SATANA

satana-98081-sn2-firehandssatana-98081-sn1-fullReal Name: Maria Melissa Ramos

Identity/Class: Alternate Reality (Earth-98091) human magic-user (possessed by presumed demon-human hybrid)

Occupation: Fashion model, mystic warrior

Group Membership: Supernaturals (Brother Voodoo/Jericho Drumm, Black Cat/Felicia Hardy, Ghost Rider/John Blaze, Gargoyle/Isaac Christians, Werewolf/Jack Russell)

Religious Affiliation: Catholic

Affiliations: Nikoletta (stylist, make-up artist)

Enemies: Jack O'Lantern (Daniel Drumm), Dracula; indirectly Jack O' Lantern's assorted unidentified demons, goblins and animations and summoned monsters, including but not limited to the Living Mummy, Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster, the Headless Horseman, Scarecrow, the Zombie, Chupacabra, Gruto, Gorgilla, Droom, Grottu, Moomba, Grogg, Groot and Roombu

Known Relatives: Unidentified mother

Aliases: "Witch" (from Ghost Rider; see comments), "Sabrina" (from Werewolf)

Base of Operations: Miami, Florida;
    also active in (presumably) New Orleans, Louisiana

First Appearance: (Design sketch and background) The Supernaturals Tour Book (August, 1998);
    (in-story appearance)
The Supernaturals#1 (December, 1998)

   

   

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satana-98081-sn2-fireblastPowers/Abilities: Melissa Ramos is a skilled model and a devout Catholic. She does not possess superhuman powers beyond the ability to summon Satana.

    When Satana takes over their form, Melissa's body is transformed to match Satana's taller form.

    Satana can generate (presumably hell)fire that she can project to destroy reanimated corpses and presumably other beings.

    She can also generate another form of magical energy, which she used to blast Dracula and to surround herself with a giant energy cross, which she believed could be used to destroy Dracula.

    She may or may not possess superhuman strength and durability, and she possesses some skill in the martial arts, enabling her to deliver a kick to a foe's face.

    Satana is an experienced magic-user, and presumably only a fraction of her abilities have been demonstrated.

   

Height: (Melissa) 5'7"; (Satana) 5'11"
Weight: (Melissa) unrevealed, approximately 120 lbs.; (Satana) unrevealed; approximately 143 lbs.
Eyes: (Melissa) brown; (Satana)
Hair: (Melissa) brown; (Satana) possibly green (often solid red)

   

satana-98081-sn1-marfullHistory:satana-98081-sn1-marface
(Supernaturals#3-4 (fb) - BTS) <13 years before the main story> - Daniel and Jericho Drumm were brothers who lived in the rural Louisiana bayou. Their father, Josiah, was taken captive and killed by a riotous mob believing he had killed their children in spite of charms he sold; Daniel was actually apparently responsible for the children's deaths. Their mother raced back into their burning house to save them, but she did not know that they had already escaped out a back window, and she ended up dying in the blaze.

(Supernaturals#1 (fb) - BTS / Supernaturals#4 (fb) - BTS) - Daniel Drumm convinced his younger brother Jericho that they could bring their mother back to life by a blood sacrifice.

    The ritual actually gave Daniel the chance to open a gateway to another dimension by sacrificing all the mutant and non-mystical heroes of Earth as Daniel stepped through the aperture himself.

    Jericho grew up believing his brother was killed in the ritual as many of the Earth's heroes vanished. However, Daniel instead went on to become Jack O'Lantern.

(Supernaturals#1 (fb) - BTS) - The mass disappearance of the heroes became known as the Chaos Event.

(Supernaturals#1 (fb) - BTS) - High school senior Maria Ramos led a life of conflict. A devout Catholic, Maria was also a successful fashion model in Miami. At some point, her body came to share the occult spirit of the "witch" known as Satana.

(Supernaturals#2 (fb) - BTS) - Maria apparently lost a loved one to dark forces.

(Supernaturals#1) - As she prayed for herself and other sinners now and at the time of their deaths, Maria's mother advised her that her cab was there. She rushed downstairs, telling her mother that she wasn't sure when she would be home, noting that the photo shoots always ran long but that she would call.

    As Nikoletta prepared Maria for her shoot at Wonderland Theme Park, Maria asked how late the male model was. Nikoletta advised Maria that while she didn't know, but since they were getting paid by the hour, it didn't really matter.
Accepting that, Maria nonetheless considered that it was not very professional. The male model, John Blaze, subsequently showed up, telling Maria, "Don't get your bikini in a bunch, chica, the man of your dreams has arrived."

(Supernaturals#1 - BTS) - Brother Voodoo sought out Dr. Strange for guidance on recent occurrences, but found him missing. Via the Eye of Agamotto, Strange advised Voodoo to gather "the five," as only then could he (Jack O'Lantern) be stopped; the Eye showed him images of Satana, Black Cat, Ghost Rider, Werewolf (and presumably Gargoyle).

(Supernaturals#1 (fb) - BTS) - Voodoo kept the Eye of Agamotto.

(Supernaturals#1) - During the shoot, as the male model continued to flirt, Maria swung a torch toward his bicycle, causing him to wipe out. He replied that he loved an aggressive girl, but she advised him to take a shower, as no girl could love him as much as he loved himself. As she stormed off, she encountered some undead pirates (presumably sent by Jack O'Lantern), and she asked for forgiveness as she allowed Satana to take over her form. Having transformed into Ghost Rider, Blaze joined her against the phantasms.

