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| The Fashion Thing | |
| Aliases: | Mad Mod Witch Mad Yuppie Witch Mad Madonna Witch |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Notability: | Recurring character |
| Gender: | Female |
| Race: | Witch |
| Location: | England The Dreaming |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | The Unexpected #108 |
The Fashion Thing is a fictional story-teller and a minor recurring character featured in comic book titles published by DC Comics. Later stories supplant her into DC's Vertigo imprint. She first appeared in the second story from The Unexpected #108 in September, 1968 called "The Cat With 1,000 Lives!".
Biography[]
Originally known as the "Mad Mod Witch", these mysterious individual, apparently a witch, lived in England. Seemingly immortal, she went through various iterations and has been a flapper, a punk, and a mod, always adapting to whatever fashion trends were popular at the time. She had a missing eye and was known for crafting eerie tales of suspense and horror. Beginning in 1988, she began to refer to herself as the "Mad Yuppie Witch". She later became a denizen of The Dreaming where she was referred to as the Fashion Thing. She once assisted Taramis in serving food and drink to Delirium (which consisted of one-inch milk chocolate people) during a repast with her brother, Dream. [1]
Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Immortality: The Fashion Thing appears to have a prolonged lifespan, and as a resident of The Dreaming, is now immortal.
- Witchcraft: The Fashion Thing can conduct basic magic and low-level sorcery. Mostly, this is used to alter her appearance and apparent age.
Skills[]
- Storytelling: The Fashion Thing can weave a spooky tale to anyone willing to listen.
Weaknesses[]
- Missing eye: The Fashion Thing is missing an eye and wears an eye-patch. This detail is not always consistent as the eye-patch has been known to switch from the left eye to the right.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Fashion Thing was created by writer Dave Wood and artists Jack Sparling and Rocke Mastroserio.
- While originally presented as the Mad Mod Witch in The Unexpected #108, she was re-introduced in modern fare as the Fashion Thing in The Sandman #2 in February, 1989.
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