Witches are people believed to use supernatural powers or magic, traditionally associated with causing harm through ''witchcraft''. Historically, witchcraft has been viewed as a way to explain misfortune, disease, and evil across many cultures. Accused witches were often feared, punished, or executed, and societies developed counter-magic, charms, and rituals to defend against them.

Beliefs about witches vary worldwide but share common elements: witches are thought to cast curses, use personal items (like hair or nails) for magic, and sometimes harm others by inserting cursed objects into their bodies. In some cultures, witches are believed to use human remains, murder children, or gather secretly at night for taboo rituals.

Witches are frequently associated with animals—either as ''familiars'' (spirit helpers), shapeshifted forms, or extensions of their souls. Practices like ''necromancy'' (summoning the dead) are also linked to witchcraft and condemned in religious texts such as the Bible.

Throughout history, witchcraft accusations have led to persecution, from European witch trials to the infamous Salem witch trials in colonial America. Even into the 19th century, prosecutions continued in parts of the U.S.

Witch figures also appear in literature and folklore across cultures—from ancient Rome’s dark sorceresses to Asian traditions like Chinese ''Gong Tau'', Japanese witches with fox familiars, and Filipino and Korean magical practices—each reflecting local fears and spiritual beliefs about harmful magic.

All published appearances of Witches from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

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* The Odyssey
* Hebrew Bible
**1 Samuel
* Huon de Bordeaux (1200)
* Beware the Cat (1553)
* Holinshed's Chronicles (1587)
* Compendium Maleficarum, by Francesco Maria Guazzo (1608)
* The Tempest (1610)
* Sun, Moon, and Talia (1634-36)
* The Hind in the Wood (1697)
* The Princess Mayblossom (1697)
* The Blue Bird (1697)
* The History of Witches and Wizards, by W. P. (1720)
* “The Old Woman in the Wood,” by the Brothers Grimm (1815)
* Eventyr, fortalte for Børn, Første Samling, Tredie Hefte (1837)
* Bentley’s Miscellany (1846)
* Danish Fairy Legends and Tales (1846)
* The Ugly Duck, and Other Tales (1854)
* The Lancashire Witches: A Romance of Pendle Forest (1854)
* Witch Stories, by E. Lynn Linton (1861)
* She (1887)
* The Little Mermaid and Other Stories (1893)
* Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches (1899)
* Teutonic Mythology: Volume I (1883)
* Witch, Warlock, and Magician, by W. H. Davenport Adams (1889)
* The Magical Monarch of Mo (1899)
* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
* The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903)
* The Saint of the Dragon's Dale: A Fantastical Tale (1903)
* The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904)
* Queen Zixi of Ix (1904)
* The Woggle-Bug Book (1905)
* Ayesha (1905)
* Dulcibel: A Tale of Old Salem (1907)
* Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908)
* The Road to Oz (1909)
* Three Tales of Hans Andersen (1910)
* The Now‐a‐days Fairy Book, by Anna Alice Chapin (1911)
* Sky Island (1912)
* The Return of Tarzan (1913)
* The Garden of Paradise (1914)
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* John Martin's Book, June (1914)
* Demonien ruhtinatar: Kertomus (1914)
* The Everyday Fairy Book, by Anna Alice Chapin (1915)
* The Green Book Magazine (1915)
* The Scarecrow of Oz (1915)
* The Travels of Timmy Toodles (1916)
* Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916)
* Popular Feasts and Legends in Italy (1916)
* The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918)
* Brood of the Witch-Queen (1918)
* Living Alone (1919)
* Glinda of Oz (1920)
* Die Hexenrichter von Würzburg: Historische Novelle (1920)
* “The Pauper Witch of Grafton,” by Robert Frost (13 Apr. 1921)
* She and Allan (1921)
* “The Witch of Coös,” by Robert Frost (Jan. 1922)
* The Shadow Witch, by Gertrude Crownfield (1922)
* Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922)
* Peter Rabbit, Jack‐the‐Jumper and the Old Witch Woman, by Linda Stevens Almond (1923)
* The Sociable Sand Witch, by T. L. Sappington (1923)
* Wisdom's Daughter (1923)
* The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924)
* The Lost King of Oz (1925)
* Flecker's Magic (1926)
* The History of Witchcraft and Demonology, by Montague Summers (1926)
* Lolly Willowes (1926)
* New Light on Witchcraft, by Joseph McCabe (1926)
* The Midnight Folk (1927)
* Witch Wood, by John Buchan (1927)
* A Mirror for Witches (1928)
* The Giant Horse of Oz (1928)
* “Witch” (poem), by Grace Hazard Conkling (Oct. 1928)
* “A Murder in a Witches’ Caldron,” by S. S. Van Dine (Feb. 1929)
* “The Witch Girl,” by A. Leslie (May 1929)
* Witch Hunting and Witch Trials, by C. L’Estrange Ewen (1929)
* Witches Still Live, by Theda Kenyon (1929)
* The Dreams in the Witch House (1933)
* The Silver Bullet (1935)
* The Creeper in Darkness (1939)
* Conjure Wife (1943)
* The Magical Mimics in Oz (1946)
* The Blue Star (1952)
* Witch of the Glens (1962)
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* The Pillar of Fire (1899) by Georges Méliès
* The Fairylogue and Radio Plays (1908, lost)
* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
* She (1911)
* His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
* The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)
* Snow White (1916)
* The Grimm Brother's Snow White (1916)
* She (1917)
* The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
* She (1925)
* Tarzan the Tiger (1929)
* The City of the Dead / Horror Hotel (1961)
* The Naked Witch (1964)
* Mark of the Witch (1970)

