Who Is Arcanna? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Arcanna is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Arcanna Jones, with over 133 comic issue appearances. Arcanna is a powerful sorceress and member of the Squadron Supreme from the alternate universe of Earth-712.

Who is Arcanna?

Creation Arcanna was created by JM De Matteis and Don Perlin and first appeared as a new member of the Squadron Supreme in Defenders #112 in October 1982. Her character, as do the other Squadron Supreme team members, are parallels to the DC Universe characters from DC Comic's series the Justice League. In Arcanna's case her character is an adapted version of the League's own mystical member Zatanna . Origin Earth 712 Bronze Age Original costume The hedonistic Sorceress called Arcanna Jones comes from the universe of Earth-712 and she originally used her mystic talents working as a medium. Arcanna was born with an aptitude for magic and various psychic powers that developed as she matured. At sometime later when she became an adult Arcanna decided to become a professional crime fighter and began to capture criminals for profit. This was at the persuasion of her husband Phillip Jones. They decided that Philip would stay home to raise their children Drusilla , Katrina and Andrew .

Key facts

Arcanna is of human origin and first appeared in "Strange Visitor From Another Planet!". The character is published by Marvel. With 133 recorded issue appearances, Arcanna ranks among the most featured characters in comics.