Strange Visitor
{{primary sources|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox comics character
|image =Image:StrangeVisitor.jpg
|caption = The Strange Visitor's debut appearance in Superman (vol. 2) #149 (October 1999), art by Ron Frenz.
|character_name = Strange Visitor
|real_name = Sharon Vance
|publisher = DC Comics
|debut = Superman (vol. 2) #149 (October 1999)
|creators = Randall Frenz
Ron Frenz
|alliances = Team Superman
Justice League
|aliases = Kismet
|powers = * Flight
- Electromagnetic Field Manipulation
- Energy Generation
- Energy Absorption
- Magnetic Blasts
- Aura Reading
- Density Control
- Intangibility
- Phasing
- Power Siphoning
- Interstellar Travel
- Empathy
}}
Strange Visitor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Superman (vol. 2) #149 and was created by Randall Frenz and Ron Frenz.
Fictional character biography
Sharon Vance is a childhood friend of Clark Kent from Smallville who merges with the cosmic entity Kismet after being struck by lightning during a plane flight.Superman (vol. 2) #149 (October 1999). DC Comics.{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |page=377}} She is transformed into an entity of electromagnetic energy and becomes an ally to Superman despite lacking full control of her powers.The Adventures of Superman #572 (November 1999). DC Comics.Action Comics #759 (November 1999). DC Comics.Superman: The Man of Steel #94 (November 1999). DC Comics.
During the Our Worlds at War event, Strange Visitor sacrifices herself to help Superman defeat Imperiex.Superboy (vol. 4) #89 (August 2001). DC Comics.Superman (vol. 2) #176 (October 2001). DC Comics.
Powers and abilities
Strange Visitor is connected to the Earth's geomagnetic field, and has the power to manipulate electromagnetic energies, which enables her to fire blasts of electrical energy from her hands or eyes, generate magnetic fields to move, lift, and manipulate metal objects, create force fields, steal energy from others, and even "read" an object's magnetic field. She also has the power to fly at near light speeds, lower her density to walk through solid matter, and telepathically sense emotions.
In other media
Sharon Vance appears in the Young Justice episode "True Colors", voiced by Masasa Moyo.{{cite web |title=Sharon Vance Voice - Young Justice (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Young-Justice/Sharon-Vance/ |access-date=October 10, 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 is a tour guide at a LexCorp farming facility.
References
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Category:Characters created by Ron Frenz
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1999
Category:DC Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
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Category:Fictional characters who can turn intangible
Category:Fictional characters with metal abilities
Category:Fictional characters with electric or magnetic abilities