of duplicates of June Moone appear to search for the original. While the Justice League tries to intervene, the Enchantress manifests as a colossal monster made up of the bodies of hundreds of June Moones and defeats Superman, Wonder Woman and [[Cyborg (DC Comics)|Cyborg]] with ease. John Constantine deduces that Madame Xanadu said an incantation that separated June from the Enchantress and reads an incantation that reverses the spell, reuniting the Enchantress and June.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Milligan, Peter|penciller= Janin, Mikel|inker= Janin, Mikel|story= In The Dark Part Two: Dark Matter|title= Justice League Dark|issue= #2|date= December 2011}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Milligan, Peter|penciller= Janin, Mikel|inker= Janin, Mikel|story= In The Dark Part Three: Shibboleths and Alcohol|title= Justice League Dark|issue= #3|date= January 2012}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Milligan, Peter|penciller= Janin, Mikel|inker= Janin, Mikel|story= In the Dark Part Four: By the Light of the Moone|title= Justice League Dark|issue= #4|date= February 2012}}<br/>{{cite comic|writer= Milligan, Peter|penciller= Janin, Mikel|inker= Janin, Mikel|story= In The Dark Finale: There Was a Crooked Man|title= Justice League Dark|issue= #5|date= March 2012}}</ref> |
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===''DC Rebirth''=== |
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Enchantress then helps Ragman defeat an assassin sent to kill him, in the course of which they are attacked by the [[Wild Hunt]] of legend and temporarily transformed into mystical hellhounds.<ref>"The Wild Hunt" in ''Shadowpact'' #6 (December 2006)</ref> Shortly after, her spells are all that save [[Nightmaster|Jim Rook, Nightmaster]], after he is stabbed by his own sword fighting [[Etrigan the Demon]]; staying at his side for days without sleep and keeping him alive by trading a day of her life for a day of his until he heals himself by the power of his sword.<ref>''Shadowpact'' #9 - 11 (March - May 2007)</ref> After Shadowpact are seconded to [[Checkmate (comics)|Checkmate]] to infiltrate [[Kobra (comics)|Kobra's]] organization,<ref>''Checkmate'' vol 2 #9 - 10 (February - March 2008)</ref> she then helps foil Doctor Gotham's plan to destroy [[Chicago]] by entering his inter-dimensional cloak and destroying most of the thousands of magical artifacts contained within.<ref>"Down in the Zero" in ''Shadowpact'' #16 (October 2007)</ref> She takes an apprentice, Laura Fell, the Warlock's Daughter<ref>"Proteges" in ''Shadowpact'' #17 (November 2007)</ref> before they both unwittingly almost allow a race of mindless creatures 'The Unbound' to reach Earth while creating a portal to the Land of Nightshades, where Nightmaster, [[Nightshade (comics)|Nightshade]], and Ragman are trapped. She frees her colleagues and the inhabitants of the Nightshades Dimension by creating a magical virus to combat the mage-created virus that created The Unbound - mixing a possessed creatures' soul with the essence of Nightmaster's virtues. When Nightmaster decides to stay in the Nightshade Dimension, Enchantress kisses him.<ref>''Shadowpact'' #18 - 22 (December 2007 - April 2008)</ref><ref>''note: a minor theme from earlier is that Enchantress hates men. On one occasion Ragman kisses her and she recoils ('Day of Vengeance' #1), and the same happens with Blue Devil ('Day of Vengeance' #3). It is later hinted that she may have been abused, although this may have been a demonic-induced torture. This vignette could be an indication that her feelings may have simply been altered by the removal of the evil Enchantress persona''</ref> On returning to Earth, she participates in the final battle against the Sun King.<ref>''Shadowpact'' #23 - 25 (May 2008 - July 2008)</ref> |
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During ''[[DC Rebirth]]'', the Enchantress serves as a member of the Suicide Squad again and during the "Black Vault" story arc, they retrieve an alien item that serves as a portal to the [[Phantom Zone]]. However, once they bring it back to Belle Reve Penitentiary, it causes all the inmates to go into a killing frenzy except [[Harley Quinn]], [[Amanda Waller]], [[Killer Croc]] and [[Rick Flag]]. June Moone lets the Enchantress out, who also remains unaffected due to being a magical entity. She manages to get Harley Quinn to the Vault but is incapacitated by [[General Zod]] when he sucks the air out of her lungs. |
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In one of the later issues, Waller calls Moone to help a military general whose house had been possessed by a demon. She turns into the Enchantress, but she ends up scheming with the demon to escape Waller and destroy the world. She turns back to June to have the demon remove the bomb device and set the Enchantress free, but the demon attacks her and frightens her. June, in retaliation, unleashes magic and banishes the demon without turning into the Enchantress. |
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Shadowpact, including Enchantress have most recently been seen helping [[Captain Atom]] return to Mirabai's dimension - where General [[Sam Lane]] ([[Lois Lane]]'s father) has moved the main base of his secret anti-[[Kryptonian]] 'Project 7734'.<ref>"Captain Atom part 7" in ''Action Comics'' #885 (March 2010)</ref> |
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In the ''Justice League vs. Suicide Squad'' storyline, the Enchantress is sent with the Suicide Squad to stop a cult from sinking an island as a sacrifice to their god. The Justice League arrives and clashes with the Suicide Squad and she defeats Superman with ease once she realizes he is vulnerable to magic. When [[Maxwell Lord]] breaks into Belle Reve Penitentiary along with Rustam, [[Lobo (DC Comics)|Lobo]], [[Doctor Polaris]], the [[Emerald Empress]] and Johnny Sorrow, the original Suicide Squad, she threatens Lord only to be quickly overwhelmed by his telepathic powers. |
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==Powers and abilities== |
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Enchantress is a powerful sorceress. She appears to possess the ability to manipulate magical energy for any number of effects, from healing to teleportation, and can directly affect any non-living objects with her magic. She can also walk through walls. |
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== Characterization == |
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A unique aspect of her power is her sensitivity to magic. She was able to link to the essence of [[Eclipso]] in the ''Day of Vengeance'' storyline, using the connection to speak Eclipso's thoughts to the rest of the group, and has also mystically tracked the Spectre by divining his magical trail. She has also been seen to remotely access another magic-user's power, as she did when she channeled the power of almost all magical beings on Earth through her to Captain Marvel to aid him in his battle with the Spectre, and again with Strega of The Pentacle. |