(Supernaturals#2) - After blasting some of the demonic creatures, Satana returned a frightened girl to her parents. Due to his appearance, Satana asked Ghost Rider if he knew who had sent them, after which they were confronted by Brother Voodoo who told them that they were needed.satana-98081-sn3-blastdrac

(Supernaturals#2 (fb) - BTS) - Transported to Voodoo's base, Satana reverted back to Maria, who waited there with Blaze, as well as Isaac Christians (aka Gargoyle) and Felicia Hardy (aka Black Cat).

(Supernaturals#2) - After Jericho returned to them and introduced himself, Maria called Blaze an arrogant fool and told him not to interrupt. Drumm then explained how in the last few days, a number of the remaining paranormals -- notably Clea, Dr. Druid, Dr. Strange and Merlin -- had vanished over the last few days. Not interested in working with Brother Voodoo after learning of his involvement with the Chaos Event, Blaze departed.satana-98081-sn4-eyesnoglow

    Although she considered her powers something of a curse, Maria considered that perhaps God was testing her and that she could use these powers for good. After Drumm showed a vision of his brother's seeming death, Maria acknowledged that she knew the pain of losing a loved one to dark forces and that her pain mirrored his. They were subsequently joined by the Werewolf (Jack Russell, who had been captured and ensorceled by Jack O'Lantern).

    As Jack O'Lantern revived the Living Mummy at a mausoleum, Brother Voodoo transported his group, whom Werewolf called the Supernaturals arrived. As Satana unleashed a fiery blast at the Mummy, the others -- joined by the arriving Ghost Rider -- battled Jack O'Lantern's minions until Jack O'Lantern himself transported the supernaturals away.

(Supernaturals#3) - Satana and Werewolf arrived outside of Castle Dracula, and they were soon confronted by Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and a number of vampires and werewolves. In monstrous man-bat form, Dracula attacked Satana, who blasted him back. After she formed an energy cross, however, Dracula showed her a vision of Maria's mother as one of his brides. Distracted, Satana was dropped by a slash from behind by the Werewolf under Jack O'Lantern's influence, after which Jack O'Lantern appeared.

(Supernaturals#4) - Like the rest of the Supernaturals, as Halloween arrived, Satana was mystically bound and taunted by Jack O'Lantern who claimed the Eye of Agamotto from Voodoo and then used a mystic horn to awaken giant monsters across the planet. Jack O'Lantern subsequently determined that Maria -- who remained pure despite being inhabited by a demoness -- could provide the blood of the innocent needed for his final ritual, and he had the Werewolf free her and bring her to an altar he raised from the ground. As Jack O'Lantern raised his blade over the helpless Satana, Voodoo revived and confronted him, after which the Werewolf -- who had thrown off Jack O'Lantern's control -- freed Satana, allowing her to kick Jack O'Lantern back.

    After the rest of the Supernaturals were free, Black Cat grabbed the Eye of Agamotto, and she, Satana, Werewolf and Gargoyle channeled their powers through it, granting Voodoo the power to challenge Jack O'Lantern. Noting that he had Earth's heroes trapped within his mystic wand, Jack O'Lantern transported himself to another plane. The Eye then caused all of the monsters summoned by the horn or otherwise by Jack O'Lantern to vanish back to wherever they had been brought from.

    Satana and the others resolved that they should stay together to deal with similar threats, and Voodoo told them that they would seek out the wand containing the heroes after they had a chance to rest.

Comments: Created by Brian Pulido, Mark Andreyko and Ivan Reis.

    The Supernaturals series was a re-imaging of many of Earth's magic-based heroes by Brain Pulido, who started Chaos! Comics -- where Lady Death, Evil Ernie, Purgatori, Chastity and others originated -- and their creative team as a special weekly Halloween treat in 1998. However, sales were poor, and there was never any follow-up.
    It was a fun series, although when you examine things more closely, there are definitely some things that are not very clear.

    The story as presented was a little bit different than what was previewed in the Tour Book:satana-98081-sketch

(The Supernaturals Tour Book) - Melissa Ramos was a 19-year-old fashion conscious and deeply religious Latina living in Miami. During a near-death experience, she became possessed by the spirit of Satana, a demon who wanted to turn to the side of light. Sharing the same body, Melissa and Satana sought to work together.

What we do and don't know

    This profile was completed 05/25/2026, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary 's celebratory event to represent the Supernaturals.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Satana should be distinguished from:




images
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The Supernaturals Tour Book, pg. 6 (Satana sketch)
The Supernaturals#1, pg. 6, panel 3 (Maria face);
          panel 4 (Maria, full);
       pg. 15, panel 7 (Satana full);
    #2, pg. 6, panel 2-3 (close-up summoning energy and blasting phantasm);
    #3, pg. 20, panel 2 (blasting Dracula);
          panel 4 (energy cross);
    #4, pg. 1, panel 1 (eyes, not glowing)


Appearances:
The Supernaturals Tour Book (August, 1998) - Brian Pulido (maniacal story teller & re-creator; co-editor), Mark Andreyko (writer possessed), Ivan Reis (psycho penciler), Joel Pimentel (inker of insanity), Brad Gould (co-editor)
The Supernaturals#1-4 (December, 1998)
- Brian Pulido (storyteller) & Marc Andreyko (writers), Ivan Reis (pencils), Joe Pimentel (inks), Tim Duohy, Brad Gould, Brian Pulido & Bob Harris (editors)

First posted: 09/17/2026
Last updated: 05/25/2026

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