Who Is Wizard? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Wizard is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Bentley Wittman, with over 609 comic issue appearances. An evil genius and leader of the Frightful Four.

Who is Wizard?

Creation Wizard was created by Stan Lee , Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby . Major Story Arcs The Wizard was originally the enemy of the Human Torch during his solo days, but he eventually started terrorizing the Fantastic Four and lives to prove to the world that he is superior to the mind of Mr. Fantastic . At some point, due to his ego, he legally changed his name from Bentley Wittman to The Wizard. Solo Days Wizard was a famous child prodigy and chess champion, but as he grew older, the novelty of his brilliance faded and he turned to stage magic to get back the attention he'd gotten used to as a child. When this also failed he decided to get attention as a super-villain, defeating the most visually flashy superhero at the time-- the Human Torch. (Basically, he has an advanced case of child-star syndrome.) The Wizard put this plan into action and pretended to be a victim. Johnny saved him and Wizard let Johnny into his high-tech mansion.

Key facts

Wizard is of human origin and first appeared in "Prisoner Of The Wizard!". The character is published by Marvel. With 609 recorded issue appearances, Wizard ranks among the most featured characters in comics.