Ibistick




 * "Ibistick! Take us to the Cave of Holocaust!"
 * --Ibis the Invincible

Official Name: Ibistick Nicknames: Also spelled Ibis-stick and Ibis Stick Model: Inapplicable Version: Inapplicable

Origin
Four-thousand years ago, an Egyptian craftsman created a mystical wand and gave it to his nephew, Prince Amentep. Dubbing the wand his Ibis-stick, Amentep used it to save the life of his beloved Princess Taia, who had been felled by a poisoned arrow, fired by a dark sorcerer known as the Black Pharaoh. Amentep knew that Taia required time to properly heal from her wounds, so he used the stick to place her into a state of suspended animation, and then cast the same spell upon himself.

In 1940, the wizard Shazam used his own power to awaken Amentep. He adopted the name Ibis the Invincible, and used the Ibistick to track down the sleeping Taia. He found her wrapped as a mummy in a museum several miles away. Ibis used the magic wand to awaken his love, and together they engaged in a series of occult related adventures throughout the United States of the 1940s.

Lead Designer: Thoth Additional Designers: None Place of Creation: Egypt First Appearance: Whiz Comics #2 Final Appearance: Infinite Crisis #6

History
Previous Owners: Ibis the Invincible Current Owner: Tannarak History: History of item unknown.

Characteristics
Dimensions: The length of the Ibistick appears to change from era to era. In its original Golden Age inception, the stick appeared to be approximately 8-12 inches long. Variations of the Ibistick however, as illustrated in the Silver Age continuity of Earth-S, visually show the wand to be more than 2'0" in overall length. Weight: Weight unknown

Powers

 * The Ibistick is a resevoir of nearly unlimited power, and can produce any mystical effect that its caster can conceive of. Ibis once used the Ibistick to cover all of Fawcett City in a protective force field.

Trivia

 * In modern continuity, it has been established that the Ibistick was originally forged by the Egyptian sorcerer, Thoth.

Recommended Readings

 * DCU Villains Secret Files and Origins #1
 * Ibis the Invincible #1
 * Ibis the Invincible #2
 * Ibis the Invincible #3
 * Ibis the Invincible #4
 * Ibis the Invincible #5
 * Ibis the Invincible #6
 * Justice League of America (Volume 1) #135
 * Justice League of America (Volume 1) #136
 * Justice League of America (Volume 1) #137
 * Power of Shazam #10
 * Power of Shazam #11
 * Power of Shazam #12
 * Power of Shazam #18
 * Power of Shazam #20
 * Power of Shazam #29
 * Power of Shazam #31
 * Whiz Comics #2
 * Whiz Comics #3A
 * Whiz Comics #3B
 * Whiz Comics #4
 * Whiz Comics #5
 * Whiz Comics #6
 * Whiz Comics #53
 * Whiz Comics #95
 * Whiz Comics #118
 * Whiz Comics #154

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