American Update: Strange Adventures #187 – First Appearance of DC’s Enchantress
*DC: DC’s Enchantress – no relation to Thor’s beloved enemy of the same name – premiered in Strange Adventures #187. Artist June Moone wanders away from her escort while at a party in an old castle, and more or less stumbles into magical powers. An odd attempt at a modern witchcraft heroine, the Enchantress was created by Bob Haney (we might have guessed) and artist Howard Purcell, and fizzled out after only two more appearances, until revived in the 1980s as a Supergirl villain. Then drafted into the best and longest-running version of the Suicide Squad from 1987, she became a credible player in the DC Universe, a position only consolidated by her prominence in the flawed, but successful Suicide Squad movie of 2016. This first Enchantress appearance is a near-flawless VF+ cents copy, with tight staples, bright colour, off-white interiors and only minute corner blunting; an exceptional copy of a seldom-seen issue. On sale at £350. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD