![]() ![]() ![]() To briefly return to the House of M story from earlier, after Wanda’s mental breakdown, Nick Fury discovered what appeared to be the decayed body of Agatha, giving the impression that she had died quite some time ago. In short, it turns out to be Mantis (thank the Heavens for that), and not Agatha. They believed that she brought trouble from the outside world to New Salem, but the FF convinced them that Scratch was the problem, and they banished him to another dimension.ĭuring the Avengers story line “Celestial Madonna,” Agatha, along with Wanda and Mantis, were kidnapped by Kang the Conqueror, because he believed one of them was going to bear a child that would usher in the new world and be the most powerful being on Earth. They somehow blocked her powers and then burned her at the stake. When she came back, she was attacked by her son and his children. Initially, the training helped, but in the end, Wanda spun out of control mentally, and depowered most of Earth’s mutants (during House of M).īefore all that, though, Agatha returned to New Salem after a falling out with Sue Richards. She trained Wanda, but also made her forget about her two “children” that had been lost. Wanda had some dark magic from Chthon inside her (unbeknownst to her), and Agatha knew this could potentially be very dangerous to everyone, so she tried to quell the problem. She assisted in Wanda’s training because her powers were getting to be out of control. She kept her origin and abilities a secret, though.Īs Agatha watched over young Franklin, she later decided to take Wanda Maximoff under her wing, as well. She then felt the immense power that resided in Franklin Richards, so she used magical means to coerce the Fantastic Four into hiring her as Franklin’s nanny. ![]() There, she trained all sorts of young magical apprentices. First, she acquired an old mansion in the hills of New York, called Whisper Hill. She eventually left the town to travel the outside world to investigate. She then married and bore a son, Nicholas Scratch. She later left that area, and along with most of the townspeople created a new town called “New Salem,” in the elevation of Colorado. What we do know is that she was there in the 17th Century, in Salem Massachusetts, when the trials were happening. Hey everybody, welcome to another character spotlight, right here in Marvel Snapshot! In this week’s installment, I’ll be focusing on one of Marvel’s weirdest, witch-iest (yeah, I know that isn’t a word) women in Agatha Harkness! She’s a virtual icon in Fantastic Four history, and we’ll be looking at her past right here today! She was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1970 ( Fantastic Four #94).Īgatha Harkness is a centuries old witch who has an unrevealed origin. ![]()
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