Supergirl. Disambiguation This is the page for the 1st and current Supergirl, Kara Zor-El. There have been a number of others who have taken up her mantle though. 2nd Supergirl: Matrix3rd Supergirl: Linda Danvers4th Supergirl: Cir-ElEarth-2 Supergirl: Power Girl Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths, Kara Zor-El had a secret identity named Linda Danvers that she used to attend college.
Post-Crisis, it was the name of a separate character (see: Linda Danvers). On Kandor, she took the name Flamebird, partnering up with Power Girl (who took the name Nightwing). Future versions of Supergirl: Cryssia (Legends of the Dead Earth), Ariella (DC 1,000,000), Lara (Dark Knight Returns), Kara Kent (Generations I and II), Supergirl Blue and Supergirl Red (Generations III), Jane and Carol Kent (Superman: Secret Identity) There's also Bizarro Supergirl and Kara's Supergirl Robots. Current Events Supergirl - Kara has recently got a day job as a Barrister in New York. Origin: The New 52 Storyline: The New 52 Reunion Memento Justice. Martian Manhunter. Current Events J'onn debuted in the new 52 as a member of Stormwatch. He recruited Apollo and Midnighter to the team and served as a mentor for Jenny Quantum, before ultimately erasing all their memories of him and leaving the team to fulfill a secret agenda. He is currently a part of Amanda Waller's Justice League of America; working alongside Baz, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Katana, Catwoman and Stargirl.
Waller had selected J'onn to be a part of the team as a means of taking down Superman if it ever became necessary. This arrangement is complicated by J'onn's prior involvement with the Justice League. He had left the team after an unknown conflict that led to a massive fight between him and the rest of the League. He is now the leader of the Justice League of America. Origin One Version of his origin is that J'onn J'onzz is a Manhunter, a keeper of the peace and authority figure on the planet Mars. In 1955, an Earth scientist named Dr. Creation Character Evolution Story Arc. Aquaman. Current Events Aquaman is now searching for Scavenger after being given the suggestion from Vulko that it's a distinct possibility it could be him. While Aquaman searches, the forgotten aged "King of Atlantis" confronts Mera. Origin According to his first origin story, Aquaman aka Arthur Curry was the son of Atlanna, an Atlantean princess banished from Atlantis due to her interest in and frequent visits to the surface world; and Tom Curry, a surface man and lighthouse keeper.
One night, amidst a terrible storm, Tom Curry would find Atlanna thrown up on the shore by storm-tossed waves, and rescue her from harm. Tom Curry accepted his relationship with Atlanna, and though he always knew there was more to her than she would let on, he'd never ask her about her origins. After Atlanna's death, Arthur's father became determined to train him both physically and mentally so that he would one day be in complete control of his powers.
Creation Character Evolution Golden Age: Earth-Two (1938-1950) Green Arrow. Creation Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp and made his first appearance in More Fun Comics issue 73 in 1941. It was said that Mort Weisinger was inspired by a series of movies called The Green Archer, which were adapted from a series of books by Edgar Wallace. Weisinger took his inspiration and created a new hero, borrowing ideas from the Batman series round the same time. The early similarities between the two are obvious; both had similar modes of transportation (the Arrow Car and the Batmobile), both had young sidekicks and were billionaire playboys. Green Arrow and Speedy were mainly used as back up features up into the sixties where they became more of a main feature and grew into a fan favorites. Origin A playboy who inherited millions of dollars when his parents died, Oliver Queen never gave much back to society and lived his life how he wanted; of course he made many rivals and enemies.
Character Evolution Golden Age Post-Flashpoint / Earth 0 Zero Hour Quiver. Captain Marvel. Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel-related comics in 1953, partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics, alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman. In 1972, DC licensed the Marvel Family characters and returned them to publication, acquiring all rights to the characters by 1991.
DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe, and have attempted to revive the property several times with mixed success. Whiz Comics #2 (Feb. 1940), the first appearance of Captain Marvel. Cover art by C. Fawcett Comics' executive director Ralph Daigh decided it would be best to combine the team of six into one hero who would embody all six powers. The first issue of the comic book, printed as both Flash Comics #1 and Thrill Comics #1, had a low-print run in the fall of 1939 as an ashcan copy created for advertising and trademark purposes.
Inspiration for Captain Marvel came from a number of sources. The Flash. This page is for Barry Allen, the second (and current) Flash. For the original Flash (member of the Justice Society of America), see Jay Garrick For the third Flash, see Wally West For the fourth Flash (currently Kid Flash), see Bart Allen Current Events Currently, a new Reverse Flash has appeared and is killing the citizens who came in contact with the speed force during Gorilla Warfare.
