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70-403: The premise is that Sabrina, a "half-witch" – her mother is an ordinary human, or "mortal" as witches refer to them, while her father is a warlock – lives with her two aunts, Hilda and Zelda Spellman , both witches themselves, in the fictional town of Greendale, which is located somewhere near Riverdale , the home of Archie Andrews . Also living with the three women as the family pet

140-862: A late 1990s/early 2000s animated series set in the original Archie Comics continuity, where Sabrina already knows about her powers while in junior high. She is portrayed by Melissa Joan Hart on the live action sitcom and Kiernan Shipka on the Riverdale spin-off, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina . Sabrina the Teenage Witch debuted in Archie's Madhouse (the logo is sometimes given as Archie's Mad House ) #22 (Oct. 1962). Created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo . She first appeared in that humor anthology's lead story (the logo then spelled "Teen-Age"), and eventually became one of Archie Comics ' major characters, appearing in an animated series and

210-441: A superhero . By the end of every episode, Sabrina's innate magical abilities would unintentionally backfire and she would learn that using magic usually is not the solution to her everyday issues. Sabrina had previously appeared in an animated format on The Archie Show (animated by Filmation ), but the popularity of the live-action Sabrina the Teenage Witch sitcom formed part of the basis for this spin-off series. The series

280-459: A television sitcom . Gladir recalled in 2007, I think we both envisioned it as a one-shot and were surprised when fans asked for more. We continued to do Sabrina stories off and on in Mad House until 1969 when we were flabbergasted to hear it was to become an animated [TV series]. When it came to naming Sabrina I decided to name her after a woman I recalled from my junior high school days...who

350-418: A 14-year-old Sabrina attending High School and also attending special witch classes with rival Cassandra, who unlike Sabrina, is a full-witch. While Sabrina: The Animated Series was airing, Archie Comics printed a comic spin-off for the show. The first issue was dated January 2000 (meaning it was on-sale in late 1999), and it lasted for 37 issues. In order to tie the plot in with their Sabrina series , it

420-471: A bakery and again look after Sabrina. In this series, Hilda looks more like her sister did in the early comics, but with blonde hair similar to Sabrina's. Hilda appears in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina , based on the eponymous comic . She is played by Lucy Davis . Retaining her full name from Sabrina the Teenage Witch , Hildegarde Antoinette Spellman. Hilda has an English accent and

490-404: A character in both Sabrina: The Animated Series and Sabrina's Secret Life . Melissa Joan Hart provided her voice in the first series while in the second series she is voiced by Moneca Stori . Hilda appeared radically different from her comic book appearances; here, she's depicted as a brunette with an olive complexion . Hilda had the same basic personality as in the live-action sitcom. She

560-477: A clock shop or running for political office). Though these endeavors rarely come to fruition. She is far more lenient and fun-loving than Zelda, and is usually tolerant of Sabrina's schemes and mistakes, having gotten into many mishaps in her own youth. As a witch, Hilda's magical abilities often manifested as a puff of smoke, and was accompanied by a "bong" sound (as opposed to Zelda Spellman 's stream of violet sparkles or Sabrina Spellman 's orange sparkles.) Hilda

630-417: A different title known as The Magical Tales of Young Salem . This was done as a method to cut newsstands costs. The new series is partially based on a two-part story which occurred during the manga Sabrina series issues #93 and #94, which was a flashback about Salem's near-rise to power. As of issue #104, the first The Magical Tales of Young Salem mini-series was concluded, but apparently the comic book series

700-476: A family in the country. While the children were living in the farm house the parents stayed in the barn. Their father was "getting very good at working an Instamatic with his snout". When their mother headbutted Vesta about a month later, they were turned back into humans. In order to legally get Hilda and Zelda back, they had to adopt them. Their overbearing mother, Grandma Lydia, spent 200 years of violin lessons on Hilda. The first thing little Hilda ever zapped

