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| Johanna Constantine | |
| Aliases: | Lady Constantine Lady Johanna Constantine |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Type: | Adventurer |
| Gender: | Female |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Fawny Rig, Wych Cross, Sussex, England |
| Relatives: | Mouse Constantine [1]John Constantine [2] |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Born: | 1760 |
| Died: | 1859 |
| First: | Sandman, Vol. 2 #13 |
Johanna Constantine is a fictional spy and adventurer and a supporting character featured in comic books published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint. She is associated with the Hellblazer and Sandman families of titles. She first appeared in The Sandman, Volume 2 #13 in February, 1990 in a story titled "Men of Good Fortune".
Biography[]
Johanna Constantine was born in England in the year 1760. She was born into a noble family to Lord and Lady Constantine. She was orphaned at a young age and forced to live on her own. She had a relationship with a man who bore her a daughter, whom she nicknamed "Mouse". Being an unwed mother, Johanna Constantine was stripped of her title. Raising a daughter on her own, she passed Mouse off as a boy, citing that she would be made more vulnerable living on the streets of London if people knew that she was a girl.
In 1785, when Joanna was 25-years-old, she was approached by members of the Interventionist Branch of the British government to undertake a very secret mission. She was told to retrieve a mysterious box, which went missing from the cargo hold of a clipper ship known as the Lokk. She was given specific instructions, that under no circumstances was she to open the box, or allow it to be opened by any other hands. In exchange for this dangerous endeavor, the British officials agreed to reinstate Johanna's title of Lady.
Johanna and Mouse's mission brought them into contact with a privateer named Rafe McCallister. Johanna used her feminine whiles to convince Rafe to bring her to Spitzbergen in the Arctic Sea in search of the box. Arriving in Spitzbergen, Johanna encountered Dorian Blackwood, who was an aspect of Lady Blackwood - also known as the legendary Pandora. [3]
Abilities[]
Johanna Constantine in 1785.
Powers[]
- Witchcraft: Johanna Constantine had the ability to manipulate magical energy for a variety of meager effects.
- Matter transmutation: Johanna Constantine understood the mechanics required to master such an effect, but had difficulty actually pulling it off.
Skills[]
- Firearms: Johanna Constantine is skilled in the use of a flint-lock revolver, or other such handguns of the time era.
- Mysticism: Johanna Constantine was an amateur occultist and mystic.
- Haruspicy: Johanna Constantine could divine information by reading the entrails of slain animals.
- Swordsmanship: Johanna Constantine has passable skill with a sword.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Johanna Constantine was created by writer Neil Gaiman and artist Michael Zulli.
- Lady Johanna's estate, Fawny Rig, was later purchased by Roderick Burgess in the early 1900s.
- It is possible that William Constantine might be Johanna's grandson through Mouse. William Constantine is the grandfather of John Constantine. However, it is also likely that John might not be a direct descendant, but is related to Johanna by way of a great-uncle.
See also[]
Hellblazer media
The World of Hellblazer
Miscellaneous
External Links[]
- Johanna Constantine at DCDP
- Johanna Constantine at Comic Vine
- Johanna Constantine at the Sandman Wiki
Appearances[]
- Hellblazer: Lady Constantine 1
- Hellblazer: Lady Constantine 2
- Sandman Vol 2 13 (1st appearance)
References[]
- ↑ Daughter; real name unknown. Deceased by virtue of time era.
- ↑ Descendant, alive.
- ↑ Hellblazer: Lady Constantine 1