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=== Love interests === |
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Despite having been characterized as having some disdain for men,<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Johns |first=Geoff |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/818866352 |title=Day of Judgment |date=2013 |others=Matthew Dow Smith |isbn=978-1-4012-3795-0 |location=New York |oclc=818866352}}</ref> June has formulated romances with characters throughout her history: |
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In comics, June's first love interest in publication was '''Alan Dell''', whom was attracted to the Enchantress persona not knowing that the Enchantress was also June herself. '''[[Sebastian Faust]]''' was also featured as one of her love interests; Faust and June/Enchantress first met during ''[[Day of Judgment (comics)|Day of Judgement]]'', where the two's brief friendship is interrupted when Faust sacrifices Enchantress to reignite the flames of Hell in a bid to eventually stop Asmodeus from completely gaining the power of the [[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]]. Attracted to June, Sebastian is guilt ridden by his actions and stays his distance as she returns to Alan.<ref name=":4" /> Sometime later, he returns to help June as the separation of the Enchantress and June slowly kills her and voiced continual hope that the two would be in a romantic relationship should he find a way to restore her Enchantress personality to save her from death. Eventually, Faust succeeds in doing so while seemingly sacrificing himself in a battle with a powerful sorcerer.<ref name=":3" /> '''[[Ragman (character)|Ragman]]''' was revealed to also have been attracted to Enchantress although when he kissed her, she vehemently rejected his advances.<ref name=":4" /> In recent continuities, '''[[Killer Croc]]''' also has dated Enchantress, the two of them subtly pushed together by [[Amanda Waller]] as a mean of controlling the both of them later while the two established a genuine connection.<ref name="Squad20">{{cite comic|writer=[[Rob Williams (comics)|Williams, Rob]]|penciller=[[Stjepan Šejić|Šejić, Stjepan]]|inker=Šejić, Stjepan|story=Managing People|title=[[Suicide Squad]]|volume=5|issue=#20|date=August 2017}}</ref> This would come to fruition when Killer Croc's life is leverage against June in her membership of Suicide Squad Black, a mythical counterpart to Suicide Squad, as Waller pits her against a re-invented version of Sebastian Faust (whom she doesn't share a romance with in the new continuity) and his eco-terrorist cohorts alongside the rest of the team, facing similarly manipulations.<ref>{{Cite book |last=NITZ |first=JAI |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1076506195 |title=SUICIDE SQUAD - BLACK FILES - EL DIABLO. |date=2019 |publisher=DC COMICS |isbn=978-1-4012-7858-8 |location=[Place of publication not identified] |oclc=1076506195}}</ref> |
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Enchantress always has a roll of duct tape on her person. After using it to tie up and gag a prisoner, she is asked by Nightmaster why she carries it, to which she confusedly replies, '' 'What -- don't you?' ''<ref>"Come Together" in ''Shadowpact'' #22 (April 2008)</ref> |
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In media, June's most prominent love interest is '''[[Rick Flag (DC Extended Universe)|Rick Flag]]''' in the [[DC Extended Universe]], the former chosen by Amanda Waller deliberately so the two of them would form a close bond and become lovers, allowing her to have leverage over the two. Their relationship would come to an end in the sequel of Suicide Squad due to the death of Rick Flag. |
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After the ''Strange Adventures'' run, the evil Enchantress side manifested whenever June Moone changed. Later, her evil side manifested only when was under great magical stress which overloaded her, and she returned to normal once the overload subsided. This is no longer the case since the 'Soulsinger' identity separated the evil Enchantress entity without her powers before dissipating, leaving June Moone with the Enchantress power but not the evil personality. |
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==Powers and abilities== |
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She has possession of Nightwitch's 'Herne-Ramsgate Cauldron', which allows her to find almost every magical creature in the DC Universe.<ref>"Reversals" in ''Shadowpact'' #19 (January 2008)</ref> |
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The Enchantress is a depicted as a powerful sorceress within the [[DC Universe]], widely regarded as one of the most dangerous mystical villains in the superhuman community. Her prowess is comparable to other powerful dark magic practitioners such as the [[Wizard (DC Comics)|Wizard]], Tannarak, and [[Sebastian Faust]].<ref name=":2" /> It is also said that the Enchantress possesses greater sorcerous strength than Zatanna.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Milligan |first=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oZ-RAQAAQBAJ |title=Justice League Dark Vol. 1: In the Dark (The New 52) |date=2012-10-16 |publisher=DC |isbn=978-1-4012-4128-5 |language=en}}</ref> |
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By invoking the name "Enchantress," she can transform into her magical state and possess a plethora of abilities granted to her by magic, such as flight, the ability to phase through solid objects, object transformation, and shapeshifting.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #7 |date=September 1985 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |author=Scott Beatty |title=The DC comics encyclopedia: the definitive guide to the characters of the DC universe |author2=Daniel Wallace |date=2008 |isbn=978-0-7566-4119-1 |edition=Updated and expanded |location=New York |oclc=213309017}}</ref> In the [[The New 52|New 52]] era onward, the Enchantress possesses reality-warping abilities and exhibits enough power to defeat Superman in combat.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Matthew K. Manning |title=The DC comics encyclopedia: the definitive guide to the characters of the DC universe |date=2021 |isbn=978-0-7440-2056-4 |edition=New |location=New York, New York |oclc=1253363543}}</ref> Enchantress also exhibits a unique sensitivity to magic which enables her to establish connections with other magical entities. For instance, she linked to the essence of Eclipso, conveying his thoughts to her companions. She has also demonstrated the ability to track the Spectre through mystical means and remotely accessed the powers of other magic users, including channeling the combined magical energy of numerous beings to assist Captain Marvel in battling the Spectre.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Willingham |first=Bill |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T8danQEACAAJ |title=Day of Vengeance |date=2005 |publisher=DC Comics |language=en}}</ref> |