770-489: A fellow friend from a demon-beast. As an added bonus, the winter special would also include a bonus comic featuring Sabrina’s aunts and parents in their teenage years trying to save the “Yuel Festival” from the spirit of one of Sabrina’s ancestors. This is a list and description of the characters that appear in the Sabrina comic books. For information about the characters from the live-action TV sitcom, see List of Sabrina

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840-579: A few unresolved subplots. Issues #58-61 of the 'manga makeover' series were reprinted as Sabrina- The Magic Revisited . Then, in 2013, issues #58-67 were reprinted as Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Magic Within Book 1 in grayscale instead of full-color. Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Magic Within Book 2 containing issues #68-78 also was reprinted in grayscale instead of full-color. Book 3 and 4 containing issues #79-89 and #90-100, respectively, were also released and, like

910-407: A live-action adaptation of the comic book series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina , produced by Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions , with Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa , Lee Toland Krieger , Greg Berlanti , Sarah Schechter, and Jon Goldwater as executive producers, was picked up by the online streaming service Netflix for a two-season order. Starring Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina Spellman,

980-1171: A package with Sabrina's Secret Life titled "Totally Sabrina." The package was pre-sold to TF1 in France, RTÉ in Ireland, Mediaset in Italy, ORF in Austria, Alter Channel in Greece, FORTA in Spain, SBT in Brazil, Teletoon in Canada, Super RTL in Germany, Noga Communications in Israel and Saran in Turkey, in addition to Disney Channel and Toon Disney networks in the United Kingdom, Asia, Taiwan, Australia, France, Latin America, Brazil,

1050-419: A spin-off of the live-action sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch -- features similar lighthearted witch humor. Storylines focus on the trials and tribulations of being a tween: friendships, school assignments, and dealing with increasing responsibility. Many of the characters set positive examples of what it means to be a good friend." Viacom Consumer Products and DIC Entertainment co-released merchandise based on

1120-482: A spin-off that revolved around Salem the Cat, but just like the show's second season, no further information on that came out. In 2011, Archie Comics announced plans to produce a new animated series based on Sabrina the Teenage Witch to be released in late 2012. The show featured CGI animation that was produced by MoonScoop , and a brand new look for the Sabrina characters. As of October 2012, The Hub has picked up

1190-422: A visiting acquaintance of Archie, Betty Cooper , Veronica Lodge , and Jughead Jones . In Jughead #200 (May 2010), Sabrina reveals to Jughead that she is a witch, which is made use of in a follow-up story. Sabrina and Salem make a notable appearance in the 2012 Archie issue #636, where Salem, as a plot device , performs a spell (against Sabrina's desires) that gender-bends the entire town of Riverdale without

1260-549: Is Salem Saberhagen , a warlock who has been turned into a cat as punishment for world domination attempts. Sabrina's primary romantic interest is her mortal boyfriend Harvey Kinkle who, like nearly all the other mortals in Sabrina's world, is unaware she is a witch. Most of Sabrina's adventures consist of Sabrina either trying to use her powers in secret to help others – witches generally are not allowed to tell mortals about their abilities or existence – or dealing with

1330-445: Is depicted as a teenager (instead of the usual middle-aged adult), despite being the same age as in other media (hundreds of years old). It is mentioned in passing that she and Zelda have temporally been changed into their mind into a teenage mind by head witch Enchantra as punishment for minor crimes, but the situation is never fully explained. In Sabrina: The Animated Series both attend high school and are not considered legal adults in

1400-589: Is nonetheless a very knowledgeable and powerful witch, easily holding her own against rival witches and demons alike. Sabrina the Animated Series Sabrina: The Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the Archie Comics series Sabrina the Teenage Witch . Produced by Savage Studios Ltd. and Hartbreak Films in association with DIC Productions, L.P. (owned by Disney at

1470-481: Is referred to in several episodes as British or coming from England. The details of how she arrived in America are unclear. Hilda is a member of the Church of Night, a powerful coven of Satanic witches. In keeping with earlier appearances, Hilda is the easier-going of the sisters, although she is portrayed as something of a mother hen rather than a prankster. She is also less devoted to the witches’ religion than Zelda. She

