Jennifer Kale
| Jennifer Kale | |
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 Jennifer Kale. Art by Andrea Broccardo. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Adventure into Fear #11 (December 1972) |
| Created by | Steve Gerber Rich Buckler |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Jennifer Kale |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Night The Command Midnight Sons Witches |
| Partnerships | Dakimh the Enchanter Howard the Duck Man-Thing Korrek |
| Notable aliases | Witch Woman |
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Jennifer Kale is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Rich Buckler, the character first appeared in Adventure into Fear #11 (December 1972).[1] Jennifer Kale is Johnny Blaze's cousin[2][3] and a sorceress who is part of the Cult of Zhered-Na.[4][5] She has also been a member of the Legion of Night and the Midnight Sons at various points in her history.[6][7]
The character made her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries Agatha All Along, portrayed by Sasheer Zamata.
Development
[edit]Concept and creation
[edit]Jennifer Kale was originally based on one of Steve Gerber's friends, Jennifer Meyer.[8]
Publication history
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Jennifer Kale debuted in Adventure into Fear #11 (December 1972),[9] created by Steve Gerber and Rich Buckler.[10]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Jennifer was born into the Kale family of sorcerers in the Florida Everglades. Attuned to mystical forces since birth, she began studying her family's history of magic. Jennifer became an apprentice of Dakimh the Enchanter and the two of them acted as allies of the Man-Thing, a creature that protected a Nexus of All Realities centered in the Everglades.
Jennifer has been advised by her grandfather Joshua (even after his death), who had been a mystical Cult leader when alive. His spirit continued this after she left her training with Dakimh and attempted to live a normal life as a college student. Regardless of her efforts at normalcy for many years she has been drawn into numerous magical conflicts. Examples include her kidnapping by Baron Mordo,[11] discovering a familial connection to the Ghost Rider,[12] and other adventures assisting the mutant team known as X-Force.[13]
Teams
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Jennifer Kale was recruited by Doctor Strange, alongside fellow magicians Topaz and Satana, to form the group known as the Witches, hoping to keep the world safe from mystical threats and stop would-be thieves from stealing her family book.[14] This team was short-lived and Kale next appeared with Wundarr the Aquarian and Siege as a member of Florida's Fifty State Initiative team, in an encounter with zombies from the Marvel Zombies universe,[15] and a Skrull invasion.[16] After the Initiative Jennifer appears as part of the new Midnight Sons team, once again fighting the Marvel Zombies.[17]
Dark Reign
[edit]Because Strange had abused his position as Sorcerer Supreme, he had to seek out a successor, searching all over Earth. He managed to track down Jennifer with great difficulty, ultimately deciding that she was not the one despite his belief in her high abilities.[18]
Heroic Age
[edit]Jennifer tried to stop the Thunderbolts from using the Man-Thing as their transportation, recalling him to the swamp to fight off an invasion from the Nexus of All Realities. Eventually, she realized that the Man-Thing was willingly working with the Thunderbolts, and that she would simply need to alert him any time someone broke through.