Who Is Salem? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Salem is a Archie Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Salem Saberhagen, with over 418 comic issue appearances. Salem is Sabrina's feline familiar in the Archie Comics universe. In the original comic books, Salem is an ordinary cat who happens to have magical powers.

Who is Salem?

Origin In the original comic books, Salem is an interesting cross between a witch's familiar and a superpet, with plentiful magical powers but the personality and intelligence of an ordinary housecat. Character Evolution Salem was originally depicted in his first appearance ( Archie's Madhouse #22 ) as black and white. By Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 , he was orange. He revered back to black and white at some point after this, and has been in all comics since except for the ones based on his live action appearances, where he is all black. Other Media In the live-action TV series, Salem is a warlock who was turned into a talking black cat for 100 years by the Witch's Council as punishment for trying to take over the world, with his status as pet part of his punishment.

Key facts

Salem is of animal origin. The character is published by Archie Comics. With 418 recorded issue appearances, Salem ranks among the most featured characters in comics.