* Macbeth (1603)
* The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) – including the song “The Witch Behind the Moon”
* The Woggle‐Bug (1905)
* Anne Pedersdotter a.k.a. The Witch, by Hans Wiers‐Jenssen (1908)
* The Fairy and the Witch, by A. D. Nelson (1915)
* The Home Army (play), by Ruth Plumly Thompson (28 Apr. 1918) – includes Witch Carelessness
* Old Witch Carelessness (playlet), by Laura McIlhargey (Feb. 1925)
* Out of the Mist (1926) – play in The Pine Burr
* Safety First (play), by Mildred Corell and Irma Liccione (1930) – includes Old Witch Carelessness

* Thimble Theater Comic Strip (December 1929-1934)

* Adventures into the Unknown #5, 26
* All Top Comics (unnumbered one-shot)
* All Your Comics (unnumbered one-shot)
* All Your Comics #1
* Amazing Adventures #1
* Amazing Mystery Funnies #23
* Archie's Madhouse #27–47
* Authentic Police Cases #1-2
* Baffling Mysteries #8,10
* Blackhawk #18
* Blue Ribbon Comics #20-22
* Book Of Comics (unnumbered one-shot)
* Bulls Eye Comics #11
* Casper the Friendly Ghost #20, 25, 28, 31, 38, 43-47, 49, 51-52
* Casper's Ghostland #1, 3, 5, 8 ,10, 11-12, 14-19
* Dynamic Comics #1-3
* Fairy Tale Parade #7
* Fantastic Comics #11, 22-23
* Fantastic Fears #2-3
* Feature Comics #57-72, 100
* Forbidden Worlds #5
* Four Favorites #18
* Hand of Fate #25b
* Jack-in-the-Box Comics #1
* Jingle Jangle Comics #16
* Jungle Comics #2, 15, 29-30
* Li'l Ghost #1-3
* Moon Girl Fights Crime #8
* National Comics #13
* Operation: Peril #3
* Out of the Shadows #6
* Police Comics #20-22
* Rangers Comics #16, 26
* Red Seal Comics #17-18, 20-21
* Robin Hood and His Merry Men #29
* Scoop Comics #1-3
* Scream #2-3
* Smash Comics #66
* Spooky Spooktown #3, 6
* Spotlight Comics #3
* Stories by Famous Authors #3
* Super-Mystery Comics vol. 3 #3, 5-6, vol. 4 #1-4
* The Friendly Ghost, Casper #1, 3, 50, 55
* This Magazine is Haunted #12
* Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky #1
* Top Notch #7, 9
* Uncle Sam Quarterly #2
* V... Comics #1-2
* Weird Adventures #10
* Weird Comics #1-20
* Wendy, the Good Little Witch #1-19
* Wendy Witch World #1-4, 6
* Zip Comics #26-30

* Bonanza: Dark Star (April 23, 1960)

* Pak-Nit Shrinkel and Stretchel Commercial (1965)

* Education for Death (1943)
* Poor Little Witch Girl (1965)

* Pepper&Carrot (2014)

* RuneSword II (2001)

* A list of witch characters on the wiki can be found here.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft Wikipedia]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/witches/4015-56005/issues-cover/ Comicvine]
*[https://myths-in-media.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Search?query=witches&scope=internal&contentType=&ns%5B0%5D=0&ns%5B1%5D=2900 Myths in Media Wiki]
*[https://www.giantbomb.com/witch/3015-707/games/ GiantBomb]
*[https://www.comics.org/story_by_character/Witch/sort/chrono/ GCD]
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