Agatha Harkness
Marvel Comics fictional character / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).[1] Agatha Harkness is a powerful witch and one of the original witches from the Salem witch trials.[2] The character debuted as the governess of Franklin Richards and as an ally of the Fantastic Four.[3] She trained the Scarlet Witch / Wanda Maximoff in the art of magic.[4] She is the mother of the supervillain Nicholas Scratch. Agatha Harkness has also been a member of the Daughters of Liberty.[5] Initially an elderly woman, she managed to become young again and increased her strength.[6]
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![]() Agatha Harkness. Textless variant cover of Midnight Suns #3 (November 2022). Art by InHyuk Lee. | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Fantastic Four #94 (January 1970) |
Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
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Species | Human |
Team affiliations | Daughters of Liberty Witches of New Salem Strange Academy |
Partnerships | Fantastic Four Scarlet Witch |
Notable aliases | Prof. Emeritus Harkness |
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Kathryn Hahn portrayed Agatha Harkness in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) live-action miniseries WandaVision (2021), and is set to reprise her role as the star of the spin-off series Agatha All Along (2024).