Queen of Fables facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Queen of Fables
The Queen of Fables by artist Bernard Chang
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	JLA #47, (November 2000)
Created by	Gail Simone (writer) Bryan Hitch (artist) Mark Waid (writer)
In-story information
Alter ego	Tsaritsa
Species	Homo magi
Abilities	Magic Immortality

The Queen of Fables is a powerful supervillain in the world of DC Comics. She often battles famous heroes like the Justice League, Wonder Woman, and Superman. Her character is inspired by the Evil Queen from the "Snow White" fairy tale. She is like the living spirit of all evil in old stories. She first appeared in the comic book JLA #47 in November 2000. She was created by Gail Simone, Mark Waid, and Bryan Hitch.

Queen of Fables: Her Story

The Queen of Fables was once a powerful magic-user from another dimension. She was sent away to Earth. She ruled for a time until Snow White stood up to her. Snow White managed to trap the Queen inside a special book called the Book of Fables. Using this book, Snow White could change the Queen's bad actions back to normal.

Escape and First Battle

Many years later, the Queen was accidentally set free from her prison. She quickly changed Manhattan city into a magical forest. This forest was filled with amazing creatures from old folk tales. After being freed, she looked for Snow White. She thought a television was a magic mirror. She asked it to show her "The Fairest In The Land." By chance, the TV was showing news about the Justice League. It was showing Wonder Woman at that moment.

The Queen believed Wonder Woman was Snow White. She faced Wonder Woman and put her into a deep sleep. This happened in the enchanted forest. Aquaman woke Wonder Woman with a kiss. He was once a Prince and is now the King of Atlantis. So, his kiss counted as a prince's kiss. Batman then found the book that had trapped the Queen. The Justice League eventually stopped her. They made her see that she was not immortal or beautiful in the real world. They locked her up again. This time, they trapped her in a book about the United States Tax Code. They hoped she would find nothing fun to use as a weapon there. This also undid her magic.

Later Adventures

The Queen of Fables eventually escaped from the U.S. Tax Code manual. She was very unhappy. She then decided to find her own "Prince Charming". She chose Superman for this role. She took Superman to a glass forest from his home planet, Krypton. Superman was able to escape and defeat her. This effort made him very tired. She was last seen watching a sleeping girl. She told the girl to "Sleep well, dear one. Keep me alive. Dream of me. Dream of me."

She appeared again later as a film executive named Laney Kirswel. This person was making a movie about Wonder Woman. The movie had many untrue and mean things in it. The Queen used this to cause trouble for Wonder Woman. She made Wonder Woman go through difficult situations. These were like the distorted events from the movie. Wonder Woman convinced her to turn into a huge dragon. Wonder Woman noticed the dragon looked like Maleficent. Diana then used two battle axes to blind the dragon. This forced the Queen to run away.

Powers and Abilities

The Queen of Fables is a very powerful magic-user. She was able to change a whole city like Manhattan into a magical forest. She can do almost anything with her magic. She often has fairy tale creatures helping her. These include dragons, ogres, and goblins. The Queen of Fables can also create many fictional monsters from other stories. She uses them to fight the Justice League. She is also immortal. This means she cannot be killed as long as she stays inside her storybook.

In Other Media

Television

• The writer Gail Simone said that if she had written another episode for Justice League Unlimited, the Queen of Fables would have been the main villain.
• The Queen of Fables first appeared on screen in the animated series Harley Quinn. Wanda Sykes provided her voice. In the episode "So, You Need a Crew?", the Queen of Fables tried to take over Gotham City. She wanted to show that female villains could be powerful. She spread an enchanted forest and made an army of storybook characters. This happened in the 1980s. The Justice League defeated her. Zatanna trapped her in a U.S. Master Tax Guide Book. This made her upset because she wasn't sent to Arkham Asylum like male villains. After becoming a talking book, she worked as a tax consultant.
• In "The Line", she was freed from the tax code by a court order. The court said it was a cruel punishment. But she was then sent to Arkham. Harley helped her escape. The Queen joined Harley's crew for a short time. But her extreme and violent ways led to her being kicked out. The crew stole a weather control device. The Queen then made them give it to her. But Jason Praxis interrupted her. He was a survivor from a family she had harmed. He had gained electric powers and wanted revenge. Jason destroyed her storybook, making her powerless. Harley used a force field to protect the Queen and stop Jason. The Queen left, but she harmed Jason on her way out. She told Harley that only villains who go to any lengths can succeed. She said Harley would regret letting her leave.
• In "Devil's Snare", the Queen of Fables got a new storybook. She trapped the Justice League inside it. She then sent Harley and her crew up a beanstalk. They were meant to be harmed by a giant cyclops. She revealed she was working with the Joker. Harley defeated the Queen of Fables.
• In "A Fight Worth Fighting For", the Queen's storybook fell into the hands of a nurse named Bethany. This happened after Joker became sane and gave it to her. Joker later got the book back for Harley. Batman then had Zatanna free the Justice League from the book.

Video Games

• The Queen of Fables is a character you can summon in the video game Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

Miscellaneous

• The Queen of Fables appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold comic issue 5. She took children. Their tears kept her young and beautiful. She faced Batman and Captain Marvel. She turned Captain Marvel into a dragon helper. But Batman stole her storybook. He tricked the dragon into destroying it with fire. Without the storybook, the Queen of Fables melted away. Her magic spells were undone.
• The Queen of Fables appears in DC Super Friends comic issue 21, "Happily Never After". Her storybook appeared in the Watchtower. It pulled the Super Friends inside when they opened it. Inside the fairy tale world, the Queen of Fables showed herself. She asked the Super Friends to become her subjects. She called them modern legends. When they said no, she scattered them around her world. They met different characters from stories, some friendly and some not. The Super Friends overcame these challenges. They often gave the characters happier endings. They then regrouped. The Queen was amused. She again demanded they become her subjects. When they refused and asked to go home, she threatened them with monsters. These included the Rainbow Serpent and Fenrir. The Super Friends realized they could change the stories with their imagination. They made the monsters peaceful. The Queen said she had the most power and could undo any changes. But Green Lantern broke her power by saying: "And they lived happily ever after. The End". The Super Friends were freed from the storybook. They locked it away in their trophy room.

See also

In Spanish: Reina de las Fábulas para niños