Phantom Girl#The New Age of Heroes
{{Short description|DC Comics character}}
{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Phantom Girl
| image = 200px
| caption = Tinya Wazzo as Apparition, as depicted in Legionnaires #20 (December 1994). Art by Jeff Moy.
| publisher = DC Comics
| debut = Action Comics #276 (May 1961)
| creators = Jerry Siegel
Jim Mooney
| alter_ego = Tinya Wazzo
Linnya Wazzo
| full_name =
| species = Bgztlian
| homeworld = Bgztl (4th dimension parallel with Earth)
| alliances = Legion of Super-Heroes
L.E.G.I.O.N.
Justice League
Terrifics
| aliases =Phase, Apparition
| supports=
| powers =*Phasing/intangibility
- Interdimensional travel
- Skilled martial artist
- Flight via Legion Flight Ring
}}
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) is a superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics, and is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. In post-Zero Hour continuity, she is known as Apparition. She has the power to turn intangible, as do all other natives of her home planet, Bgztl. Her mother is Winema Wazzo, the president of the United Planets.{{Citation | last = Beatty | first = Scott | author-link = Scott Beatty | contribution = Apparition | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 17 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = London | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1}} Tinya’s ancestor Linnya Wazzo appears in DC's New Age of Heroes as a member of the Terrifics.
Phantom Girl has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily those featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. She is voiced by Heather Hogan in Legion of Super Heroes (2006) and Kari Wahlgren in Young Justice, and portrayed by Mika Abdalla in The Flash.
Publication history
Phantom Girl first appeared in Action Comics #276, and was created by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney.{{cite book |last1=Cadigan |first1=Glen |title=The Legion Companion |date=2003 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781893905221 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lEWHfXUwUAwC&q=phantom%20girl |access-date=29 March 2020}}
Fictional character biography
=Pre-Crisis=
In the original pre-Crisis continuity, Phantom Girl is the fifth member to join the Legion and is a native of Bgztl, a planet in the fourth dimension. Like other Bgztlians, Phantom Girl can phase out of reality and become intangible. She employs her abilities as a member of the Legion's stealth-based Espionage Squad.
Following the Magic Wars, Earth falls under the control of the Dominators and withdraws from the United Planets. During this time, Glorith sends Phantom Girl to the 20th century, where she sustains amnesia, assumes the name Phase, and joins the interstellar law enforcement agency, L.E.G.I.O.N. Additionally, a temporal clone of Phantom Girl named Apparition from "Batch SW6" is introduced.
=Post-Zero Hour=
Following the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! reboot, Apparition is reimagined as half-Carggite, with Phase as another of her bodies.Legionnaires #0 (October 1994). DC Comics. She and Ultra Boy eventually reunite, marry, and have a son named Cub.
=2005 reboot=
In the new Legion of Super-Heroes continuity started in 2005, Tinya Wazzo is again called Phantom Girl. In this setting, Bgztl exists in the same location as Earth, but is out of phase with it: the whole planet is in the "Buffer Zone" that the pre-Zero Hour Phantom Girl would phase into. Phantom Girl is the only Bgzltian who can shift between her home reality and Earth. When she phases, she is visible in both universes and often engages in conversations or activities in the two realities simultaneously.
Phantom Girl develops a strong bond with Princess Projectra, helping her cope with the recent death of her parents. Despite this, Projectra beats Phantom Girl after suspecting her of treason. Timber Wolf rescues Phantom Girl, after which she is placed in reconstructive machinery to heal.
=Post-Infinite Crisis=
The events of Infinite Crisis restore an analogue of the pre-Crisis Legion to continuity, as seen in "The Lightning Saga" story arc in Justice League of America and Justice Society of America, and in the "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" story arc in Action Comics. Phantom Girl is included in their number, voted as Legion leader as the Fatal Five reassembles to battle them.Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 7 #16 (January 2013)
=The New Age of Heroes=
In The Terrifics series, the titular group (consisting of Mister Terrific, Metamorpho, and Plastic Man) travel into the Dark Multiverse and encounter Linnya Wazzo, the ancestor of the 31st-century Phantom Girl, who has been trapped inside it in an intangible state. They reach the source of the distress signal, and discover a message from Tom Strong.The Terrifics #1 (February 2018) In the next issue, more of this new Phantom Girl's backstory is revealed, showing that she is not the original Phantom Girl, although she appears to have some relation to her.The Terrifics #2 (March 2018)
In Brian Michael Bendis' Legion of Super-Heroes reboot, Phantom Girl is reimagined to have a more alien appearance with purple skin, blue hair, and additional teleportation abilities.Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 8) #12 (March 2021)
=The New Golden Age=
In The New Golden Age, Phantom Girl is among the Legion of Super-Heroes members who arrive in the present and confront the Justice Society of America over their decision to recruit Legionnaire, a young, heroic incarnation of Mordru.Justice Society of America (vol. 4) #10 (September 2024)
Powers and abilities
Like all natives of the planet Bgztl, Phantom Girl has the ability to turn intangible (phase). Bgztl, depending on the incarnation, either exists in or is connected to the Phantom Zone. While intangible, she is immune to physical harm, can maneuver through solid objects and fly under her own power. She has demonstrated the ability to phase with split second timing and can also phase certain parts of her body selectively (a feat most Bgztlians cannot duplicate). Additionally, she can disrupt the workings of electronic devices by moving through them while phased.Adventure Comics #323 (August 1964)
The 2005 "Threeboot" version of Phantom Girl can selectively phase her perceptions back to Bgztl while using her power; in this way, she will appear to individuals on our plane of existence but actually be interacting with individuals and the environment on Bgztl.
