Sargon the Sorcerer

[williamtheday]

First he was a good guy, then he was a bad guy and then (I think) became a good guy again. Is he doing anything these days?

[MajorHoy]

First he was a good guy, then he was a bad guy and then (I think) became a good guy again. Is he doing anything these days?

Well, I think he "died" in the pages of Swamp Thing during CoIE, then wasn't he a woman during the New52?

[Jim Kelly]

Mike Friedrich brought back Sargon to play a villain in two issues of THE FLASH--186 (March 1969) and 207 (June 1971). But then Mike redeemed Sargon in his Starbreaker Trilogy, when the Sorceror came to help the World's Greatest Super-Heroes save the Earth in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA 97 (March 1972) and 98 (May 1972). However, I think Sargon was a little sketchy after that and couldn't be trusted. At least, I recall that's how it was in SWAMP THING during the Crisis.

[Lee Stone]

I only got to see Sargon in Swamp Thing, where he got roasted with Zatara.

[Bruce Wayne]

Well, I think he "died" in the pages of Swamp Thing during CoIE, then wasn't he a woman during the New52?

That was his daughter.

[Dr. Poison]

He appeared in that mini series a few years back that starred most of DC magic users as high schoolers. I forget the name of it now. His Ruby of Life was mentioned a few times in Justice League Dark. Hopefully he shows up there soon. I love the character. I even have a custom action figure of him.

[Multiverse]

Wouldn't mind seeing him return as a high-level sorceror on par with Zatara, Etrigan, Constantine and Dr. Fate. I'd have him be more morally ambiguous, due to the Ruby of Life's nature (is it mischievous or malicious?)

[Sutekh]

There was a throwaway line about Nommo/Dr. Mist creating gems of power back in the day, and I always thought it would be neat if the Ruby of Life was one such item. It's a neat magical trinket, and I particularly liked that Sargon, despite the gem, wasn't really a 'do-whatever-the-hell-I-want' sort of sorcerer like Zatanna or Dr. Fate, but had a very specific and discrete ability, derived from the Ruby of Life (usually used to animate objects).

[williamtheday]

Verrry interesting! How about Sargon's arch enemy, The Blue Lama? Is she still in Limbo?

[Sandy Hausler]

Verrry interesting! How about Sargon's arch enemy, The Blue Lama? Is she still in Limbo?

I don't think she's been seen since her original appearances in the Golden Age. Too bad. She was a great baddy!

[MajorHoy]

from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. XX (October 1986)

[MajorHoy]

This got posted in a different thread, but I figured it was worth posting here as well:

That is some lovely Howard Purcell artwork.

Lando is very similar to another Purcell creation - Sargon the Sorcerer. Any idea which character was created first?

World's Best Comics #1 had an approximate on-sale date of February 10, 1941 (according to Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics); January 21, 1941 was the approximate on-sale date for All-American Comics #24 which was when Sargon the Sorcerer was announced.

[Batgrayson]

Is this the same guy who appeared on the final episode from CoIE in the Arrowverse?