Who Is Agatha Harkness? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Agatha Harkness is a Marvel comic book character, with over 398 comic issue appearances. A renowned centuries-old witch, survivor of the Witch Trials and founder of New Salem. During the Age of Heroes she became the nanny of Franklin Richards and mentored the Scarlet Witch in the ways of witchcraft. She currently acts as an anti-hero and foil to her former pupil.

Who is Agatha Harkness?

Origin Agatha Harkness is a centuries old witch and possesses a great mastery of magic. Her remarkable talents already soon led to her meeting the Fantastic Four . She lived in a home on Whisper Hill, until it was destroyed during a fight. Creation Agatha was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in Fantastic Four #94 (1970) . Major Story Arcs Witch Hunts and the New World Betrayed by Laveau In 1428, in Transia, near Wundagore Mountain , Agatha was with her coven attempting a protection spell to defend them from the oncoming angry mob. They had found out that Agatha and her friends were witches. Among her coven were the ancestors of Nico Minoru and Zoe Laveau . Laveau’s ancestor withheld information that Corina , their youngest member, would be sacrificed to the dimensional being, Valtorr , for the spell to work.

Key facts

Agatha Harkness is of human origin and first appeared in "The Return of the Frightful Four". The character is published by Marvel. With 398 recorded issue appearances, Agatha Harkness ranks among the most featured characters in comics.