Who Is Astra Logue? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Astra Logue is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 26 comic issue appearances. A young girl who Constantine failed to rescue in Newcastle. She was torn apart and damned to Hell by the demon Nergal.

Who is Astra Logue?

Creation Astra was created by writer Jamie Delano , first appearing in Hellblazer #8 in a hallucination and properly in Hellblazer #11. Major Story Arcs Newcastle Possessed Astra Logue was the daughter of the notorious "sex and drugs magician" Alex Logue, who owned the Casanova Club in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. Throughout her life, Astra had been sexually abused by her father and his friends. Eventually Astra was able to summon a hellhound by the name of Norfulthing who posessed her and began brutally killing her father and the rest of abusers in the nightclub. In 1978, John Constantine and his 'Newcastle crew' of amateur magicians traveled to Newcastle to exorcise Norfulthing. Reasoning that the only way to defeat a Demon would be to summon a higher ranking demon to take it back to Hell, Constantine summoned the demon Nergal , despite the reservations of his friends. Inevitably, Nergal himself tore apart Astra, sending her to Hell and leaving the entire group traumatized and haunted for the rest of their lives. Critical Mass Decades later, on a visit to Hell, John was offered the salvation of Astra's soul in exchange for his own by Buer , the demon of damned children, working .

Key facts

Astra Logue is of human origin and first appeared in "Intensive Care". The character is published by DC Comics. With 26 recorded issue appearances, Astra Logue ranks among the most featured characters in comics.