Agatha Harkness
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Real Name
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Agatha Harkness
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First Appearance
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Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) #94 (January, 1970)
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Creators
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Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
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Team Affliations
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None
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Aliases
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None
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Base of Operations
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Salem, Massachusetts
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Powers
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Various Magical Powers
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Skills and Abilities
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Powerful Magic User
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Tools and Weapons
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Various Magical Tools
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Agatha Harkness is a witch and an ally to many superheroes in the Marvel Universe, even acting as a caretaker for Franklin Richards, Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman's son, for a time.
Origin[]
Agatha Harkness was a witch who had become exceptionally skilled who went onto teach spellcraft and discipline to a number of heroes in the Marvel Universe.
Biography[]
Much of Agatha Harkness' past remains unknown. though she claims to remember 500 years before the sinking of Atlantis, making her ancient. What is known is that she has been a practicing witch for a very long time. She was also an ally to the entity known as Scrier, who promised to return in her time of need, then died.
Many years later, while still having the body of a young woman, Agatha joined the community of witches known as New Salem, where she became their leader. She would use her power to turn over other witches to the witch hunting authority while claiming that it was ridding the witchcraft community of those who could not defend themselves.
Media[]
Appears in X-Men Evolution.