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1540-553: The Groovie Goolies , and ran for four seasons, with the Goolies spinning off into their own series in 1971. In 1999, Melissa Joan Hart provided the voice of Sabrina's two aunts for Sabrina: The Animated Series . This series lasted one season and produced 65 episodes. Broadcasting & Cable reported that a second season was in the works, but no further information came out about this new season. After its cancelation,

1610-676: The Microsoft Windows and Macintosh computer systems. It was released in October 2000, and followed by Sabrina The Animated Series: Zapped! for the Game Boy Color system, released on November 22, 2000, On September 4, 2001, it was announced that Simon & Schuster Interactive had acquired the rights to the series, under license from Viacom Consumer Products based on the video game license. They subsequently released Sabrina The Animated Series: Spooked! (which contains

1680-460: The Starz channel, Starz Kids & Family; the series is also available on Starz Play. As of 2024, the series is also available on Pluto TV 's Rainbow Squad channel. In Canada, the series aired on Teletoon from late-1999 to mid-2005. The series also aired on many Disney Channel networks internationally. Beginning in 2004, many broadcasters who already aired the series began to air it as part of

1750-647: The United Kingdom , budget distributor Prism Leisure and Fremantle Home Entertainment released "Sabrina in Love" and "Salem's World" on DVD which had the same 2 episodes as the US VHS releases respectively, but including an additional episode. An exclusive UK DVD titled "Witchy Girls" was also released in the same year, also containing 3 episodes. Common Sense Media gave the series a three out of five stars and said, "Parents need to know that this tween cartoon --

1820-534: The "Other Realm". The comic's characters have also appeared in various other media formats. The live-action sitcom , in which Sabrina discovers her powers at the age of sixteen, aired for a combined seven seasons on ABC and the WB . Earlier, there had been an animated series produced by Filmation Associates. Another format was a series of paperback novels (see list below) written by various authors, including Nancy Holder , Diana G. Gallagher , and Mel Odom , as well as

1890-552: The Hedgehog . In 2004, beginning with issue #58 (in the second Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic book series), the comics were taken over by Tania del Rio with her manga -inspired art and design style. Concurrent with this, the comic ceased to be connected to either the live-action or animated Sabrina series. The comics were then released featuring new characters and a slightly more serious, continuity-heavy plot. The manga Sabrina story wrapped up at issue #100 in 2009, albeit with

1960-589: The Middle East and Spain. The series also aired in India on Cartoon Network . In February 2001, DIC announced the formation of their home video subsidiary DIC Home Entertainment, and that Sabrina: The Animated Series would be one of the shows from their catalogue released through the division. In the Philippines , Viva Video and Cookie Jar Entertainment released a few DVD sets in the countries. In

2030-525: The Teenage Witch one-shot would debut in March 2017 as part of Archie Comics' "pilot season". This one-shot would have been greenlit into a full series if there was enough fan interest. However, in May 2017 it was revealed that the one-shot was cancelled, with no intention of releasing it at a later date. In November 2018, Archie Comics announced a five-issue miniseries, written by Kelly Thompson and illustrated by

2100-512: The Teenage Witch (1996 TV series) characters . A 1990s storyline saw Sabrina and her aunts relocate for a time to the town of "Gravestone Heights," which is populated by various monsters and creatures. In 1970, CBS debuted a Filmation boy-oriented animated superhero fantasy sitcom, The Sabrina the Teenage Witch Show , a spin-off from its popular Archie franchise. It included shorts with her Universal Horror -inspired cousins,

2170-495: The Turks. Hilda bounced from one job to another over the centuries while trying to find what she wanted to do. Her jobs included being a blacksmith and donkey walker, in addition to deep sea fishing, which she rated as being her worst job. During the early 19th century, Hilda and Zelda worked together at a saloon before eventually being run out of town, but they fortunately found a way to maintain some financial security: junk . During