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While her primary focus is on magic, the Enchantress possesses average athletic and hand-to-hand combat skills.<ref name=":0" /> She is also a skilled artist.<ref name=":1" /> In some recent interpretations, the character can access magical powers without fully invoking the Enchantress entity. Additionally, she possesses several arcane items, including the Nightwitch's "Herne-Ramsgate Cauldron," which aids her in locating various magical creatures throughout the DC Universe.<ref>{{cite comic|writer=Sturges, Matthew|penciller=[[Phil Winslade|Winslade, Phil]]|inker=Winslade, Phil|story=Darkness and Light Part Three: Reversals|title=Shadowpact|issue=#19|date=January 2008}}</ref> Her magical hat is known to conceal various tricks and enchantments.<ref name=":1" /> |
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An alternate universe variant of Enchantress appears in ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]''. This version is a spy for the [[Amazons (DC Comics)|Amazons]] working undercover within the [[Secret Seven (comics)|Secret Seven]] before she is killed by Superman.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Johns, Geoff|penciller= [[Andy Kubert|Kubert, Andy]]|inker= Hope Sandra|story= Flashpoint Chapter One of Five|title= [[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]|issue= #1|date= July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic|writer= Johns, Geoff|penciller= Kubert, Andy|inker= Delpergang, Jesse|story= Flashpoint Part Four of Five|title= Flashpoint|issue= #4|date= Early October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic|writer= Johns, Geoff|penciller= Kubert, Andy|inker= Hope, Sandra; Delpergang, Jesse|story= Flashpoint Part Five of Five|title= Flashpoint|issue= #5|date= Late October 2011}}</ref> |
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===Flashpoint=== |
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==In other media== |
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In the alternate timeline of the ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' event, Enchantress is a member of the [[Secret Six (comics)|Secret Seven]].<ref>''Flashpoint'' #1 (May 2011)</ref> In Flashpoint #4 it is revealed she is a traitor when she turns Captain Thunder back, soon after which Billy Batson is killed. |
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===Television=== |
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* The Enchantress appears in the ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'' episode "The Great British Fake Off", portrayed by Samantha Liana Cole.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dandeneau |first=Jim |date=April 29, 2020 |title=''Legends of Tomorrow'' Season 5 Episode 10 Review: The Great British Fake Off |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-season-5-episode-10-review-the-great-british-fake-off/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=[[Den of Geek]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shoemaker |first=Allison |date=April 29, 2020 |title=The Legends go to hell, almost get serial killed, and set up the end of the season |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-legends-go-to-hell-almost-get-serial-killed-and-s-1843147260 |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=AV Club |language=en-US}}</ref> This version is an immortal magic-user with a previous history involving [[John Constantine]]. In Ancient Egypt, the [[Moirai|Fate]] [[Clotho]] visits Enchantress to solicit her help in hiding a piece of the Loom of Fate. In 1910 England, Enchantress hides the fragment in a [[boarding house]] and disguises herself as its elderly keeper, Mrs. Hughes (portrayed by Marion Eisman). Constantine and [[Zari Tomaz]] of the titular [[List of Legends of Tomorrow characters#Main|Legends]] and a group of evil historical figures appear at the boarding house in search of the fragment, though the Legends claim it first and kill the latter. Before they leave, Constantine alludes to Mrs. Hughes' true identity while Enchantress secretly hints at seeing him again. |
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* June Moone and the Enchantress appear in the ''[[DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)|DC Super Hero Girls]]'' (2019) episode "#OneEnchantedEvening", voiced by [[Ashley Spillers]] and [[Kari Wahlgren]], respectively.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} The former is an art teacher at [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]] High School. |
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* The Enchantress appears in ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'', voiced by [[Leila Birch]].<ref name="variety.com">{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=October 7, 2022 |title=''Harley Quinn'' Valentine's Day Special Ordered at HBO Max |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/harley-quinn-valentines-day-special-hbo-max-1235396104/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808143621/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/harley-quinn-valentines-day-special-hbo-max-1235396104/ |archive-date=August 8, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2022 |website=Variety}}</ref> This version is a member of the [[Suicide Squad]]'s "A-team" who later enters a relationship with squad-mate [[Killer Croc]]. |
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* June Moone and the Enchantress appear in ''[[Suicide Squad Isekai]]'', both voiced by [[Shizuka Itō]] in Japanese<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=June 21, 2024 |title=''Suicide Squad Isekai'' Anime Unveils More Cast, Opening Sequence |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-21/suicide-squad-isekai-anime-unveils-more-cast-opening-sequence/.212224 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> and [[Christina Kelly]] in English. After joining the Suicide Squad and traveling to another world, the Undead King takes Moone hostage, forcing the Enchantress to join her rogue squad-mates in furthering the former's goals until she receives help from [[Rick Flag]] and [[Clayface]] in rescuing Moone. |
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===Film=== |
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[[File:Enchantress (Cara Delevingne).jpg|thumbnail|upright|The Enchantress as portrayed by [[Cara Delevingne]] in ''[[Suicide Squad (2016 film)|Suicide Squad]]''.]] |
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* The ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' incarnation of the Enchantress makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in ''[[Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media|people= Krieg, Jim (writer); [[Jay Oliva|Oliva, Jay]] (director)|title= Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox|medium= film|publisher= [[Warner Bros. Animation]]|date=July 30, 2013}}</ref> |
