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Spider Girl
Spider Girl
	Spider Girl as depicted in Legionnaires #21 (January 1995). Art by Jeff Moy.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Adventure Comics #310 (July 1963) (Pre–Zero Hour—mentioned); Adventure Comics #323 (July 1964) (Pre–Zero Hour—full appearance); Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #64 (Post–Zero Hour);
Created by	Jim Tillery; Jerry Siegel; John Forte;
In-story information
Alter ego	Sussa Paka
Species	Metahuman
Place of origin	Earth (31st century)
Team affiliations	Workforce; Legion of Super-Villains; Legion of Super-Heroes; Justice League of Earth;
Notable aliases	Wave
Abilities	Super-strong prehensile hair

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Spider Girl (Sussa Paka) is a supervillain appearing in books published by DC Comics. The character was first mentioned, in 1963, as a concept in the letters page of Adventure Comics when a fan suggested a character with the power of super-strong prehensile hair.^[1]

Fictional character biography

Spider Girl is a member of the Legion of Super-Villains who joins after being rejected from the Legion of Super-Heroes.^[2]

During the Five-Year Gap run in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) (1989), Paka is a reformed thief and ally of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Shortly before the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! continuity reboot, she changes her codename to Wave and dyes her hair blue.^[3]

Following Zero Hour, Spider Girl is reimagined as a member of Workforce who is in a relationship with Ultra Boy.

In Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Spider-Girl is depicted as a member of the Justice League of Earth.

Powers and abilities

In both incarnations, Spider Girl possesses prehensile hair. She can use her hair to ensnare or bind her opponents. As Wave, her hair was bluish; as Spider Girl, her hair was reddish.

In other media

Sussa Paka as Wave makes non-speaking appearances in Legion of Super Heroes as a member of the Legion of Super-Villains.^[4]

References

^ Adventure Comics #310 (July 1963)
^ Adventure Comics #323 (August 1964)
^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #54 (February 1994)
^ Stan Berkowitz (writer); Lauren Montgomery (director) (February 10, 2007). "Lightning Storm". Legion of Super Heroes. Season 1, Episode 8. Kids WB.

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[1] Adventure Comics #310 (July 1963)

[2] Adventure Comics #323 (August 1964)

[3] Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #54 (February 1994)

[4] Stan Berkowitz (writer); Lauren Montgomery (director) (February 10, 2007). "Lightning Storm". Legion of Super Heroes. Season 1, Episode 8. Kids WB.