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2240-522: The characters noticing the change. Issue #28 of Sabrina , as well as the Sonic Super Special Crossover Chaos , featured a crossover with Sonic the Hedgehog , in which Sonic was brought to Greendale from Mobius by one of Sabrina's enemies and subsequently brainwashed into attacking Sabrina herself. In this issue, it is mentioned that Salem is a fan of Sonic and has all of his comics and watches Adventures of Sonic

2310-575: The comic was adapted into a live-action made-for-television film of the same name. In this version, Sabrina lives in Riverdale (fictional hometown of the Archie characters), rather than Greendale, as it was in the comic books. Her last name is Sawyer instead of Spellman, also it is said that both her parents are witches. A film starring Melissa Joan Hart, it follows American teenage witch Sabrina and her food-obsessed magical talking cat and mouse to Rome,

2380-449: The darker, subversive live action take on Archie, confirmed that Sabrina will eventually appear in the CW series. Sabrina was originally slated to debut in the show's season one finale, but this was eventually decided against, as showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa said it would've distracted from the rest of the episode, though she is still being considered for a later season. In December 2017,

2450-435: The day-to-day trials of being a teenager. A recurring theme in Sabrina's stories is her learning more about the proper use of her powers, either through her aunts or from trips to a magical dimension that is the home of various magical/mythological creatures, including other witches. Various names are given to this dimension; the mid-late 2000s comics refer to it as the "Magic Realm," while the live-action sitcom referred to it as

2520-523: The distributor, while DIC Entertainment and Viacom Consumer Products would handle and share merchandising rights. In January 1999, Disney's international sales distributor Buena Vista International Television were confirmed as worldwide distributor of the series. The series aired in syndication on UPN (on Disney's One Too weekday morning-afternoon and Sunday block) and on ABC (on Disney's One Saturday Morning block) from September 6 to November 19, 1999; it remained on both blocks until 2002, when

2590-477: The early 1970s, Hilda went to work for Salem Saberhagen as his secretary . Salem was found out by the Witch's Council, and as punishment was turned into a witch-familiar as a cat; Hilda was forced to keep him worm-free for a century, but she was pardoned at the end of Season Five. But she still keeps Salem. In the early 1990s, before Sabrina came to live with Hilda and Zelda, they had manservants, spent late nights on

2660-543: The fictional town of Greendale (in the 1990s live-action sitcom , Hilda lives in fictional Westbridge, Massachusetts ). Hilda lives with her niece Sabrina Spellman , her sister Zelda Spellman , and the family cat Salem , a former witch turned into a cat as punishment for his attempt at world domination. Hilda was believed to be born in the year 1397. She was debuted as "Hilda the Witch" in Archie's Mad House #19 (June 1962) as an ugly witch with dark hair and green skin. She

2730-534: The fifth issue, featuring the first comic appearance of Ambrose, from the chilling adventures show, telling Sabrina she had been accepted into a magical academy. This version of the Sabrina mythos would continue with one last issue, the 2020 Sabrina Winter Special, picking up after the end of “Something WICKED” with writer Kelly Thompson again returning to write with Veronica Fish and Andy Fish once again illustrating. The Winter Special shows Sabrina attending her new magical school, and helping her classmates rescue

2800-523: The first levels for Game Boy Color platform). It was released on November 6, 2001. In November 2000, following their separation and re-independence from Disney, DIC Entertainment announced they would produce a spin-off based on Salem the Cat, simply titled Salem . The series was planned to have 52 half-hour episodes, each budgeted at $ 275,000 to $ 325,000, and would air in the Fall of 2001, with DIC holding all worldwide distribution rights. The series never saw

2870-418: The first part of the series was released worldwide on Netflix on October 26, 2018, with a special Christmas episode being released later that year on December 14. The second part was released on April 5, 2019, the third part was released on January 24, 2020, and the fourth part was released on December 31, 2020. In 2006, a Turkish version called Acemi Cadı was released and starred Merve Boluğur . In 1996,