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* June Moone and the Enchantress appear in ''[[Suicide Squad (2016 film)|Suicide Squad]]'', both portrayed by [[Cara Delevingne]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2014/film/news/suicide-squad-cast-revealed-jared-leto-to-play-the-joker-will-smith-is-deadshot-1201368867/|title= ''Suicide Squad'' Cast Revealed: Jared Leto to Play the Joker, Will Smith is Deadshot|first= Justin|last= Kroll|date= December 2, 2014|work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151101220707/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/suicide-squad-cast-revealed-jared-leto-to-play-the-joker-will-smith-is-deadshot-1201368867/|archive-date= November 1, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref> The former is an archaeologist who becomes possessed by the latter while exploring an ancient temple and opening a totem containing the Enchantress' spirit, though the spirit is unable to take full control unless Moone says her name. After securing her heart, [[Amanda Waller (DC Extended Universe)|Amanda Waller]] selects the Enchantress and [[Rick Flag (DC Extended Universe)|Rick Flag]], who entered a relationship with Moone, for the [[Task Force X]] program. However, the Enchantress secretly steals back her heart and goes rogue to free her brother, [[Incubus (DC Comics)|Incubus]]. Together, they attempt to build a superweapon to conquer Earth, but Task Force X kill Incubus and the Enchantress, freeing Moone. |
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===Video games=== |
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* The Enchantress appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> |
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* The Enchantress appears as an assist character in ''DC Legends''.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
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* June Moone and the Enchantress appear as downloadable playable characters in ''[[Injustice 2]]'', both voiced by Brandy Kopp.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=958423685316014080|title=It was an absolute honor to voice June Moone & Enchantress for Injustice 2!|last=Kopp|first=Brandy|user=brandykopp|date=January 30, 2018|archive-url= https://www.webcitation.org/72zz00E6O?url=https://twitter.com/brandykopp/status/958423685316014080|archive-date= October 7, 2018|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> |
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* The Enchantress appears as a playable character in ''DC Unchained''.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
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* The Enchantress appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Jon |last2=Veness |first2=John |date=November 2, 2018 |title=Characters - ''LEGO DC Super-Villains'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/lego-dc-super-villains/Characters |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> |
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===Miscellaneous=== |
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* June Moone appears in ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' (2015), voiced by [[April Stewart]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} This version is an art teacher at Super Hero High. |
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* June Moone and the Enchantress appear in the ''Suicide Squad'' novelization,{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} in which it is revealed the latter once ruled alongside [[Incubus (DC Comics)|Incubus]] as Incan deities, being likened to [[Mama Killa]] and [[Inti]] respectively.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
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==Notes== |
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==Further reading== |
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* Enchantress profile in ''Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #7 |
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* {{cite book|last1= Beatty|first1= Scott|author-link1= Scott Beatty|chapter= Enchantress|title= The DC Comics Encyclopedia The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2004|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 105|isbn= 978-0756605926}} |
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* Brief Enchantress entry by Scott Beatty in ''The DC Comics Encyclopedia'' ed. Dougall, Alastair (Dorling Kindersley, New York (2nd version, 2008) ISBN = 0-7566-4119-5) |
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* [http://www.comicvine.com/enchantress/29-31464/ Enchantress entry] at Comicvine |
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* [https://www.angelfire.com/ar/hellUSA/Enchantress.html Enchantress entry] at Tom Morrow's DC Universe |
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* Enchantress entry at 'Don Marksteins's Toonopedia' - http://www.toonopedia.com/enchantr.htm |
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* [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/character.php?characterid=121 The Enchantress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008022801/http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/character.php?characterid=121 |date=2018-10-08 }} at Mike's Amazing World of Comics |
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* Enchantress entry at Comicvine - http://www.comicvine.com/enchantress/29-31464/ |
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Enchantress | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Strange Adventures #187 (April 1966) |
Created by | Bob Haney Howard Purcell |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Dr. June Moone |
Species |
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Team affiliations | Suicide Squad Suicide Squad Black Shadowpact Sentinels of Magic Forgotten Villains Justice League |
Partnerships | Killer Croc Sebastian Faust Warlock's Daughter (protege) |
Notable aliases | Anita Soulfeeda the Soulsinger The Succubus (Enchantress's original incarnation) |
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The Enchantress is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Haney and Howard Purcell, the character made her first appearance in Strange Adventures #187 (April 1966).[1] Dr. June Moone is a freelance artist who becomes possessed by an entity originally known only as The Succubus. The resulting merge resulted in the Enchantress, a powerful sorceress considered to be one of the most dangerous black magic practitioners in the DC Universe. She has since endured as the archenemy of the superhero Zatanna.[2] The character has often been depicted as both a villain and anti-hero, establishing herself as a member of various teams such as Shadowpact, the Suicide Squad, and the Sentinels of Magic. In more recent continuities, she is often cast as an ally and adversary for the Justice League Dark and a recurring member of the Suicide Squad.
