Tala (comics)

Tala is a supervillain in the DC Comics universe. She is an evil demonic sorcerer who first appeared as an adversary of the Phantom Stranger.

Tala
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Phantom Stranger (vol. 2) #4 (December 1969)
Created by	Neal Adams Robert Kanigher
In-story information
Species	Demon
Place of origin	Hell
Notable aliases	Queen of Evil
Abilities	Magic Elemental manipulation Weather manipulation Soul absorption Reality alteration Transmutation Telepathy Telekinesis Time manipulation Mind control Illusion casting Dimensional travel Pyrokinesis

Publication history

Tala first appeared in Phantom Stranger vol. 2, #4 and was created by Neal Adams and Robert Kanigher.

Fictional character biography

Tala, the Queen of Evil, is an evil mystical entity and the mistress of the Dark Circle.^[1] Her agenda often consists of tricking mortals into doing evil deeds, or unleashing the apocalypse onto the modern world. She frequently confronts the Phantom Stranger, usually along with Doctor Thirteen, by using her powers to enslave mortals.

In post-Crisis continuity, Tala is a demon and mistress of Hell. She is known for either trying to doom mortals' souls to ruin or aiming to unleash apocalyptic evils upon the world.

In other media

• Tala appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Juliet Landau.^[2] This version is a member of Project Cadmus in the second season and Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society in the third, serving as a magic specialist in both groups. After Lex Luthor takes control of the Society and imprisons Grodd, Tala swears allegiance to the former and attempts to form a relationship with him until he grows obsessed with resurrecting Brainiac and regaining his power. Tala releases Grodd to incite a mutiny, but Luthor kills him and forces Tala to power a machine to revive Brainiac. While she dies in the process, she resurrects Darkseid instead as a final act of revenge.^[3]
  • Tala appears in issue #37 of the Justice League Unlimited tie-in comic book series.
• Tala appears in DC Universe Online as a vendor in the Hall of Doom's Magic Wing and the final boss of the "Hand of Fate" DLC.^[2][4]
• Tala appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[5]