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2940-512: The first two, were reprinted in gray-scale instead of full color. Issues #58-100 of the 'manga makeover' series were released digitally as Sabrina Manga #1–43. A four-issue spin-off miniseries featuring Salem as a young boy (predating his attempts at conquest later in life and his transformation into a cat) was published in 2009. The miniseries was written by Ian Flynn and illustrated by Chad Thomas. The mini-series continued directly on Sabrina's regular series beginning with issue #101, albeit with

3010-541: The husband-and-wife team of Veronica Fish and Andy Fish , set to launch in the spring of 2019. The series was critically acclaimed, with Thrillist calling it "one of the best comics of the year" and commercially successful. Archie Comics announced a second series to debut in the winter of 2020 with the same creative team. In Winter 2020, “Sabrina, Something WICKED” would debut with writer Kelly Thompson and husband-wife duo Veronica Fish and Andy Fish all returning for another five issues. This miniseries would end with

3080-449: The last whereabout of her 16th-century aunt Sophia. The third Sabrina film finds the title character trying to save mermaids from environmental pollution and a man trying to alter Australia's waterways. Notes Hilda Spellman Hildegarde Antoinette " Hilda " Spellman is a character featured in the Archie comic book Sabrina the Teenage Witch . Hilda is a full witch (as opposed to half or fully mortal ) who lives in

3150-619: The light the day after its initial announcement, meaning it likely never got off the drawing board. The series would have focused on Salem's attempts to become a warlock again by proceeding to do enough good deeds, but lets his attitude and wit get the better of him. A TV movie, titled Sabrina: Friends Forever aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 13, 2002, as part of the Nickelodeon Sunday Movie Toons series of television movies. The movie

3220-592: The live-action sitcom (Salem's backstory, the modernized appearances of Hilda and Zelda) were retained, along with the name of Sabrina's hometown (Greendale) from Sabrina the Animated Series being incorporated into the comics. The conventional setting lasted until issue #57, published in 2004, when the comic underwent a manga makeover (see below). The series ended with issue #104 in September 2009. Sabrina also occasionally appears in other Archie Comics as

3290-400: The live-action sitcom's take on the character). In modern stories, Hilda has her trademark orange hair, but appears to physically be only a few years older than Sabrina and dresses in modern fashions. Hilda (a blonde in the series, whose full name is revealed to be Hildegarde Antoinette Spellman) is portrayed as less pragmatic than her sister Zelda, often doing things on a whim (such as buying

3360-423: The mortal world, which is why Sabrina's maternal great-uncle Quigley (an original character created for the series) lives with them. In Sabrina's Secret Life (set two years later), at the end of the series Hilda married Salem (who actually turned back to human) and have 4 children. Hilda appeared in the animated series Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch , voiced by Tabitha St. Germain . Here, she and Zelda run

3430-705: The recurring character Amanda on the sitcom), voiced Sabrina. Melissa instead voiced Sabrina's two aunts, Hilda and Zelda, originally played on the live-action series by Beth Broderick and Caroline Rhea , respectively. Nick Bakay reprises his role as Salem from the live-action series. The theme music is performed by the Irish girl group B*Witched . The series was announced to be in production in November 1998, where 65 episodes were commissioned by Disney to air on UPN 's then-upcoming Disney block , and would also air on ABC . Disney's Buena Vista Television were announced as

3500-427: The relationship is just a rebound and a huge mistake, break Hilda and Will up. When Will leaves, Hilda turns to stone, meaning Will was indeed her true love. Realizing this, Sabrina barters her love life for Hilda, causing Josh and Harvey to walk out on her. Zelda, however, trades her years of experience for Sabrina, and it is assumed she travels to the other Realm with Will and Hilda. Hilda's first non-comics appearance

3570-428: The series from #1, this time based upon the 2000 animated series (the final issue of the 1997–1999 series had acted as a transition between the two adaptations). This new title was simply titled Sabrina and lasted for 37 issues; issue #38, published in late 2002, again acted as a transition issue, as the series was re-titled Sabrina The Teenage Witch and resumed the conventional high school setting. However, elements of

