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Agatha Harkness
Agatha Harkness is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #94 (October 1969; cover dated January 1970). Agatha Harkness is a powerful witch and one of the original witches from the Salem witch trials.
The character debuted as the governess to Franklin Richards, serving as an ally to the Fantastic Four. She trained the Scarlet Witch / Wanda Maximoff in the art of magic. Harkness is the mother of the warlock Nicholas Scratch and the grandmother of the Salem's Seven. She has also been a member of the Daughters of Liberty. Originally depicted as an elderly woman, Harkness was able to become young again and increased her strength.
Since her introduction in comics, the character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including video games, animated television series, and merchandise. Agatha Harkness made her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) live-action miniseries WandaVision (2021), portrayed by Kathryn Hahn, who reprised the role in the spin-off series Agatha All Along (2024).
Agatha Harkness debuted in Fantastic Four #94 (October 1969), created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. She appeared in the "Avengers Disassembled" storyline, the 2022 Midnight Suns series, the 2023 Scarlet Witch Annual one-shot, the 2024 House of Harkness series, and the 2024 Agatha Harkness: The Saga of the Salem Witch trade paperback.
Agatha Harkness was introduced as the governess of Franklin Richards. When the Frightful Four neutralised the Fantastic Four, she defeated the villains herself, without telling the Fantastic Four that she had done so or that she was a witch. She revealed her identity to them later, and aided them in battle against Annihilus.
Through the actions of her son Nicholas Scratch, she was revealed as a member of the previously unknown New Salem, Colorado, a colony of witches of whom she had been the leader. Scratch had taken control of the town and persuaded its inhabitants that Harkness betrayed the community's secrets by working for the Fantastic Four. She was abducted and taken back to the community with Franklin to stand trial. The Fantastic Four followed and came into conflict with Salem's Seven, Harkness's grandchildren fathered by Scratch. The Fantastic Four defeated them and freed Harkness. In the process, Scratch's evil was revealed to the community of New Salem and he was banished to another dimension. Harkness became the magical tutor for the Scarlet Witch in the use of witchcraft.
Scratch and Salem's Seven returned, and Harkness foiled their attempt to conquer the world.
Eventually, Salem's Seven took over the New Salem community again. They captured Harkness and killed her by burning her at the stake, although Harkness soon made her presence known to Wanda in what appeared to be a post-death astral form. In an ensuing battle between the Scarlet Witch and Salem's Seven, the entire community's energies were drawn into Vertigo of the Seven, who lost control of them. Wanda managed to capture some of the energy and funnel it away, but the entire town was destroyed. Following hints from Harkness's astral form, Wanda channeled the remaining energy to become pregnant with twin children of the Vision, her android husband.
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Agatha Harkness
Agatha Harkness is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #94 (October 1969; cover dated January 1970). Agatha Harkness is a powerful witch and one of the original witches from the Salem witch trials.
The character debuted as the governess to Franklin Richards, serving as an ally to the Fantastic Four. She trained the Scarlet Witch / Wanda Maximoff in the art of magic. Harkness is the mother of the warlock Nicholas Scratch and the grandmother of the Salem's Seven. She has also been a member of the Daughters of Liberty. Originally depicted as an elderly woman, Harkness was able to become young again and increased her strength.
Since her introduction in comics, the character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including video games, animated television series, and merchandise. Agatha Harkness made her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) live-action miniseries WandaVision (2021), portrayed by Kathryn Hahn, who reprised the role in the spin-off series Agatha All Along (2024).
Agatha Harkness debuted in Fantastic Four #94 (October 1969), created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. She appeared in the "Avengers Disassembled" storyline, the 2022 Midnight Suns series, the 2023 Scarlet Witch Annual one-shot, the 2024 House of Harkness series, and the 2024 Agatha Harkness: The Saga of the Salem Witch trade paperback.
Agatha Harkness was introduced as the governess of Franklin Richards. When the Frightful Four neutralised the Fantastic Four, she defeated the villains herself, without telling the Fantastic Four that she had done so or that she was a witch. She revealed her identity to them later, and aided them in battle against Annihilus.
Through the actions of her son Nicholas Scratch, she was revealed as a member of the previously unknown New Salem, Colorado, a colony of witches of whom she had been the leader. Scratch had taken control of the town and persuaded its inhabitants that Harkness betrayed the community's secrets by working for the Fantastic Four. She was abducted and taken back to the community with Franklin to stand trial. The Fantastic Four followed and came into conflict with Salem's Seven, Harkness's grandchildren fathered by Scratch. The Fantastic Four defeated them and freed Harkness. In the process, Scratch's evil was revealed to the community of New Salem and he was banished to another dimension. Harkness became the magical tutor for the Scarlet Witch in the use of witchcraft.
Scratch and Salem's Seven returned, and Harkness foiled their attempt to conquer the world.
Eventually, Salem's Seven took over the New Salem community again. They captured Harkness and killed her by burning her at the stake, although Harkness soon made her presence known to Wanda in what appeared to be a post-death astral form. In an ensuing battle between the Scarlet Witch and Salem's Seven, the entire community's energies were drawn into Vertigo of the Seven, who lost control of them. Wanda managed to capture some of the energy and funnel it away, but the entire town was destroyed. Following hints from Harkness's astral form, Wanda channeled the remaining energy to become pregnant with twin children of the Vision, her android husband.