History ComicBook / Zatanna

Zatanna Zatara, Mistress of Magic, is a StageMagician with [[MagiciansAreWizards actual magical powers]] who also works as a {{superhero}} in the [[Franchise/TheDCU DC Universe]]. She first appeared in ''ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}'' vol. 1 #4 (October-November, 1964), created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson. She is the daughter of Giovanni "John" Zatara, a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] hero who first appeared in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #1 in 1938. ''Yes'', ''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} that]]'' ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber1'', though needless to say Zatara never made it quite as big as his anthology co-star, Superman. Zatanna eventually joined the prestigious Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica. During the 1990s and 2000s, she was notable for being exempt from the usual kiddy-innocence-preserving barrier between characters appearing in standard DC comics and in the more "adult" [[Creator/VertigoComics Vertigo]], making appearances in titles published under both imprints.

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Creator/PaulDini had previously written the character during her numerous appearances in the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'', with an appearance in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' and two appearances in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited''. It was something of a joke amongst the production staff, and also a little bit more accurate than the average joke, that he [[PerverseSexualLust has a crush on the character]]. He eventually married real-life stage magician Misty Lee, who is regarded by many as the closest he could possibly come to marrying the actual character. In both that show and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' she's voiced by Creator/JenniferHale. The character also appeared in seasons eight and nine of ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', played by Creator/SerindaSwan. She had a 2003 ''WebAnimation/CartoonMonsoon'' [[WebAnimation/ZatannaTrialOfTheCrystalWand pilot]] written by Dini with Creator/TaraStrong voicing her. She appears in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' as a teenager whose father is still an active hero and Justice League member. Zatanna joins the team of young heroes in the first season, but eventually joins the Justice League in the second season. She also makes a DLC appearance as a playable fighter in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', with both later appearances voiced by Creator/LaceyChabert. She would later reprise the role in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'' to voice Zatanna as an adult, while Dayci Brookshire voices young Zatanna. In ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'', she's once again a teenager, and is voiced by Creator/KariWahlgren, who she previously voiced in ''VideoGame/JusticeLeagueHeroes''.

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Zatanna Zatara, Mistress of Magic, is a StageMagician with [[MagiciansAreWizards actual magical powers]] who also works as a {{superhero}} in the [[Franchise/TheDCU DC Universe]]. She first appeared in ''ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}'' vol. 1 #4 (October-November, 1964), created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson. She is the daughter of Giovanni "John" Zatara, a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] hero who first appeared in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #1 in 1938. ''Yes'', ''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} that]]'' ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber1'', though needless to say Zatara never made it quite as big as his anthology co-star, Superman. Zatanna eventually joined the prestigious Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica. During the 1990s and 2000s, she was notable for being exempt from the usual kiddy-innocence-preserving barrier between characters appearing in standard DC comics and in the more "adult" [[Creator/VertigoComics Vertigo]], making appearances in titles published under both imprints.