Who Is Sabrina Spellman? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Sabrina Spellman is a Archie Comics comic book character, with over 1,199 comic issue appearances. In the original comic books, Sabrina comes from a long line of powerful witches; in the later live-action TV series, Sabrina Spellman is half-mortal. Though many people assume the character is inspired by the series Bewitched, she actually pre-dates the series by two years.

Who is Sabrina Spellman?

History Created by Archie Comics writer George Gladir and Archie Comics artist Dan DeCarlo in 1962 and still popular more than half a century later, Sabrina is an average teenaged girl in the Archie Comics universe who happens to be a full-blooded witch with nearly unlimited power; in the urban fantasy portion of the Archies Comics universe in which Sabrina lives, the term "witch" refers to her species, not to her religion. She is highly intelligent, high-spirited, creative, and earns good grades in school without ever having to resort to magic. In the comic books, she has a fondness for harmless pranks but hates to see anyone else truly unhappy and often tries to help out any unhappy person she comes across. Sabrina lives with her aunts, Hilda and Zelda , both of whom prefer to ignore the mortal world and would prefer the mortal world to ignore them in return. The family is often visited by Sabrina's cousin Ambrose, a lazy jetsetter male witch (sometimes called a "warlock" in the series) who often tries unsuccessfully to appear trendy and stylish but whose protective love and respect for his younger cousin (sometimes called his niece) Sabrina have no limits. No explanation is give.

Key facts

Sabrina Spellman is of human origin. The character is published by Archie Comics. With 1,199 recorded issue appearances, Sabrina Spellman ranks among the most featured characters in comics.