Zatanna



Zatanna Zatara is a character from DC Comics. She was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Murphy Anderson, Zatanna first appeared in Hawkman vol. 1 #4 (October–November 1964).

Biography
Zatanna's was born the daughter of the renowned magician Giovammi Zatara, and his wife Sindella, a member of the magically gifted Homo Magi, race. Her father preformed for years as a stage magician and showman but int truth new more than a little about actual magic; Zatanna, possessing her mother's gift for magic and her father's keen mind for applying it followed and preformed with her father across the US learning both real and fake magic. Zatanna not only practiced spells back stage but, escape artistry, slight of hand and theatrics allowing her to hide any real magic she wished to show behind illusions until no one would be able to call her on public displays of arcana. After her father's death Zatanna continued his work and his tour. She was so sensational to audiences that she was able to easily be considered to be an entertainer unto herself. She gas preformed at Paris, Hollywood, Metropolis, Gotham and Bludhaven and helped various heroes in the DC world as her tours brought her to them. Zatanna would eventually be recruited into the Justice League due her powers, her expertise in advising members on real magical threats and being a trusted ally of Batman, Hawkman, Nightwing, Raven, Superman and Doctor Fate. Zatanna keeps her membership, though not association with the Justice League a secret so no one will ever suspect she is using magic publicly. Zatanna is not only keeps her magic a secret to give her an excuse to spice up her act but also is afraid of modern day witch hunters (she considers the politicians and religious leaders to be even more in need of the public lime-light than magicians)

The New 52
Following the events of Flashpoint, Zatanna was made a main characters for the Justice League Dark series. Though Zattanna still wear her old-scholl stage magician's costume from time to time she mainly wears a new updated look. In the first issue, she hears about the Justice League's run-in with the Enchantress and volunteers her services to the League. Though Batman tries to join in the fight, Zatanna uses her powers to tie him up, saying that Batman was too valuable to the world to die in battle.

Trivia



 * Her cousin Zachary Zatara, is also a magician in the DCU.


 * Her signature power is being able to cast spells by speaking backwards.
 * Bruce Wayne trained as an escape artist along-side her during her father;s tours.
 * The Heroine Raven originally tried to work as Zatanna's apprentice but was rejected when Zatanna became suspicious of it being a trick by Raven's father, the demon Trigon.
 * Zatanna has had an on off again crush on Bruce Wayne through-out her life.
 * Zatanna is trained in vocal activation of her powers. This means if she can not use her powers if she is gagged, underwater or for any other reason unable to speak.
 * Zatanna frequently appears in stories written by Paul Dini, who also wrote for Batman: The Animated Series.
 * She has had a romantic relationship with John Constantine.