List of minor items

This page lists all items featured in Vertigo's Fables and its spin-off titles, published by DC Comics.

Items

B

Bluebeard's ship

Bluebeard's ship appears in flashbacks in Fables: The Last Castle, in which Bluebeard loaned the use of his special ship to the refugees trying to escape through the portal behind the keep at world's end. The portal was found after traveling down a rapid river, and just beyond the clouds following a waterfall. The boat comes equipped with sprouting wings, making it the only vehicle on hand that could reach the portal. It is also mentioned in Fables #41 — "Pax Imperium: Chapter Five of Homelands."

C

Chariot of Glass

The Chariot of Glass briefly appears in flashbacks in Fairest: In All the Land. It would transport a hero to their greatest challenge, and was made by the enchanter Cendrée, as one of the many "wondrous things of power and insight" that the wizard created.

The clock

The clock appears at the Farm in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm," where Dickory is seen sitting on the timepiece while attending a barn meeting about taking up arms against the Adversary.


Original source The clock is based on the clock that the mouse ran up in the nursery rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock."

D

Dragon's eye lens

The dragon's eye lens appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #11 — "Whisper To a Scream: Part Four of The Unsentimental Education." It is a highly advanced telescope capable of seeing through walls, utilized by The Shadow Players. Agent Peter Piper employs it to locate Inola Tanner's hidden closet filled with potent magical artifacts.

E

The egg

The egg first appears in Fables #1 — "Chapter One: Old Tales Revisited." Snow White kept it on her Business Office desk for ages, wondering what might hatch of it. The egg turned out to contain a virginal new universe, lacking only form and direction. The Literals were banished into this universe, ending their threat once and for all.^[1]

Expectacles

The Expectacles appear in Fables #114 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter 1: The Treasure House" and Fables #115 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Two: The Big Plan," and are a pair of magic spectacles that can be used to spy on others.^[2] Lily Martagon uses them to uncover Bufkin's fate, and learns that he is on the verge of being executed by hanging.^[3]

G

Glam in a Can

Glam in a Can appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #5 — "Turn and Face the Strange: The Conclusion of The Pandora Protocol" and is a spray container used for shapeshifting. Bo Peep uses it to create a police officer uniform for herself, and to change a pig into an exact replica of Jordan Yow, which she then puts on a fake execution for everyone to see.

Golden Cap

The Golden Cap first appears in Fables #114 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter 1: The Treasure House." As its name implies, it is a golden magic hat, with a brim decorated with sparkling gemstones. It has the power to command the flying monkey Air Patrol of Oz, and was among the numerous enchanted objects pilfered from the Nome King's bunker by Bufkin's rebels.^[2] Bufkin proceeded to use the cap^[4] during an air strike on the Nome King's soldiers.^[5]


Original source The Golden Cap is a magical item from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

H

Hindering String

The Hindering String is mentioned in Fairest: In All the Land. It was wowen by the enchanter Cendrée, from the song of thirteen unborn tenné (orange-brown, as a stain used in blazoning) finches. It was one of the many "wondrous things of power and insight" that the wizard created.

M

Magic ring

The magic ring first appears in Fables #137 — "An Early Winter: Part Six of Camelot." Leigh Duglas steals the last shard of the glass statue of Bigby Wolf for herself,^[6] and, through months of spellcraft and delicate shaping, forges it into a ring,^[7] bringing Bigby back to life and nearly completely under her control. When Leigh is killed by Rose Red, the latter steals the ring for herself and uses it to take over the control of Bigby.

N

Numblin's seven league boots

Numblin's seven league boots are mentioned in Fables #2 — "Chapter Two: The (Un)Usual Suspects." In one of his many deceitful schemes, Jack Horner attempted to steal the boots to win the Boston Marathon.


Original source While the name "Numblin" seems to have been invented for the comic, the seven-league boots are a pair of mythical boots from European folklore, that grant the wearer the ability to travel seven leagues with each step. The name "seven-league boots" comes from the fairy tale "Hop-o'-My-Thumb" by Charles Perrault.^[8]

P

Pestle, mortar and birchwood broom

The pestle, mortar and birchwood broom are magical items that belong to the witch Baba Yaga. They first appear in Fables #87 — "Bufkin: Chapter One of Witches." The pestle and mortar and broom were kept in the Business Office for ages, while their owner searched countless worlds for them. Once Baba Yaga was released into the Business Office, she quickly found her stolen treasures and took them back without hesitation.^[9]


Original source The version of Baba Yaga from Russian folklore is known for riding through the air in mortar, with a pestle or birch broom used as a rudder, creating storms along the way.^[10] According to Slavic folklore, she travels in a mortar, using a pestle as propulsion in one hand, while in the other hand, she wields a broom, erasing any signs of her tracks as she goes.^[11]

S

Seven swords

The Seven Swords appear in Fairest: In All the Land. They were forged by the enchanter Cendrée at the height of his power, and were seven deadly swords, each with its own power. They were named Mercy, Justice, Regret, Rage, Judgment, Love and Wisdom, with the sword of Regret also being known as Maerorgladi. All Seven Swords eventually ended up in Fabletown's Business Office.

