Salem
Salem is Sabrina's feline familiar in the Archie Comics universe. In the original comic books, Salem is an ordinary cat who happens to have magical powers.
Name:
Salem
Publisher:
Real name:
Salem Saberhagen
Aliases:
- Salem Saberhagen
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Claws
- Feral
- Intellect
- Longevity
- Magic
- Omni-lingual
- Super Hearing
- Super Smell
First issue:
Archie's Madhouse (1959) #22
Origin
In the original comic books, Salem is an interesting cross between a witch's familiar and a superpet, with plentiful magical powers but the personality and intelligence of an ordinary housecat.
Character Evolution
Salem was originally depicted in his first appearance (Archie's Madhouse #22) as black and white. By Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1, he was orange. He revered back to black and white at some point after this, and has been in all comics since except for the ones based on his live action appearances, where he is all black.
Other Media
In the live-action TV series, Salem is a warlock who was turned into a talking black cat for 100 years by the Witch's Council as punishment for trying to take over the world, with his status as pet part of his punishment.
