The World's Most Dangerous Teen Redefined How Magic Works in DC Comics

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The best magic users in the DC Universe may be outclassed by one insanely powerful teenage girl. Black Alice might be one of many magic-based heroes, but her powers put DC's mystical forces in a whole new light.

If there's one thing that's known about the DCU, it's that there's an overwhelming number of heroes and villains with magical backgrounds. From the streetwise and overworked John Constantine to the literal right hand of God, the Spectre, there are quite a bit of big names who try to keep the ethereal forces in balance. While the rules of the arcane tend to depend on the character and what kinds of magic they use, there's an understood logic that most magic users tend to follow. But that doesn't mean every once in a while a new character can't come around and throw out the proverbial spell book.

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Enter Lori Zechlin, aka Black Alice. Created by Gail Simone, Joe Prado and Ed Benes, she first appeared in the pages of Birds of Prey #78. Unlike most magic users, Lori has no powers of her own, but she does possess the ability to temporarily steal the powers of other magic-based characters. Black Alice has taken from magic-based heroes such as Raven, Constantine, Zatanna, Doctor Fate and even overwhelmingly powerful beings like the Phantom Stranger and Etrigan the Demon. It made her a target for recruitment for some insidious organizations like Lex Luthor's Secret Society of Villains. Instead she found herself a home with the oddball mercenary crew Secret Six, becoming one of their most powerful assets.

While the power levels of the mystical wildly vary, there's no doubt that being able to steal the powers of others gives her an insane edge over many other