The Enchantress would make an appearance in mainstream media, portrayed by Cara Delevingne in the 2016 film Suicide Squad as both June Moone and the Enchantress, the latter portrayed as a separate entity possessing her body. The Enchantress entity would also be portrayed by Samantha Liana Cole on the show Legends of Tomorrow, which is part of the Arrowverse. Enchantress and June Moone also make an appearance in the video game Injustice 2.
Publication history
[edit]The Enchantress ("The Switcheroo-Witcheroo" as she was bannered on the cover) first appeared in the nine-page lead story of Strange Adventures #187 (April 1966),[3] the National Comics (now DC Comics) flagship science fiction anthology title.[4] She then appeared in two eight-page appearances in the same title: Strange Adventures #191 (August 1966)[5] and 200 (May 1967),[6] written by Bob Haney and drawn by co-creator Howard Purcell.[7] The first two stories were reprinted in Adventure Comics #417 (March 1972) and 419 (May 1972), her only appearances in the 1970s.
Following this, the Enchantress appeared in two linked Supergirl tales in The Superman Family #204–205 (November/December 1980–January/February 1981).[8][9] Writer Jack C. Harris and artist Trevor Von Eeden proposed to DC an all-female super-team named the "Power Squad" which would have included the Enchantress, but were turned down.[10] The character appeared in a two-part story featuring the Forgotten Villains in the Superman team-up title DC Comics Presents #77–78 (January–February 1985).[11][12] She was one of the super-characters in Legends #3 (January 1987)[13] and 6 (April 1987),[14] followed by the origin of the Suicide Squad in Secret Origins (vol. 2) #14 (May 1987)[15] and the immediately following Suicide Squad series issues #1–8 (May 1987–December 1987) and 12–16 (April 1988–August 1988), written by John Ostrander; and The Spectre (vol. 2) #11 (February 1988).
Eleven years later, she returned in Green Lantern (vol. 3) #118 (November 1999) and Day of Judgment #1–5 (all November 1999), written by Geoff Johns with art by Matt Smith and Steve Mitchell. She next guest-starred in another DC Comics miniseries JLA: Black Baptism #1–4 (May–August 2001) by Ruben Diaz and Sean Smith (writers) and Jesus Saiz (artist) after which the Enchantress disappeared again until the Day of Vengeance miniseries #1–5 (June 2005–November 2005) by Bill Willingham, who also used her character through the first 16 issues (July 2006–October 2007) of the Shadowpact series that followed directly from Day of Vengeance. Matthew Sturges wrote the title from issue #17–25 (November 2007–July 2008). During that time she also made appearances in the major DC Comics crossover series Countdown, in issues #29 (October 17, 2007) and 28 (October 24, 2007), the associated Countdown to Mystery #1 (November 2007), and one issue of The Trials of Shazam!, #11 (March 2008).
Since the cancellation of Shadowpact, the Enchantress has continued to make minor appearances in the DC Universe, including DC Universe Holiday Special (2008), and the miniseries Reign in Hell #2–8 (September 2008–April 2009). She appeared in Action Comics #885 (March 2010), part of a new cycle of stories by James Robinson which led up to the DC Comics 2010 limited series War of the Supermen.
When DC relaunched their entire line in September 2011, it included a new team comic book titled Justice League Dark which featured the magical characters of the DCU: Shade, the Changing Man; Madame Xanadu; Deadman; Zatanna; John Constantine and Mindwarp. Their first enemy was the Enchantress gone mad.
Fictional character biography
[edit]June Moone[Note 1] was a freelance artist who was invited to a costume party at an old castle, and stumbled upon a secret chamber where an unknown magical being (later named as Dzamor)[8][Note 2] empowered her to fight an evil presence in the castle. Saying the words "The Enchantress", her appearance changes from the blonde-haired June to the black-haired and costumed Enchantress and defeats a minotaur creature from a tapestry.[3] Soon after, she defeats a monster at Cape Kennedy[5] and a mirage of a demonic creature manipulated by a crook.[6]
In her next appearance, however, the Enchantress is a misguided character fighting Supergirl, who prevents her gaining omnipotent magical power and cancelling all other superpowers on Earth, twice.[8][9][Note 3] Her villainous side takes over after this, and the Enchantress then continues her career as a member of the Forgotten Villains[11][12] and part of the army of supervillains during the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event.[16]
Suicide Squad
[edit]She is next recruited into the newly formed 'Task Force X', soon to be known as the 'Suicide Squad', on the chance that she could keep her villainous side in check. In her first mission, she uses massive magical energy to defeat Brimstone, which sends her over the edge and she becomes temporarily truly villainous.[13] During her tenure with the Suicide Squad, June Moone's control over her Enchantress side becomes weaker, and she destroys at least one mission because of this;[17] teammate Deadshot is tasked with taking her out should she get beyond control. Eventually, Madame Xanadu diagnoses that June's loss of control is because she began using her powers before she could control them, and the only way to counteract this is not to use them until her aura, which protects her from the evil influences in magic, regains its power.
