Enchantress (DC Comics)

Enchantress
Portion of the promotional art for Shadowpact #1 (July 2006) cover, by Bill Willingham.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Strange Adventures #187 (April 1966)
Created by	Bob Haney (writer) Howard Purcell (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	June Moone
Team affiliations	Shadowpact Suicide Squad Sentinels of Magic Forgotten Villains Justice League Dark
Abilities	List Vast magical powers Can directly affect inanimate objects with magic Energy projection Energy manipulation Illusion and spell casting Teleportation Intangibility Healing Ability to open portals Ability to summon demons and terrors Flight

Enchantress, also known as June Moone, is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Bob Haney and artist Howard Purcell, and first appeared in Strange Adventures #187 (April 1966). The character has periodically been depicted as taking the role of an antihero.

The Enchantress made her live-action cinematic debut in the 2016 film Suicide Squad, portrayed by Cara Delevingne.

The Enchantress ("The Switcheroo-Witcheroo" as she was bannered on the cover) first appeared in the nine-page lead story of Strange Adventures #187 (April 1966), the National Comics (now DC Comics) flagship science fiction anthology title. She then appeared in two eight-page appearances in the same title: Strange Adventures #191 (August 1966) and #200 (May 1967), written by Bob Haney and drawn by co-creator Howard Purcell. The first two stories were reprinted in Adventure Comics #417 (March 1972) and #419 (May 1972), her only appearances in the 1970s. Following this, the Enchantress appeared in two linked Supergirl tales in The Superman Family #204–205 (November/December 1980–January/February 1981). Writer Jack C. Harris and artist Trevor Von Eeden proposed to DC an all-female superteam named the "Power Squad" which would have included the Enchantress, but were turned down. The character appeared in a two-part story featuring the Forgotten Villains in the Superman team-up title DC Comics Presents #77–78 (January–February 1985). She was one of the super-characters in Legends #3 (January 1987) and Legends #6 (April 1987), followed by the origin of the Suicide Squad in Secret Origins vol. 2 #14 (May 1987) and the immediately following Suicide Squad series issues #1–8 (May 1987–December 1987) and #12–16 (April 1988–August 1988), written by John Ostrander; and The Spectre vol. 2 #11 (February 1988).