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3640-540: The series moved to both Disney Channel (from September 9, 2002 to September 2, 2004) and Toon Disney (from September 3, 2002 to September 5, 2004). Sabrina: The Animated Series was one of the launch programmes broadcast on the Syndicated DIC Kids Network E/I block, followed by the spinoff series Sabrina's Secret Life . In the 2006-07 television season, the series returned as part of CBS ' new KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS and

3710-693: The series, and it finally debuted on air on October 12, 2013. In September 1996, the live-action TV movie spawned the Sabrina the Teenage Witch television series. Both the TV-movie and sitcom starred Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina. The fictional home of the series was moved to Westbridge, Massachusetts . Her original last name, Spellman, was retained, and her mother was stated to be mortal. The sitcom ran for seven seasons and included two television movies and one soundtrack release. On July 23, 2016, at San Diego Comic-Con, K.J. Apa , who portrays Archie Andrews in

3780-434: The series. An 11-inch Sabrina fashion doll was released by the company Bambola. Several other small plastic toys, including a few figurines and a Polly Pocket -esque Sabrina doll were sold in stores while the series was in production. On August 17, 2000, Simon & Schuster Interactive 's Knowledge Adventure and Havas Interactive officially announced the video game Sabrina The Animated Series: Magical Adventure for

3850-598: The television/direct-to-video movie Sabrina: Friends Forever made its debut in Nickelodeon , and was eventually followed up by the continuation-spinoff series Sabrina's Secret Life . Both of those Sabrina animated shows and the movie are all produced by DIC Entertainment . Unlike the sitcom, the DIC series takes place in the original Archie Comics canon and so the characters live in Greendale. DiC had also announced

3920-541: The time), the series is an animated spin-off of the 1996–2003 live-action series Sabrina the Teenage Witch . The series aired on ABC and UPN from September 6 to November 19, 1999. Sixty-five episodes were produced. Unlike previous incarnations, Sabrina Spellman in this series is depicted as someone attending middle school . As in the original comic series, Sabrina lives with her paternal witch aunts, Hilda Spellman and Zelda Spellman , and her loud-mouthed black cat Salem Saberhagen , all of whom advise Sabrina on

3990-610: The town, weekends in Tuscany , took part in Formula One racing, and originally had a disco on the second floor of their house. They decided to turn it into a normal household. In the season 6 finale Hilda meets her true love; Will, the train conductor from the episode Murder on the Halloween Express . They decide to get married in the finale when Hilda meets him at an Other Realm mall. Zelda and Sabrina , thinking

4060-538: The use of several magics. Most episodes center on the typical issues of middle school , along with those that emanated from Sabrina's inexperience with or misuse of several magic , witchcraft and extremely powerful and complex spells . Sabrina and her best friend Chloe Flan would often use magic (often from the "Spooky Jar": a cookie jar containing a green genie-like being in the family's kitchen) for all types of perceived emergencies, ranging from trying to fit into skinny new clothes to turning Sabrina's crush Harvey into

4130-540: Was a little clay horse. As Hilda reached adulthood she went off to college. Hilda went to Clown College and her roommate was Bobo, a monkey. Hilda graduated magna cum seltzer. When Hilda was forty-eight she had her first kiss, and was later engaged to Drell- the wedding took place at the Acropolis . Drell stood Hilda up at the altar, causing an infuriated Hilda to destroy the Acropolis, although history later blamed

4200-461: Was briefly part of the KEWLopolis cartoon lineup. On September 19, 2009, the series returned to CBS, this time as part of the network's Cookie Jar TV cartoon lineup, until 2010, being replaced with Sabrina's Secret Life . Reruns aired on This TV through the " This Is for Kids " block, from September 24, 2012, to October 25, 2013. From 2017 to 2020, reruns of the series started airing on

4270-523: Was developed by Savage Steve Holland and Kat Likkel and Holland served as showrunner and executive producer of the series. As such, the series reflected some of the irreverent style of humor seen in Eek! The Cat . Celebrity voice cameos in this series included Mr. T , Long John Baldry and "Weird Al" Yankovic . Melissa Joan Hart , who starred as Sabrina in the live-action sitcom, served as producer of this series, but her younger sister, Emily Hart (who played