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+{{short description|DC Comics character, created 1963}}
+{{About|the DC Comics character|the Marvel Comics characters|Spider-Girl}}
+{{Distinguish|Spider-Woman}}
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+{{Primary sources|date=April 2023}}
-image=[[Image:SpiderGirl LoSH.JPG|250px]]
+{{Infobox comics character <!--Part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
-|caption=Post-Zero Hour version of Spider Girl
+| image          = [[Image:SpiderGirl LoSH.JPG|250px]]
-|comic_color=background:#8080ff
+| caption        = Spider Girl as depicted in ''Legionnaires'' #21 (January 1995). Art by Jeff Moy.
-|character_name=Spider Girl
+| character_name = Spider Girl
-|real_name=Sussa Paka
+| real_name      = Sussa Paka
-|publisher=[[DC Comics]]
+| publisher      = [[DC Comics]]
-|debut=''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #310 (July 1963) (Pre Zero Hour - mentioned)<BR>''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #323 (July 1964) (Pre Zero Hour - full appearance)<BR>''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' Vol. 4 #64 (Post-Zero Hour)
+| debut          = {{Plainlist|
-|creators=[[Jim Tillery]]<BR>[[Jerry Siegel]]<BR>[[John Forte]]
+* ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #310 (July 1963) (Pre–''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!|Zero Hour]]''—mentioned)
-|alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0
+* ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #323 (July 1964) (Pre–''Zero Hour''—full appearance)
-|alliances=[[Workforce (comics)|Workforce]]<br>[[Legion of Super-Villains]]<br>[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]<br>[[Justice League of Earth]]
+* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (vol. 4) #64 (Post–''Zero Hour'')}}
-|aliases=Wave
+| creators       = {{Plainlist|
-|powers=Super-strong prehensile [[hair]]
+* Jim Tillery
-|}}
+* [[Jerry Siegel]]
+* [[John Forte (comics)|John Forte]]}}
-'''Spider Girl''' ('''Sussa Paka''') is a fictional character in [[DC Comics]].
+| alliances      = {{Plainlist|
+* [[Workforce (comics)|Workforce]]
-The character was first mentioned as a concept in the letters page of ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' when a fan suggested a character with the power of super-strong prehensile [[hair]].<ref>''[[Adventure Comics]]'' (vol. 1) #310 (July 1963)</ref>
+* [[Legion of Super-Villains]]
+* [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]
+* [[Justice League of Earth]]}}
+| homeworld      = [[Earth]] (31st century)
+| species        = [[Metahuman]]
+| aliases        = Wave
+| powers         = Super-strong prehensile [[hair]]
+}}
+'''Spider Girl''' ('''Sussa Paka''') is a [[supervillain]] appearing in books published by [[DC Comics]]. The character was first mentioned, in 1963, as a concept in the letters page of ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' when a fan suggested a character with the power of super-strong prehensile hair.<ref>''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #310 (July 1963)</ref>
 ==Fictional character biography==
+Spider Girl is a member of the [[Legion of Super-Villains]] who joins after being rejected from the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]].<ref>''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #323 (August 1964)</ref>
+During the [[Legion of Super-Heroes#"Five Years Later"|Five-Year Gap]] run in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4) (1989), Paka is a reformed thief and ally of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Shortly before the ''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!]]'' continuity reboot, she changes her codename to '''Wave''' and dyes her hair blue.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4) #54 (February 1994)</ref>
-Spider Girl formally first appeared as a failed [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] applicant.<ref>''[[Adventure Comics]]'' (vol. 1) #323 (August 1964)</ref>
+Following ''Zero Hour'', Spider Girl is reimagined as a member of [[Workforce (comics)|Workforce]] who is in a relationship with [[Ultra Boy]].
-She went on to join [[Tarik the Mute|Tarik the Mute's]] underground academy for [[supervillain]]s and later the [[Legion of Super-Villains]].
+In ''[[Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes]]'', Spider-Girl is depicted as a member of the [[Justice League of Earth]].
-===Pre-Zero Hour biography===
-{{Expand section|date=April 2010}}
-<!-- Earlier material removed as copy violation -->
-====Five Year Gap====
-During the [[Legion of Super-Heroes#"Five Years Later"|Five-Year Gap]] run in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' volume 4 (1989), Paka was written as a half-reformed thief with a crush on Legionnaire [[Ultra Boy]].
-She joined the adult Legion as Spider Girl, but when the team was outlawed by the United Planets, they went underground, changing their appearances and codenames, even wearing masks. In this storyline, occurring just prior to the [[Zero Hour (comics)|Zero Hour]] [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the titles, Sussa changed her codename to '''Wave''' and dyed her hair blue.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4) #54 (February 1994)</ref>
-===Post-Zero Hour biography===
-Spider Girl's first appearance after the ''[[Zero Hour (comics)|Zero Hour]]'' event occurred in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' v.4 #64 as a member of the [[Workforce (comics)|Workforce]]. She had a relationship with [[Ultra Boy]] while he was also a member of the team. As a result of this she was extremely resentful of [[Phantom Girl|Apparition]].
-===Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes===
-What appears to be a revamped version of the pre-Crisis Spider Girl appears in the ''[[Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' story beginning in ''Action Comics'' #858. In this version, she is a member of the "Justice League of Earth", a group of Earth-born Legion rejects which has seized control of Earth and banished the Legion and other extraterrestrials by spreading lies that [[Superman]] was a human that hated all aliens.
 ==Powers and abilities==
 {{Expand section|date=April 2010}}
+In both incarnations, Spider Girl possesses prehensile hair. She can use her hair to ensnare or bind her opponents. As Wave, her hair was bluish; as Spider Girl, her hair was reddish.
-In both incarnations, Spider Girl possesses prehensile hair. She can use her hair to ensnare or bind her opponents.  As Wave, her hair was bluish; as Spider Girl, her hair was reddish.
-<!-- Earlier material removed as copy violation -->
 ==In other media==
+Sussa Paka as Wave makes non-speaking appearances in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' as a member of the Legion of Super-Villains.<ref>Stan Berkowitz (writer); Lauren Montgomery (director) (February 10, 2007). "Lightning Storm". ''Legion of Super Heroes''. Season 1, Episode 8. Kids WB.</ref>
-===Television===
-* Spider Girl appears in her '''Wave''' identity (with the blue-dyed hair) in the ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' animated television series. She appears as a member of the Light Speed Vanguard (Legion of Super-Villains).<ref>''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' episode "Lightning Storm"</ref> She displays the ability to wrap and lift things with her hair like her comic book counterpart.
-'''
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.legiononline.net/volume2/spider.html Legion Online Biography]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060618191434/http://www.legiononline.net/volume2/spider.html Legion Online Biography]
-*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=spidergirlprezh Pre-Zero Hour Unofficial Biography]
+* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=spidergirlprezh Pre–''Zero Hour'' Unofficial Biography]
-*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=spidergirl Post-Zero Hour Unofficial Biography]
+* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=spidergirl Post–''Zero Hour'' Unofficial Biography]
-*[http://www.majorspoilers.com/hero-history-wave Hero History: Wave]
+* [http://www.majorspoilers.com/hero-history-wave Hero History: Wave]
 {{Legion of Super-Heroes}}
-[[Category:DC Comics superheroes]]
-[[Category:DC Comics supervillains]]
 [[Category:Characters created by Jerry Siegel]]
-[[Category:Female supervillains]]
+[[Category:Characters created by John Forte]]
+[[Category:Comics characters introduced in 1963]]
+[[Category:DC Comics metahumans]]
+[[Category:DC Comics female superheroes]]
+[[Category:DC Comics female supervillains]]
+[[Category:Legion of Super-Heroes members]]