W

Wishing fork of Ladeedah

The wishing fork of Ladeedah appears in Fables #124 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Eleven: Emperor Bufkin" and is a magic fork used by Lily Martagon to transform Bufkin into a male Barleycorn Bride, allowing them to live as husband and wife for twelve years until the enchantment wore off.

References

↑ The Literals #3 — "The Great Fables Crossover, Part 9 of 9: Kill Your Darlings"
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Fables #114 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter 1: The Treasure House"
↑ Fables #115 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Two: The Big Plan"
↑ Fables #120 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Seven: A Single Loose Rock"
↑ Fables #121 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Eight: Flight Without Wings"
↑ Fables #136 — "A Day at the Lake: Part Five of Camelot"
↑ Fables #137 — "An Early Winter: Part Six of Camelot"
↑ seven-league boots, The Free Dictionary. "…magical boots featured in European folklore that grant the wearer the ability to travel seven leagues in a single stride. (…) This phrase comes from the fairy story of Hop o' my Thumb, in which magic boots enable the wearer to travel seven leagues at each stride."
↑ Fables #87 — "Bufkin: Chapter One of Witches"
↑ Liadov, Anatoli (2015). Baba-Yaga, Enchanted Lake, Kikimora, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. "Baba-Yaga and her two older sisters permeated Eastern European folklore, especially Russia folklore from 1755 when she first appeared in Mikhail Lomonosov's Russian Grammar. She is terrifying—an old lady with a huge appetite and iron teeth, but she somehow remains very thin, almost like a skeleton. She lives deep in the forest, in a frightening hut, which spins on chicken legs, and has a fence made of human bones with skulls on top. In the Russian version, she travels in a mortar with the pestle used as a rudder, or a birch broom, and wherever she goes she is “announced” by a wild wind disturbing the trees, which groan at her evil presence."
↑ Mark, Joshua J. (October 7, 2021). Baba Yaga, World History Encyclopedia. "When she leaves her house, she rides in a mortar propelled by a pestle with one hand while, in the other, she holds a broom she uses to wipe away any trace of her tracks."

[Literals_3-1] The Literals #3 — "The Great Fables Crossover, Part 9 of 9: Kill Your Darlings"

[Fales_114_Treasure-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Fables #114 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter 1: The Treasure House"

[Fables_115_Plan-3] Fables #115 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Two: The Big Plan"

[4] Fables #120 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Seven: A Single Loose Rock"

[5] Fables #121 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Eight: Flight Without Wings"

[6] Fables #136 — "A Day at the Lake: Part Five of Camelot"

[Fables_137-7] Fables #137 — "An Early Winter: Part Six of Camelot"

[8] seven-league boots, The Free Dictionary. "…magical boots featured in European folklore that grant the wearer the ability to travel seven leagues in a single stride. (…) This phrase comes from the fairy story of Hop o' my Thumb, in which magic boots enable the wearer to travel seven leagues at each stride."

[9] Fables #87 — "Bufkin: Chapter One of Witches"

[Indianapolis-10] Liadov, Anatoli (2015). Baba-Yaga, Enchanted Lake, Kikimora, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. "Baba-Yaga and her two older sisters permeated Eastern European folklore, especially Russia folklore from 1755 when she first appeared in Mikhail Lomonosov's Russian Grammar. She is terrifying—an old lady with a huge appetite and iron teeth, but she somehow remains very thin, almost like a skeleton. She lives deep in the forest, in a frightening hut, which spins on chicken legs, and has a fence made of human bones with skulls on top. In the Russian version, she travels in a mortar with the pestle used as a rudder, or a birch broom, and wherever she goes she is “announced” by a wild wind disturbing the trees, which groan at her evil presence."

[World_History-11] Mark, Joshua J. (October 7, 2021). Baba Yaga, World History Encyclopedia. "When she leaves her house, she rides in a mortar propelled by a pestle with one hand while, in the other, she holds a broom she uses to wipe away any trace of her tracks."

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