One thing that rarely gets mentioned in stories is that Zatanna is quasi immortal or at the very least long lived.
She is a Homo Magi. In Secret Origins #27, Doctor Mist mentions that Homo Magi can live for up to 4 centuries. Some like Doctor Mist and Madame Xanadu found ways to extend their life span way past that.
Some comics like Catwoman Lonely City have shown Zatanna aging normally; either the writer wasn't aware or she somehow lost her longevity over the years. Anything is possible.
But imagine it's the year 2425 and Zatanna, Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Plastic Man, Madame Xanadu and Phantom Stranger are all hanging out together and sharing old war stories.
Source in question:
Secret Origins Vol 2 #27: (bottom right panel):
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House-ad for Primal Force (1994).
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Justice League International #12 (1988) by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis & Kevin Maguire
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Only A Force Of Nature Can Stand In Its Path
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Do the Homo Magi stay young longer than regular Homo Sapiens? Will Zee age slower?
Yes.
In Secret Origins Vol 3 #27 Dr Mist mentions that the Homo Magi live for no more than 3-4 centuries. The way its worded in the issue implies that the more powerful you are, the longer you live as Mist achieved a level where he lived longer than any one else.
John Zatara has been alive since WW2. Xanadu has been alive since Arthurian times and lived even longer after beating Death of the Endless in a card game.
The Homo Magi are indeed long lived. Although I haven't seen any story that explored Zatanna's immortality yet. We did see an older Zatanna in Catwoman Lonely City: an out of continuity tale starring a middle aged Selina and Zee
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i spend way too much time reading Stephen King books and then watching the movie adaptations immediately after.
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Justice League International #12 (1988) by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis & Kevin Maguire
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the eighth doctors taste in women in the edas (more-than-human, powerful entities that verge on incomprehensible & are above practically every social convention including gender itself) vs his taste in men (fitz)
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Stay sanitized this Halloween!
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