After the events of
Day of Vengeance when magic in the
DC Universe was changed, Zachary develops magical abilities similar to his relatives,
Zatanna Zatara and
John Zatara. Calling himself the "most popular teenaged magician", he briefly joins the
Teen Titans. Zachary has little tact, patience, and modesty when it comes to his skills. As a result, he is left with few to no friends amongst the Titans, many of whom looked at him as a selfish brat. During initial "auditions" for the Teen Titans, Zachary meets
Kid Devil (Eddie Bloomberg), with whom he has a shaky friendship. One night after performing as a stage magician in
Metropolis, Zachary is approached by Eddie, who asks him about a mysterious candle he found. Zachary explains that the candle is magical in nature and Eddie lights it. They are transported to
Neron's realm and meet Neron himself. Although Zachary advises him not to listen to Neron's offers, Eddie makes a deal with Neron and is transformed into a demon. Neron returns Eddie and Zachary to Earth, where Zachary helps Eddie join the Teen Titans. Zachary briefly appears in the limited series "
World War III". Along with several other Titans, he tries to stop the murderous rampage of
Black Adam in Greece. He is slammed into a wall and injured. The Titans are forced to leave him behind, but he receives medical aid from Greek authorities. In "
One Year Later", Zachary is performing as a professional stage magician in Japan with his assistant Bunny. The Teen Titans come to speak with him, as they are looking for
Raven. Zachary wants nothing to do with them and does not remember his times with Eddie or the Titans fondly. Still, he states that Raven had come to him in Japan and began to ask him "weird questions...about herself". In
Terror Titans, Zachary is captured and forced to fight on the behest of the
Clock King, who took over the
Dark Side Club. Following his escape from the Dark Side Club, Zachary, along with the rest of the former captives, is offered refuge at the Titans Tower. Zachary, however, rejects this, under the misunderstanding that he was being forced to join the team in order to get refuge. He returns to Metropolis with Bunny shortly after. Zachary also appears in the
Reign in Hell storyline, where he attempts to banish the deity
Rama Kushna and is dealt heavy damage in retaliation. He is later forced to aid in the restoration of Rama Kushna, which leaves him drained and weak for a while. Zachary has appeared in
Metropolis in issues of
Superman. He was recruited by
Mark Merlin to search for
Prince Ra-Man. He assists in subduing angry, raging Kryptonians, the now-expanded citizens from the city of
Kandor. Zachary co-stars in a back-up feature in
Teen Titans alongside
Black Alice and
Traci Thirteen, which began in May 2010. ==Powers and abilities==