v t e Legion of Super-Heroes
Otto Binder Al Plastino Mort Weisinger
Incarnations	1958 team 1994 team 2004 team
Founding members	Cosmic Boy Lightning Lad Saturn Girl
Notable members	Blok Bouncing Boy Brainiac 5 Chameleon Boy Chameleon Girl Chemical Kid/Chemical King Colossal Boy Comet Queen Computo (Danielle Foccart) Dawnstar Dream Girl Earth-Man Element Lad Ferro Lad Laurel Gand Gates Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg and Jacques Foccart) Karate Kid (Val Armorr) Karate Kid (Myg) Jon Kent Khundian Legionnaires Kid Quantum Kinetix Lightning Lass/Light Lass Magno Matter-Eater Lad Mon-El Night Girl Phantom Girl Polar Boy Princess Projectra/Sensor Girl Sensor Shadow Lass Shrinking Violet Spider Girl/Wave Star Boy/Starman Sun Boy Timber Wolf Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel/Duplicate Damsel Tyroc Ultra Boy White Witch Wildfire XS
Special members	Elastic Lad (Jimmy Olsen) Insect Queen (Lana Lang) Pete Ross Superboy (Kal-El) Superboy (Kon-El) Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) Superman
Supporting characters	R. J. Brande Controllers Shvaughn Erin Inferno Laurel Kent Legion Academy Legion of Substitute Heroes
Antagonists	Anti-Monitor Brainiac Composite Superman Computo Dark Circle Darkseid Dominators Fatal Five Emerald Empress Persuader Justice League of Earth Khunds Legion of Super-Villains Mordru Nemesis Kid Ol-Vir Ra's al Ghul Sklarian Raiders Starfinger Superboy-Prime Universo Vandal Savage
World	Colu Daxam Items
Publications	"One of Us Is a Traitor" "The Death of Ferro Lad" "The Adult Legion" "Mordru the Merciless" "Earthwar" "The Exaggerated Death of Ultra Boy" "The Great Darkness Saga" Legionnaires 3 "The Universo Project" "The Greatest Hero of Them All" "The Terra Mosaic" "End of an Era" Legion Lost (vol. 1) "The Lightning Saga" "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds
Alternate continuities	Legion of Galactic Guardians 2099 Superboy's Legion
In other media	TV series JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Cosmic Clash Justice League vs. the Fatal Five Film
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