GASLAMP

 "Gaslamp, first appeared in Strange Academy, #13, 2021. Gaslamp was a magician stationed in New Orleans who dealt in dark magic and specialized in granting wishes in which he sold like drugs. One of his clients was Zoe Laveau, a young girl who struggled with her magic skills and turned to him to better live up to her father's expectations. Since she kept turning back for more , the dark magic took a toll on her, but neither she nor her parents noticed until it was too late and she died.

Her parents managed to bring her back to life but she was forever damaged by the dark magic and renounced Gaslamp's services. Sometime later after she was telling her friends this story, Calvin Morse saw in Gaslamp an opportunity to regain his magical powers after losing them shortly before. Gaslamp who was lurking in the shadows overhead the whole thing and ordered his servant Poppet to bring him the boy. Poppet was successful in his task and so Gaslamp gave Calvin the first dose for free. He then told him he would need to pay if he wanted more. Shortly after, Calvin returned to him asking for more power and Gaslamp agreed to keep giving it to him as long as he brought him more customers from the school. He was confronted by Doctor Voodoo who told Calvin had been expelled and sent him home, before warning him never to go near his students again. Gaslamp was not intimidated and reminded Voodoo of a prophecy that one of his students would destroy Strange Academy. Later, he met Calvin on top of a roof and asked him if he could sense a bond breaking. At the time, Emily Bright was leading a walkout of students at the school in protest of Calvin's expulsion.

Powers that Gaslamp has is dark magic with a specific in wish granting. He uses dark magic to grant other people's wishes bit it always comes with a price."