Madame Xanadu gives June a necklace that she cannot remove which, together with a ring to be held by someone else, creates a feedback loop preventing the Enchantress from using magic for evil as a temporary measure. She also raises an army to destroy the town and perform terror attacks as stated in the first mission.[18][19] June then discovers that her Enchantress persona is, in fact, a separate evil entity from another dimension fused with her, not simply a manifestation of magic. She learned this when she and other Squad members joined Nightshade on a mission to free her homeland, the Nightshade Dimension. There, she found out that the Incubus, who took over that dimension, is the brother of the Dzamor, who merges with her to give her the power of the Enchantress. The Incubus[20] rips his sister out of June, leaving her powerless. Shortly afterwards, June disappears from the Suicide Squad for unknown reasons.
Day of Judgment
[edit]Eleven years later, after a storm caused by war in Hell, June breaks free from the Ostrander Mental Institute in New Jersey,[Note 4] where she has been for an indeterminate period of time.[21][Note 5] Refusing to join with the superheroes fighting a demon invasion on Earth and in Hell, the newly freed Enchantress is possessed by Deadman to manipulate her into helping the fight in Hell.[22] Once there, June's Enchantress persona is murdered by Sebastian Faust as a purely evil act, the only way to reignite the fires of Hell.[23]
JLA: Black Baptism
[edit]June Moone is left in a semi-catatonic state after the removal of her Enchantress persona and is committed to 'Elysium Fields Sanitarium' outside Detroit.[24] Faust removes her from the sanitarium and reunites her with her Enchantress persona – who had not been killed by him and has been masquerading as 'Anita Souleata', a succubus working with a group of Mafia-styled demons to create a gateway to Hell and resurrect Hermes Trismegestus, a mad sorcerer who wanted to destroy life on Earth. When June and the Enchantress are re-combined, a new entity called the Soulsinger is temporarily created, which fades away shortly after, leaving the Enchantress behind – once again a separate entity, but cut off from her powers. June Moone is taken to be looked after by Doctor Occult.[25]
Day of Vengeance
[edit]Ragman digs the Enchantress out from under a destroyed forest after the Spectre, bent on killing all magical beings and places on Earth, kills nearly 700 sorcerers, only breaking off when attacked.[26] The Enchantress divines the seduction of the Spectre by Eclipso/Jean Loring, mentally from the safety of the pocket-dimensional 'Oblivion Bar', where many magical entities have gone to escape him. She then leaves to challenge the Spectre on Earth, having first created a gun that can kill her should she turn evil again and offering it to Ragman.[27] When she overloads again while channeling power from nearly everyone on Earth with magic capabilities to Captain Marvel so that he can defeat the Spectre,[28] she is put out of action by a punch from Blue Devil instead.[29] Recovering quickly enough to devise a plan to lure the Spectre into a trap,[30] the Enchantress helps with the reconstruction of the Rock of Eternity in Gotham City, after facing Doctor Occult, who has been possessed by the spirit of Envy.[31] During the Day of Vengeance series, Enchantress, Ragman, Blue Devil and a number of other magical entities form the "Shadowpact" super-team.
Shadowpact
[edit]The Shadowpact are summoned by the Phantom Stranger when the town of Riverrock, Wyoming is entrapped in a giant bubble of blood and endangered by "the Pentacle", a team of supervillains,[32] whose goal is to sacrifice the townspeople to summon the Sun King, an ancient rogue god from another dimension. Thirty-seven people perish before the Shadowpact manage to defeat them; the Enchantress is able to tap into the magical powers of Strega, one of the Pentacle and destroy the bubble from within. She incapacitates or possibly kills one of the Pentacle, the White Rabbit, after he leaves them and frees the Shadowpact, considering him too unpredictable to work with.[33] Due to unexpected side effects of the magic spells needed to defeat the villains, the outside world believe that the Shadowpact has been dead for a year and they are honored with a team statue set in a park in Metropolis.[34]
The Enchantress then helps the Ragman defeat an assassin sent to kill him, in the course of which they are attacked by the Wild Hunt of legend and temporarily transformed into mystical hellhounds.[35] Shortly after, she helps heal Nightmaster after he is stabbed during a fight with Etrigan the Demon.[36] After the Shadowpact are seconded to Checkmate to infiltrate Kobra's organization,[37] she then helps foil Doctor Gotham's plan to destroy Chicago by entering his inter-dimensional cloak and destroying the artifacts contained within.[38] She takes an apprentice, Laura Fell, the Warlock's Daughter[39] before they both unwittingly almost allow a race of mindless creatures called "the Unbound" to reach Earth while creating a portal to the Land of Nightshades, where the Nightmaster, Nightshade and the Ragman are trapped. She frees her colleagues and the inhabitants of the Nightshades Dimension by creating a magical virus to combat the mage-created virus that created the Unbound – mixing a possessed creatures' soul with the essence of the Nightmaster's virtues. When the Nightmaster decides to stay in the Nightshade Dimension, the Enchantress kisses him.[40][Note 6] On returning to Earth, she participates in the final battle against the Sun King.[41]
