Magica the sorceress/witch

[Olivier]

Daniël:

>>> In Barks's "Ten-cent Valentine" (WDC 258), Scrooge calls Magica both a
>>> sorceress *and* a witch. The witch-reference can be found in panel 9.8:
>>> "Drop your WEAPONS, you witch!"

>> So, looking at this story, it's discussable if Magica De Spell is a
>> sorceress or a witch.

Well, "witch" here is used in a pejorative way more than by reference to
what she actually is. You can call a woman a "hag", a "crone", or a "witch",
regardless of  her actually being one; "sorceress" is just too long for such
a use.
So I don't think it's conclusive here.

Now, I must very humbly say I'm a bit confused as to the nuances between
witch, sorcerer(ess), magician, wizard, ...
I infer that one possesses innate magical powers (the wizard, I guess),
whereas the other uses spells and magic objects.

>From the dictionary (Cambridge)--
witch: a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to
harm or help other people.
wizard: a man who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to
harm or help other people.
sorcery: a type of  magic in which spirits, esp evil ones, are used to make
things happen
magician: a magician is a person who has magic powers in stories, or who
performs tricks as entertainment

Cord's http://www.dcml-talk.org/list.php?f=1  may be a more appropriate
place to develop the difference and discussion, a relatively short answer
being enough to clarify the nuance here. (jsut a humble suggestion)


>>>> "Did another missile blow up on the launching pad?"

Isn't that from the Valentine Magica story? Or maybe simply here first
appearance?
In any case, that's Donald's line after being foof bombed. I believe the
panel shows him staggering, seeing stars.


Olivier