Zatanna #8

Price history & market evidence

Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.

Reading this edition’s market

Compare the same cover, printing and grade before setting a bid. A raw guide or a higher-grade price does not establish a slab’s value. Include selling fees, shipping and the depth of completed-sale evidence when assessing an exit price.

The table includes 8 guide observations and 0 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.

Graded population

CGC records 33 graded copies for Zatanna #8 (2011). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.

Pupaphobia

Zatanna) goes to a psychiatrist, Dr. Jana Bodie, in another plane of reality and reveals her longstanding fear of marionettes. Although she has no trouble working with voodoo dolls and wax effigies, for some reason, she is terrified of dolls. She recalls a time when she was invited to perform on *Sesame Street*, but she was so scared that she ended up vomiting on Oscar the Grouch's garbage can. When Jana asks if she managed to get her fear under control at least once, Zatanna recalls the time when she helped Batman) in defeating the Ventriloquist).

She also remembers when she and Mikey) went to the opening of the Magic Museum. There she saw Oscar Hampel)'s marionette collection on display. As she stared at the collection, she saw one of the puppets move unaided, making her nervous. When the time came for Zatanna to receive the award for Spectacle of the Year, she saw the same puppet and ran from the stage to chase after it. Returning to the puppet display, she saw that the puppet had returned to its place.

Jana believes that Zatanna's fear of puppets is somehow a manifestation of a childhood trauma. Zatanna recalls a time when she went to one of her father)'s performances. In those days, she thought puppets were cute. Suddenly, she saw a robber with a knife and the next thing she knew is that she awakened in her hotel room. Her father said that the robber had been arrested by the police. Jana believes that the missing part of Zatanna's memory holds the key to unlock the reason behind her fear of puppets, so she suggests Zatanna meditate on that. Zatanna then returns to her home dimension.

Later, Zatanna does some research on Oscar Hampel and finds that he was a famous puppet artist. He even worked alongside her father. However, there is no record of what happened to him after his last performance, so she decides to ask someone else for help.

Zatanna enters the realm of dreams and finds Fuseli), asking him to search her dreams to discover the reason behind her fear of puppets. Although a bit reluctant, Fuseli accepts and the two enter Zatanna's childhood memories. There she sees her child self encountering the criminal with the knife, Oscar Hampel. John Zatara appears and transforms Hampel into a puppet to protect her daughter. Child Zatanna is left horrified, and John erases her memory of what happened.

Suddenly, adult Zatanna realizes she can't move. Returning to the waking world, she finds herself bound and gagged to her bed by Hampel, who is holding a knife.

| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Zatanna) **Supporting Characters:** * Fuseli) * Mikey Dowling) * Zatara) **Antagonists:** * Oscar Hampel) * Ventriloquist) **Other Characters:** * Detective Chimp) * Dr. Jana Bodie * Brother Night) **Locations:** * Hollywood * Dreaming **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Notes = | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =

Creative credits

Writers: Paul Dini

Interior art: Cliff Chiang

Color: John Kalisz

Source records & attribution

Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.

COMICBASE: comicbase:1249218

GCD: 794298

PANEL PROFITS: 2428920