The Shadowpact, including the Enchantress, helped Captain Atom return to Mirabai's dimension – where Sam Lane has moved the main base of his secret anti-Kryptonian 'Project 7734'.[42]
The New 52
[edit]In 2011, DC Comics cancelled all their titles and relaunched 52 new comics as part of The New 52. One of these was Justice League Dark, which features a number of supernatural-themed heroes including Shade, the Changing Man, Zatanna, John Constantine, and Madame Xanadu coming together to fight an insane Enchantress, who has become separated from June Moone.[43] During the crisis, the Enchantress' powers begin randomly appearing across the world, causing chaos: the Sphinx comes to life and attacks tourists and hundreds of duplicates of June Moone appear to search for the original. While the Justice League tries to intervene, the Enchantress manifests as a colossal monster made up of the bodies of hundreds of June Moones and defeats Superman, Wonder Woman and Cyborg with ease. John Constantine deduces that Madame Xanadu said an incantation that separated June from the Enchantress and reads an incantation that reverses the spell, reuniting the Enchantress and June.[44]
DC Rebirth
[edit]During DC Rebirth, the Enchantress serves as a member of the Suicide Squad again and during the "Black Vault" story arc, they retrieve an alien item that serves as a portal to the Phantom Zone. However, once they bring it back to Belle Reve Penitentiary, it causes all the inmates to go into a killing frenzy except Harley Quinn, Amanda Waller, Killer Croc and Rick Flag. June Moone lets the Enchantress out, who also remains unaffected due to being a magical entity. She manages to get Harley Quinn to the Vault but is incapacitated by General Zod when he sucks the air out of her lungs.
In one of the later issues, Waller calls Moone to help a military general whose house had been possessed by a demon. She turns into the Enchantress, but she ends up scheming with the demon to escape Waller and destroy the world. She turns back to June to have the demon remove the bomb device and set the Enchantress free, but the demon attacks her and frightens her. June, in retaliation, unleashes magic and banishes the demon without turning into the Enchantress.
In the Justice League vs. Suicide Squad storyline, the Enchantress is sent with the Suicide Squad to stop a cult from sinking an island as a sacrifice to their god. The Justice League arrives and clashes with the Suicide Squad and she defeats Superman with ease once she realizes he is vulnerable to magic. When Maxwell Lord breaks into Belle Reve Penitentiary along with Rustam, Lobo, Doctor Polaris, the Emerald Empress and Johnny Sorrow, the original Suicide Squad, she threatens Lord only to be quickly overwhelmed by his telepathic powers.
Characterization
[edit]Love interests
[edit]Despite having been characterized as having some disdain for men,[45] June has formulated romances with characters throughout her history:
In comics, June's first love interest in publication was Alan Dell, whom was attracted to the Enchantress persona not knowing that the Enchantress was also June herself. Sebastian Faust was also featured as one of her love interests; Faust and June/Enchantress first met during Day of Judgement, where the two's brief friendship is interrupted when Faust sacrifices Enchantress to reignite the flames of Hell in a bid to eventually stop Asmodeus from completely gaining the power of the Spectre. Attracted to June, Sebastian is guilt ridden by his actions and stays his distance as she returns to Alan.[45] Sometime later, he returns to help June as the separation of the Enchantress and June slowly kills her and voiced continual hope that the two would be in a romantic relationship should he find a way to restore her Enchantress personality to save her from death. Eventually, Faust succeeds in doing so while seemingly sacrificing himself in a battle with a powerful sorcerer.[24] Ragman was revealed to also have been attracted to Enchantress although when he kissed her, she vehemently rejected his advances.[45] In recent continuities, Killer Croc also has dated Enchantress, the two of them subtly pushed together by Amanda Waller as a mean of controlling the both of them later while the two established a genuine connection.[46] This would come to fruition when Killer Croc's life is leverage against June in her membership of Suicide Squad Black, a mythical counterpart to Suicide Squad, as Waller pits her against a re-invented version of Sebastian Faust (whom she doesn't share a romance with in the new continuity) and his eco-terrorist cohorts alongside the rest of the team, facing similarly manipulations.[47]
In media, June's most prominent love interest is Rick Flag in the DC Extended Universe, the former chosen by Amanda Waller deliberately so the two of them would form a close bond and become lovers, allowing her to have leverage over the two. Their relationship would come to an end in the sequel of Suicide Squad due to the death of Rick Flag.
