Rainbow Girl
| Rainbow Girl | |
|---|---|
 Rainbow Girl as depicted in Action Comics #862 (April 2008). Art by Gary Frank (penciller) and Jon Sibal (inker). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Adventure Comics #309 (June 1963) |
| Created by | Edmond Hamilton (writer) John Forte (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Dori Aandraison |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Place of origin | Xolnar |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Substitute Heroes |
| Abilities | Emotional spectrum manipulation |
Rainbow Girl (Dori Aandraison) is a fictional character and a DC Comics super heroine. She first appeared in Adventure Comics #309 (June 1963) as a rejected Legion of Super-Heroes applicant.[1] Her second appearance was 25 years later in Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #5 as a socialite.[2] She did not appear again for nearly 20 years until Action Comics #862 as a member of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, a group composed primarily of Legion rejects.[3]
Fictional character biography
Rainbow Girl is a metahuman from the planet Xolnar who intends to join the Legion of Super-Heroes to further her ambition of becoming a holovid actress.[2] She wins a trip to Metropolis where Legion tryouts are being held, but is rejected during her audition.[1] Rather than return to Xolnar, Dori marries Irveang Polamar, a socialite from Metropolis, and joins the Legion of Substitute Heroes.[2]
Dori later works with the Substitute heroes to form a resistance when Earth becomes a closed-off and xenophobic society. They ultimately succeed and save Earth from the Justice League of Earth, an alien coalition.[3]
Powers and abilities
Rainbow Girl can harness all colors of the emotional spectrum, including red, blue, and green.[4][5] However, this also causes her emotions to change unpredictably. In her first appearance, she could generate a pheromone field resembling a rainbow, making her irresistible to others.
References
- ^ a b Adventure Comics #309 (June 1963)
- ^ a b c Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #5 (September 1988)
- ^ a b Action Comics #862 (April 2008)
- ^ Justice Society of America (vol. 4) #10 (September 2024)
- ^ Interview with Geoff Johns in Secret Origins and Blackest Night (March 2008). Newsarama
External links
- Rainbow Girl at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Cosmic Teams!
