Linda Danvers
Linda Danvers is a female comic who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
She was taken from her point in time and joined four other Supergirls in the timestream by Bizarro to help free Superman from the Source Wall. Linda then joined in the fight against the Maximum's and the forces brought against Superman and Batman. (Superman/Batman v1 #25)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Linda was originally a normal human, with no superhuman abilities. Upon fusing with the Matrix Supergirl, Linda gained her psychokinetic abilities. This granted her an incredible level of superhuman strength and speed, near invulnerability to harm, and the power to fly at high speeds. Linda was also able to produce concussive blasts of telekinetic energy, typically referred to as "psi blasts." Linda was also able to change from her normal, Linda Danvers persona into her "Supergirl" form which was taller, had blonde hair, and a larger bust. The transformation was purely cosmetic, as Linda retained her powers in either form.
After being merged with Matrix for some time, Linda became the Earth-Born Angel of Fire. While she retained her original abilities, she also gained the ability to produce bursts of fire from her eyes (called Flame Vision), form angelic wings composed of flames, and could use her wings to create a flaming portal that allowed her to "shunt" (teleport) long distances. Though Linda originally lost her angelic powers after being separated from Matrix.
Supergirl's flames could hurt only people who felt guilt about their own actions, people without remorse were resistant or immune to being injured by the flames. (Supergirl v4 #35)
After being separated from Matrix, Linda found herself with reduced powers. She could no longer shapeshift into her "Supergirl" form, and all of her angelic powers were lost. In addition, Linda's strength and durability were reduced by half, she lost her ability to fly and produce psionic blasts, and instead was only able to leap around 1/8th of a mile in a single bound.
Notes
- The Linda Danvers Supergirl was created by Peter David and Gary Frank where she made her first appearance in Supergirl v4 #1 (September, 1996).
- Peter David adapted Linda Danvers as a separate character based on that of Kara Zor-El, who had been wiped out of continuity by DC Comics to enhance Superman's status as the sole survivor of Krypton.
- According to David himself, he was aware that many readers would still want Kara Zor-El back as Supergirl, so Linda was created for the fans to feel 'more at home', "So I gave her as many of the exterior accoutrements of Kara's former life as I possibly could. I gave her parents, and a secret identity of Linda Danvers, in a small town (called “Leesburg”, in deference to Linda Lee), and a boyfriend named Dick Malverne, and put Stanhope College nearby. Some fans thought I was being 'in-jokey.' Nah. I just wanted to make the old readers feel at home as best I could."
Alternate Versions
- In JLA: Created Equal v1 #1 (2000), an alternate eversion of Linda Danvers appeared in a reality that existed within the Multiverse. Fifteen years after a disease wipes all men from the Earth, changes her name from Supergirl to Superwoman.
- In JLA: Act of God v1 (2000), an alternate version of Linda Danvers appeared in a reality designated as Earth-532 in the Multiverse. Danvers was one of many heroes who lose their powers due to the cosmic event that removes the powers of countless metahumans. However, she, along with Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz), Aquaman (Arthur Curry), and the Flash (Wally West), train with Batman and his associates so they may still be heroes. Changing her name to Justice, Linda and the others form the Phoenix Group.
In other media
Television
- In Superman: The Animated Series, the character did not make an appearance in the series but Supergirl's costume resembled the Linda Danvers version.
- In Smallville, Linda Danvers was referenced in the live-action series in an alternate reality in the episode "Apocalypse" with it being an identity taken by Supergirl actor Laura Vandervoort. This reality was a world where Clark Kent did not exist and Kara Zor-El was raised by the Luthors where she took on the name of Linda Danvers. Danvers was aware of her Kryptonian lineage and worked for Lex Luthor as an agent of the Department of Domestic Security.
- In Supergirl, Linda Danvers did not make an appearance but the Danvers family was shown in the live-action series with Supergirl being the identity taken by Kara Zor-El who operated as Kara Danvers.
Appearances
- Supergirl v4: (1996)
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