Who Is Hansel? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Hansel is a In the Public Domain comic book character, with over 124 comic issue appearances. From the classic fairy tale by the Grimm brothers.

Who is Hansel?

Origin In the original Brothers Grimm he and his sister Gretel venture off into the woods and find a gingerbread house owned by an evil witch. Being fooled, they are trapped and used as slaves until the witch wants to eat them. Knowing this they kick the witch into an oven an burn her alive. Other Versions Fables Lord Hansel, of Hansel and Gretel fame, holds the position of Head of the Imperial Inquisition and is one of the most feared men in the Empire. After their misadventure in the Homelands involving Frau Totenkinder , whom the children push into her own oven, Hansel and Gretel emerge from the forests to find their land overrun by the Adversary's forces. They flee, staying ahead of the invading armies and taking sanctuary in one church after another until they learn of the mundane world. Arriving there in the mid-17th Century, they made their way to the newly-established Fabletown , where they are shocked to discover Frau Totenkinder among the Fables already present. Hansel immediately demands her execution, only to be informed that, under the terms of the Fabletown Compact, Totenkinder had been granted amnesty for her actions in the Homelands.

Key facts

Hansel is of human origin. The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 124 recorded issue appearances, Hansel ranks among the most featured characters in comics.