Powers and abilities
[edit]The Enchantress is a depicted as a powerful sorceress within the DC Universe, widely regarded as one of the most dangerous mystical villains in the superhuman community. Her prowess is comparable to other powerful dark magic practitioners such as the Wizard, Tannarak, and Sebastian Faust.[2] It is also said that the Enchantress possesses greater sorcerous strength than Zatanna.[48]
By invoking the name "Enchantress," she can transform into her magical state and possess a plethora of abilities granted to her by magic, such as flight, the ability to phase through solid objects, object transformation, and shapeshifting.[49][50] In the New 52 era onward, the Enchantress possesses reality-warping abilities and exhibits enough power to defeat Superman in combat.[51] Enchantress also exhibits a unique sensitivity to magic which enables her to establish connections with other magical entities. For instance, she linked to the essence of Eclipso, conveying his thoughts to her companions. She has also demonstrated the ability to track the Spectre through mystical means and remotely accessed the powers of other magic users, including channeling the combined magical energy of numerous beings to assist Captain Marvel in battling the Spectre.[52]
While her primary focus is on magic, the Enchantress possesses average athletic and hand-to-hand combat skills.[49] She is also a skilled artist.[50] In some recent interpretations, the character can access magical powers without fully invoking the Enchantress entity. Additionally, she possesses several arcane items, including the Nightwitch's "Herne-Ramsgate Cauldron," which aids her in locating various magical creatures throughout the DC Universe.[53] Her magical hat is known to conceal various tricks and enchantments.[50]
Other versions
[edit]An alternate universe variant of Enchantress appears in Flashpoint. This version is a spy for the Amazons working undercover within the Secret Seven before she is killed by Superman.[54][55][56]
In other media
[edit]Television
[edit]- The Enchantress appears in the Legends of Tomorrow episode "The Great British Fake Off", portrayed by Samantha Liana Cole.[57][58] This version is an immortal magic-user with a previous history involving John Constantine. In Ancient Egypt, the Fate Clotho visits Enchantress to solicit her help in hiding a piece of the Loom of Fate. In 1910 England, Enchantress hides the fragment in a boarding house and disguises herself as its elderly keeper, Mrs. Hughes (portrayed by Marion Eisman). Constantine and Zari Tomaz of the titular Legends and a group of evil historical figures appear at the boarding house in search of the fragment, though the Legends claim it first and kill the latter. Before they leave, Constantine alludes to Mrs. Hughes' true identity while Enchantress secretly hints at seeing him again.
- June Moone and the Enchantress appear in the DC Super Hero Girls (2019) episode "#OneEnchantedEvening", voiced by Ashley Spillers and Kari Wahlgren, respectively.[citation needed] The former is an art teacher at Metropolis High School.
- The Enchantress appears in Harley Quinn, voiced by Leila Birch.[59] This version is a member of the Suicide Squad's "A-team" who later enters a relationship with squad-mate Killer Croc.
- June Moone and the Enchantress appear in Suicide Squad Isekai, both voiced by Shizuka Itō in Japanese[60] and Christina Kelly in English. After joining the Suicide Squad and traveling to another world, the Undead King takes Moone hostage, forcing the Enchantress to join her rogue squad-mates in furthering the former's goals until she receives help from Rick Flag and Clayface in rescuing Moone.
Film
[edit]- The Flashpoint incarnation of the Enchantress makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.[61]
- June Moone and the Enchantress appear in Suicide Squad, both portrayed by Cara Delevingne.[62] The former is an archaeologist who becomes possessed by the latter while exploring an ancient temple and opening a totem containing the Enchantress' spirit, though the spirit is unable to take full control unless Moone says her name. After securing her heart, Amanda Waller selects the Enchantress and Rick Flag, who entered a relationship with Moone, for the Task Force X program. However, the Enchantress secretly steals back her heart and goes rogue to free her brother, Incubus. Together, they attempt to build a superweapon to conquer Earth, but Task Force X kill Incubus and the Enchantress, freeing Moone.
Video games
[edit]- The Enchantress appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[63]
- The Enchantress appears as an assist character in DC Legends.[citation needed]
- June Moone and the Enchantress appear as downloadable playable characters in Injustice 2, both voiced by Brandy Kopp.[64]
- The Enchantress appears as a playable character in DC Unchained.[citation needed]
- The Enchantress appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains.[65]
Miscellaneous
[edit]- June Moone appears in DC Super Hero Girls (2015), voiced by April Stewart.[citation needed] This version is an art teacher at Super Hero High.
- June Moone and the Enchantress appear in the Suicide Squad novelization,[citation needed] in which it is revealed the latter once ruled alongside Incubus as Incan deities, being likened to Mama Killa and Inti respectively.[citation needed]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Her surname has been spelled both "Moon" and "Moone", but it was originally "Moone".
- ^ Post-Crisis called "Dhazmor" in a flashback sequence – "Devil to Pay" in Suicide Squad #15 (July 1988).
- ^ After the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event, this was retconned to have been Power Girl instead of Supergirl, as Supergirl had been removed from DC continuity.[7]
- ^ A reference to Suicide Squad writer John Ostrander.
- ^ Which presents some continuity issues: according to the "Day of Judgment Timeline" – a text piece in Day of Judgment: Secret Files and Origins #1 (1999) - June Moone/the Enchantress was left imprisoned in the Nightshade Dimension three years prior, which contradicts accepted DC history for the Suicide Squad. The piece also explains her appearance on Earth in Day of Judgment as "she is later freed under mysterious and unrevealed circumstances".
- ^ A minor theme from earlier is that the Enchantress hates men. On one occasion the Ragman kisses her and she recoils (Day of Vengeance #1), and the same happens with Blue Devil (Day of Vengeance #3). It is later hinted that she may have been abused, although this may have been a demonic-induced torture. This vignette could be an indication that her feelings may have simply been altered by the removal of the evil Enchantress persona.
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Further reading
[edit]- Beatty, Scott (2004). "Enchantress". The DC Comics Encyclopedia The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 105. ISBN 978-0756605926.
External links
[edit]- Enchantress entry at Comicvine
- Enchantress entry at Tom Morrow's DC Universe
- The Enchantress Archived 2018-10-08 at the Wayback Machine at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
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