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Klarion the Witch Boy

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Klarion the Witch Boy is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, having first appeared in The Demon #7 (March 1973) and was created by Jack Kirby.[1] The character is typically portrayed as a powerful but mischievous, immature extradimensional warlock who serves as both the archenemy of Etrigan the Demon and is a reoccurring adversary for various mystic characters and teams in the DC Universe.

Klarion the Witch-Boy
Klarion as depicted in Klarion #4 (March 2015). Art by Tradd Moore.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceThe Demon #7 (March 1973)
Created byJack Kirby
In-story information
Alter egoKlarion Bleak
SpeciesCroatoan
Place of originWitch-World (originally)
Limbo Town (current)
Team affiliationsLords of Chaos
Injustice League Dark
Suicide Squad Black
Seven Soldiers of Victory
PartnershipsTeekl (familiar)
Notable aliasesKlarion the Witch Boy
Abilities
  • Nearly limitless magical powers (flight, teleportation, energy projection, etc.)
  • Extensive knowledge of the supernatural
  • Psychic link to Teekl
  • Capable trickster

The character has also been adapted in media, having made appearance in animated series such as The New Batman Adventures, Young Justice, and Justice League Action.

Fictional character biography

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Klarion as he originally appeared in The Demon #7 (March 1973). Art by Jack Kirby.

Kirby's Klarion

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Klarion is a young practitioner of the dark arts from Witch World, an otherworldly dimension whose inhabitants practice dark magic. Being a child, he is constantly under the direction of adults who dictate the usage and study of his magic. Frustrated, Klarion travels to the main universe to freely practice magic alongside his cat familiar Teekl. He attracts the attention of the demon Etrigan, who attempts to send him back to his dimension several times and becomes his rival.[2]

David's Klarion

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Klarion appears in the 2000 event Young Justice: Sins of Youth, in which he is involved in a plot by the Agenda to turn the public against the metahuman community, targeting juvenile super-heroes as the weakest link in the chain. He increases distrust and confusion at a rally for young heroes by casting a spell that swaps the ages of the teenage and adult heroes in attendance.

Peter David's version of Klarion also appears in July–June 2000's Young Justice #20- "Time Out" and #21 "Young, Just Us Too". In these issues, he expresses loneliness after turning various villains into children during the "Sins of Youth" storyline and wishes for a playmate of his own age before eventually befriending Ariella Kent, the Supergirl of the 853rd century.

Morrison's Klarion

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In 2005, a new version of Klarion starred in his own mini-series as one of the seven main characters in Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers. Morrison described this character as a return to the original Kirby version with some updates, including the return of Klarion's original overall look, and a move away from the Peter David version.[3] The new version of Klarion is an inhabitant of Limbo Town, an underground community beneath New York City whose citizens are descended from Puritan witches and the Sheeda-King Mr. Melmoth. Klarion attempts to leave Limbo Town and stops Melmoth from pillaging Limbo Town.[4]

Countdown

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In Countdown to Final Crisis, Klarion encounters Mary Marvel, who has recently been given Black Adam's powers and is struggling to control them. Klarion offers to help in return for a fraction of her power. This turns out to be a ruse, and Klarion attempts to absorb Mary's powers before being defeated.

In Brightest Day, Klarion is possessed by Alan Scott's Starheart power and driven insane. After wreaking havoc throughout an urban area, he is tracked down and defeated by Jade and Donna Troy.[5]

Superman/Batman Sorcerer Kings

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Klarion plays a major role in the events of the Sorcerer Kings three-issue storyline in Superman/Batman. He appears on the final page of issue #82, and in issue #83 he leads the current-timeline Batman, Doctor Occult and Detective Chimp to the "witches' road" while his future self is a member of the Justice League on a magic-controlled Earth.[6]

Batgirl (vol. 3)

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Klarion's last appearance before The New 52 was in Chalk (heart) Outline, a Valentine's Day themed story in Batgirl volume 3, #18. Klarion and Stephanie Brown as Batgirl must stop Teekl's rampage, which involves a trip to Limbotown.

The New 52

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In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Klarion made his first appearance in Teen Titans: Futures End #1 in September 2014. He additionally starred in a six-issue series written by Ann Nocenti and drawn by Trevor McCarthy.

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths

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Klarion would later appear in a tie-in during the events of Dark Crisis, having since allied himself with Deathstroke's Dark Army and become a Lord of Chaos.

Powers and abilities

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An extremely powerful and talented warlock, Klarion is considered one of the most dangerous magic users in creation despite his appearance and temperament.[1] He has a plethora of knowledge of various magic and spells, affording him nearly limitless abilities such as being able to transform himself, travel into other dimensions, energy projection, shapeshifting, telekinesis, etc.[7][8] Much of these powers are tied to his witch-cat familiar, Teekl, who possesses a psychic link with him, links him to the physical plane, and can transform into an anthropomorphic form.[9]

Other versions

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In other media

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Television

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Klarion as he appears in The New Batman Adventures.

Video games

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
  3. ^ "Klarion - Barbelith". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  4. ^ Grant Morrison; Frazer Irving; Mick Gray (2012). Seven Soldiers of Victory. DC Comics. ISBN 978-1-4012-2964-1.
  5. ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #46
  6. ^ "Superman/Batman #82". DC. 15 March 2021. and "#83". 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ The DC comics encyclopedia : the definitive guide to the characters of the DC universe. Matthew K. Manning, Stephen Wiacek, Melanie Scott, Nick Jones, Landry Q. Walker, Alan Cowsill (New ed.). New York, New York: DK Publishing. 2021. ISBN 978-0-7440-2056-4. OCLC 1253363543.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ Waid, Mark. Who's Who in the DC Universe #12. DC Comics.
  9. ^ Nitz, Jai (w). Suicide Squad: Black Files: Fortune's Wheel (2019).
  10. ^ a b c d "Klarion the Witch Boy Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 13, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  11. ^ "Teekl Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 13, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  12. ^ "First Look! The Witching Hour!". dcuniverseonline.com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  13. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  14. ^ Michael, Jon; Veness, John (February 15, 2019). "Characters - LEGO DC Super-Villains Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #12 - The House of Mystery! (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "Injustice: Gods Among Us Year Three #2 - Gathering Forces (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Justice League Beyond 2.0 #11 - System Override Part 3 of 8: Malware (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
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