Esper Lass
| Esper Lass | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes #212 (October 1975) |
| Created by | Jim Shooter (writer) Mike Grell (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Meta Ulnoor |
| Place of origin | Titan |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Villains |
| Abilities | Telepathy |
Esper Lass (Meta Ulnoor) is a supervillain appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Publication history
Esper Lass first appeared in Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes #212 (October 1975), and was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Grell.
Fictional character biography
Meta Ulnoor is from Titan, a moon of Saturn, in the 30th century. Like other natives of Titan (including Legionnaire Saturn Girl), she is a natural telepath. After being rejected for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes due to a rule prohibiting members with duplicate powers, she joins a group of fellow rejects and demands membership.[1]
Esper Lass is later seen as a member of the Legion of Super-Villains.[2] Her last appearance prior to Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! was a cameo during Crisis on Infinite Earths.[3]
Esper Lass appears in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2 as a member of the Legion of Super-Villains. She is seen attacking Saturn Girl alongside Saturn Queen.[4] In the next issue, she is defeated by the Saturn Girl of Earth-Prime.[5]
Powers and abilities
Esper Lass is an alien with innate telepathic abilities, enabling her to read and control the minds of others.
In other media
Esper Lass appears in Legion of Super Heroes, voiced by Tara Strong.[6] This version is an extortionist and assassin who masquerades as a superhero and member of the Light Speed Vanguard before being exposed.
References
- ^ Misiroglu, Gina; Eury, Michael (August 6, 2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Omnigraphics, Inc. ISBN 9780780809772.
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #1 (August 1984)
- ^ Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986)
- ^ Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2 (November 2008)
- ^ Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 (April 2009)
- ^ "Esper Voice - Legion of Super Heroes (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 12, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