In the current events of the Trinity War, Barry is seen to be on the side with Steve Trevor, Vibe, and Simon Baz. Barry Allen is among the Justice League, who are all announced to be dead by the Crime Syndicate of America, from Earth-3. Origin When Barry Allen was only eleven, his mother was killed. After graduating, Allen found work with the Central City Police Department as a police scientist, with a well-known habit for slowness and lateness. Creation Barry Allen was created by Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Character Evolution This was not the end of Barry Allen. Major Story Arcs. Green Lantern. Current Events Hal Jordan is currently leading the Green Lantern Corps and finding new recruits after the events with the First Lantern. After a battle with Star Sapphire Nol-Anj, he seeks Carol Ferris, Saint Walker and Kyle Rayner, who are in battle with Relic. A villain by the name of Relic has arrived to Oa, and is battling the Lanterns, who he calls "Lightsmiths.
" Origin Hal Jordan was born into a military family. Much later, while testing a flight simulator, an energy field surrounded him and took him to Abin Sur, a member of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic peace keeping force, who patrolled sector 2814. Creation With the insistence of the then DC editor, Julius Schwartz to bring in a new age of comics and to revamp the superhero genre, Hal Jordan was created by John Broome and Gil Kane.
His first appearance signaled the reboot of characters away from the magic and supernatural based stories of the golden age and replaced them with science fiction based stories. Zero Hour. Wonder Woman. Origins As one of the longest continually published comic book characters, Wonder Woman’s history has undergone some changes over the years, though a few elements remain consistent in all of her depictions. She is the princess of the Amazons, a race of women who live free of men on Paradise Island (later dubbed Themyscira). After growing up on this island, Wonder Woman (whom the Amazons named Diana) journeys to man’s world on a mission of diplomacy and peace. Until DC's New 52 relaunch, there were a few other aspects of the origin story that remained consistent. Her mother, Hippolyta, created her out of clay, and the Greek gods bestowed her with life, making her the only Amazon who was not conceived by a man.
In the golden age this led to an infatuation with Steve Trevor that persisted throughout the golden and silver age versions of the character. After Crisis on Infinite Earths, the character’s origin was slightly retold by George Perez. Creation Character Evolution Golden Age Silver Age. Robin. Current Events In the New 52, Red Robin leads the Teen Titans consisting of himself, Wonder Girl, Superboy, Bunker, Kid Flash, Solstice and Skitter against an organization known as N.O.W.H.E.R.E.
In the current story arc, Tim reunites with the Bat-Family as the Joker returns to Gotham City! Whilst in Batman, Incorporated Drake is helping the team fight against Talia's Leviathan army in an all out war! Origin Original Origin Tim Drake is the son of Jack and Janet Drake. Tim Drake had followed Batman and Robin's career ever since the murder of the Flying Graysons.
After the death of Jason Todd, Batman grew more violent and reckless. While Tim was training, his parents were kidnapped. New 52 Origin In the New 52, Tim tried and failed to uncover the identity of Batman. Creation Tim Drake was created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick. After the events of Battle For The Cowl, Tim Drake became Red Robin in Red Robin #1. Character Evolution As Robin, the Teen Wonder Young Justice and the Teen Titans. Batman. Current Events Batman - After the conclusion of Endgame, in which Batman and the Joker had their last epic battle and both appeared to have perished, Jim Gordon has taken on the role of Batman using a new Robotic Suit and sponsored by Powers Industries. Bruce is revealed to be alive but has lost all memory of his days as Batman, and is currently living a peaceful life with Julie Madison doing volunteer work and helping out in shelters.Detective Comics - Stars Jim Gordon as Batman.Justice League - Batman has gained the Mobius Chair, and is now a lord of knowledge as part of the story, The Darkseid Wars, in which the Justice League is caught in the middle of a violent clash between Darkseid and The Anti-Monitor.Batman/Superman - Focuses on the teaming up between Batman and Superman current continuity.
Origin A wealthy philanthropist, Thomas Wayne, his wife, Martha, and their 8 year-old son, Bruce Wayne, were coming out of a movie theater at 10:47 p.m. Creation Pulp Influences Golden Age Hush. Superman. Current Events During the Trinity War, Superman, along with several other heroes, searches for the Secret Society whom he suspects is responsible for the events of the war. Origin Although Superman's origin has been retold many times, the story has remained somewhat consistent throughout. Superman's story tells of his birth as Kal-El to renowned scientist Jor-El and his wife Lara on the alien planet Krypton. When Jor-El discovers that the planet is going to explode, he puts Kal-El in a spaceship heading to the planet Earth, which crashes in a field in the state of Kansas.
The ship and its occupant are found by Jonathan and Martha Kent, a farming family, who take him in as their own. Creation Superman was created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1933. Their early attempts to sell the concept of the character were notably unsuccessful. It has also been stated that Shuster based Superman's looks upon actor Douglass Fairbanks. Character Evolution.