Gazelle (Scratch) (Earth-616)

Gazelle
Name	Unrevealed
Current Alias	Gazelle
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Salem's Seven, Frightful Four
Relatives	Grandparents: Agatha Harkness (grandmother) Parents: Nicholas Scratch (father) Siblings: Brutacus (half-brother) Hydron (half-brother) Thornn (half-brother) Vakume (half brother) Reptilla (half-sister) Vertigo (half sister)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Magically transformed Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	New Salem, Colorado
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Magician
Base of Operations	New Salem, Colorado
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Len Wein, George Perez
First	Fantastic Four #186 (June, 1977)
First	Fantastic Four #186 (June, 1977)

History

This New Salemite daughter of Nicholas Scratch from an unrevealed wife was thus an heir to a magically enhanced, vaguely inhuman-looking, alter-ego. Her activities remain largely unrevealed, serving as part of Salem's Seven, Scratch's elite warriors.

She eventually turned on the Seven in protest at their activities, and was imprisoned by them.

She (and the rest of Salem's Seven) was killed in the explosion of magical forces caused by the Scarlet Witch that destroyed New Salem, but she (and the other Seven) has since been resurrected.

Hunted

Gazelle was among several animal-themed super-villains captured by Taskmaster and Black Ant to serve as hunting targets for Kraven the Hunter and Arcade. In the ensuing chaos, Gazelle was stabbed and killed by a robotic hunter.

However, she appeared alive alongside the rest of the Salem Seven in an attack against the Fantastic Four.

Attributes

Powers

Gazelle's human form was capable of wielding magic on par with the rest of the New Salemites. In addition, she was able to assume a form that allowed her additional powers-- a deer-like form with superhuman strength in her legs, capable of fantastic leaps and powerful kicks.

Her powers were enhanced by the Wizard, amplifying her speed and agility to levels similar to Quicksilver.

Abilities

Skilled hand-to-hand combatant.

See Also

• 17 appearance(s) of Gazelle (Scratch) (Earth-616)
• 5 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Gazelle (Scratch) (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Gazelle (Scratch) (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Gazelle (Scratch) (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Gazelle (Scratch) (Earth-616)
• 5 image(s) of Gazelle (Scratch) (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Unofficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem's_Seven