In DC Rebirth, Phantom Girl still retains the same powers as her post-Crisis self. She also displays new powers in Rebirth, created by an explosion she is caught in from a machine in the Dark Multiverse. In addition to her phasing powers, and ability to fly when intangible, she can now—while in solid form—cause things to explode. She can make things explode by the touch of her hand ("dark matter touch") or by shooting combustion blasts at things to make them explode,The Terrifics #8 (2018). but she cannot control her powers and can only stop them by going into her "phantom form".
As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Phantom Girl is provided a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly and protects her from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.
In other media
= Television =
- Phantom Girl makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "New Kids In Town".
- Phantom Girl appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Far From Home".
- Phantom Girl appears in Legion of Super-Heroes (2006), voiced by Heather Hogan.{{cite web |title=Phantom Girl Voices (Legion of Super Heroes) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Legion-of-Super-Heroes/Phantom-Girl/ |access-date=March 27, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} 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. This version can extend her intangibility to others, though extensive use of this ability is potentially dangerous and could leave her unable to become tangible again.Hoegee, Rob (writer); Maltby, Tim (director) (November 4, 2006). "Phantoms". Legion of Super Heroes. Season 1, Episode 4. Kids WB.
- Phantom Girl appears in the fourth season of Young Justice, voiced by Kari Wahlgren.{{Cite web |last=Matadeen |first=Renaldo |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Young Justice's Secret Heroes Are Already Breaking Rules |url=https://www.cbr.com/young-justice-saturn-girl-breaking-rules/ |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en}} This version sports blue skin and red eyes.
- Phantom Girl appears in the eighth season of The Flash, portrayed by Mika Abdalla.{{Cite web |last=Shaunette |first=Morgan |date=December 12, 2021 |title=The Flash Is Bringing a Legion of Super-Heroes Mainstay to the Arrowverse |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-flash-phantom-girl-arrowverse/ |access-date=December 13, 2021 |website=CBR |language=en-US}} This version is a contemporary metahuman who has been operating in Coast City as the "Coast City Phantom" while searching for her missing birth mother Renee.
= Film =
Phantom Girl appears in Legion of Super-Heroes (2023), voiced by Gideon Adlon.{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=October 13, 2022 |title=DC's Legion of Super-Heroes Sets Voice Cast With Meg Donnelly and Harry Shum Jr. to Star (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dcs-legion-of-super-heroes-animated-movie-1235240040/ |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} This version is a student at the Legion Academy.
= Miscellaneous =
- Phantom Girl appears in Adventures in the DC Universe #10.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |title=Adventures in the DC Universe #10 - The Blobs (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/adventures-in-the-dc-universe-10-the-blobs/4000-153328/ |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}
- Phantom Girl appears in Justice League Adventures #28.{{Cite web |title=Justice League Adventures #28 - Future Imperfect (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/justice-league-adventures-28-future-imperfect/4000-96641/ |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}
- Phantom Girl appears in Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century.{{Cite web |title=Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #1 - Yesterday's Hero (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/legion-of-super-heroes-in-the-31st-century-1-yeste/4000-111136/ |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}
- Phantom Girl appears in the one-shot comic Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes.{{Cite web |title=Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 - Atomic Batteries To Power, Flight Rings To Speed (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-66-meets-the-legion-of-super-heroes-1-atomi/4000-609276/ |access-date=August 18, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}
References
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External links
- Peterson, Matthew (August 7, 2008). [http://majorspoilers.com/2008/08/07/hero-history-phantom-girl/ "Hero History: Phantom Girl"]
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