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4340-649: Was featured throughout the series in solo stories, as well as the "host" of the comic book (in a role similar to the Crypt-Keeper from the Tales from the Crypt comic book series). During her early appearances in Archie's Mad House , she was not connected to the Sabrina stories. However, a prototype of the "Aunt Hilda" character named "Greta the Fairy Witch Mother" (who debuted in Archie's Mad House #28 and

4410-576: Was later pre-sold internationally to various Disney Channel networks, among others. The movie centers on Sabrina going to Witch Academy to become full witch, but is unsure if she will be accepted due to being half-witch, until she meets Nicole, a girl who is also half-witch like she is. A sequel series, titled Sabrina's Secret Life was co-produced with DIC's French subsidiary Les Studios Tex and broadcaster TF1 , and premiered on DIC's syndicated television block DIC Kids Network in November 2003 before being pre-sold internationally. The series centers on

4480-501: Was on the 1969-70 Filmation animated series The Archie Comedy Hour . Hilda was similar to her then-current comics portrayal, with a typical "witch" appearance and attire, as well as disapproval of Sabrina doing good deeds, and thus (as ordered by Della the Head Witch) was always trying to get her to do bad deeds (like all the other witches). Hilda also had a typical "witch" cackle. Hilda was voiced by Jane Webb . Hilda appears as

4550-488: Was portrayed by actress Caroline Rhea . Hilda grew up with at least five siblings: Vesta being the oldest; Edward, Della, Sophia, the youngest, and her sister Zelda whom she lives with. Vesta was terribly jealous of all the attention that Hilda and Zelda got when they were little. So, she turned their parents into pigs. The Witches Council decided that people with pigs feet could not raise children and so when Vesta refused to turn them back Hilda and Zelda were adopted out to

4620-503: Was published from 1971 to 1983, and ran for 77 issues. A new "Sabrina" comic series was introduced shortly after the debut of the 1996 live-action sitcom. This series ran for 32 issues, between 1997 and December 1999. The new series incorporated elements from the live-action sitcom, including modernized fashions and appearances for the aunts, Sabrina's last name and Salem's personality and backstory. Starting in January 2000, Archie rebooted

4690-709: Was similar in physical appearance to Hilda the Witch) appeared in early Sabrina stories. Eventually, Hilda the Witch and Greta the Fairy Witch Mother evolved into the Aunt Hilda character in Archie's Mad House #37 (although the Greta character reappeared one last time in Archie's Mad House #45). Upon becoming Aunt Hilda, the character was depicted as a tall and thin Caucasian woman with red hair. She tended to be short-tempered and more prone to acting like an evil witch. She

4760-400: Was subsequently suspended for internal reasons with no further Young Salem stories announced. In 2015, " New Riverdale " was introduced, rebooting the entire original Archie lineup in favor of a realistic aesthetic aimed at older readers. Sabrina debuted in the "New Riverdale" with Jughead #9. She continued to appear for issues #10 and #11. In December 2016, it was announced that a Sabrina

4830-454: Was the more prominent of Sabrina's two aunts, appearing in more stories than Zelda. In one story, she was stated to be seven hundred years old, although in one episode of the live action series she claims to be six hundred and twelve years old. Hilda's wardrobe was that of a traditional/stereotypical witch. Starting in the late 1990s, Hilda's (and Zelda)'s appearances and personalities were revamped to make her more contemporary (as well as match

4900-463: Was very active in school affairs, and who assigned a number of us to interview prominent people in the media. In addition, the woman's name had a New England ring to it. Some years later I recalled the woman's name was not Sabrina, but actually Sabra Holbrook. Sabrina made regular appearances in the comic book Archie's TV Laugh-Out . The title was published from 1969 to 1985, and consisted of 106 issues. The first volume of Sabrina The Teenage Witch

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