Luma Lynai
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| caption = Luma Lynai as Superwoman, from Action Comics #289. Art by Jim Mooney.
| character_name = Luma Lynai
| publisher = DC Comics
| debut = Action Comics #289 (June 1962)
| creators = Jerry Siegel (script)
Jim Mooney (artist)
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| homeworld = Staryl
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| aliases = Superwoman
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| powers = Super-powers similar to Superman, but only under an orange sun.
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Luma Lynai is a minor fictional character in the DC Universe, one of many to use the alias Superwoman. She first appeared in the story "Superman's Super Courtship!" in Action Comics #289 (June 1962).
Fictional character biography
In "Superman's Super Courtship", Supergirl tries to find a mate for the lonely Superman. After match-making attempts with Helen of Troy and Saturn Girl fail, Supergirl uses the computer in the Fortress of Solitude and discovers a super-powered woman on the distant planet of Staryl named Luma Lynai.
Superman flies to Staryl and the two heroes fall in love. However, Superman discovers that Luma's powers only work under the rays of an orange sun. The rays of a yellow sun, such as that of Earth, are deadly to her, meaning that she cannot travel to Earth to be with him.{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |author-link=Robert Greenberger |title=Superman: The Definitive History |last2=Gross |first2=Edward |date=December 10, 2024 |publisher=Insight Editions |isbn=9798886634761 |pages=330}}{{Cite web |last=Jaffe |first=Alex |date=April 24, 2023 |title=The Many Loves of Superman |url=https://www.dc.com/blog/2023/04/24/the-many-loves-of-superman |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=DC |language=}}
Imposters of Luma, Lori Lemaris, and Lyla Lerrol appear in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #97 (November 1968).
Other appearances
Image:LumaLynai.jpg #3 (2005), a "Luma-dressed" Kara Zor-El holds her "daughter" Power Girl. Art by Amanda Conner.]]
Luma Lynai makes a minor appearance in The Kingdom: Planet Krypton #1.{{cite web|title= Annotations to Planet Krypton #1|work=Jess Nevins's Annotations's website |url=http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7160/planet.html|accessdate=2007-04-17|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050315095910/http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7160/planet.html|archivedate=2005-03-15}}
An alternate future version of Supergirl who resembles Luma Lynai appears in JSA: Classified #3 (November 2005).
Luma Lynai appears in 2019's The Green Lantern as a member of the United Planets.
Notes
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External links
- [http://supermanica.kinlok.nu/wiki/index.php/Luma_Lynai Supermanica entry on Luma Lynai]
- [http://www.comicvine.com/luma-lynai/29-54316/ Luma Lynai as Superman's Lover]
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Category:Characters created by Jerry Siegel
Category:Characters created by Jim Mooney
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1962
Category:DC Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
Category:DC Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability