Magnus the Sorcerer
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Spider-Woman #2 (May 1978) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman and Carmine Infantino |
Magnus the Sorcerer is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
The character was an ally of the first Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew.
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[edit] Publication history
Magnus first appeared in Spider-Woman #2 in May 1978, and was created by Marv Wolfman and Carmine Infantino.
The character subsequently appears in Spider-Woman #3-7 (June-October 1978), #10-13 (January-April 1979), Avengers #186-187 (August-September 1979), Spider-Woman #50 (June 1983), Avengers #240-241 (February-March 1984), Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (1988), X-Men Annual #12 (1988), Web of Spider-Man Annual #4 (1988), and Secret Defenders #22 (December 1994).
[edit] Fictional character biography
Magnus was the lover and student of Morgan Le Fay in the 6th-century AD, in the time of King Arthur. He stole the Book of the Darkhold from her and placed it in a tower which no one with evil intent could enter.[volume & issue needed]
In the 20th-century, as a ghost, the centuries-old sorcerer could possess the bodies of the living. Magnus' spirit took possession of Jonathan Drew and aided the High Evolutionary in organizing the Knights of Wundagore.[volume & issue needed]
Still later, Magnus took the form of a London clothier and often aided Drew's daughter Spider-Woman against foes of a supernatural nature, especially the threat of his ancient former lover, Morgan Le Fay.[volume & issue needed]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Magnus at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
