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| image = [[File:Apparition (comics).png|200px]] |
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| caption = Tinya as Apparition. Art by [[Jeff Moy]] |
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| character_name = Phantom Girl |
| character_name = Phantom Girl |
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| image = [[File:Apparition (comics).png|200px]] |
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| caption = Tinya Wazzo as Apparition, as depicted in ''Legionnaires'' #20 (December 1994). Art by Jeff Moy. |
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| publisher = [[DC Comics]] |
| publisher = [[DC Comics]] |
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| debut = ''[[Action Comics]]'' #276 |
| debut = ''[[Action Comics]]'' #276 (May 1961) |
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| creators = [[Jerry Siegel]]<br>[[Jim Mooney]] |
| creators = [[Jerry Siegel]]<br>[[Jim Mooney]] |
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| alter_ego = Tinya Wazzo |
| alter_ego = Tinya Wazzo<br/>Linnya Wazzo |
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| full_name = |
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| species = [[Bgztlian]] |
| species = [[List of alien races in DC Comics#Bgztlians|Bgztlian]] |
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| homeworld = [[Bgztl]] (4th |
| homeworld = [[List of DC Universe locations#Planets and moons which exist during the era of the Legion of Super-Heroes|Bgztl]] (4th dimension parallel with [[Earth]]) |
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| alliances = [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]<br>[[L.E.G.I.O.N.]] |
| alliances = [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]<br/>[[L.E.G.I.O.N.]]<br/>[[Justice League]]<br/>Terrifics |
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| aliases =Phase, Apparition |
| aliases =Phase, Apparition |
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| powers =*Phasing/intangibility |
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| powers = Intangibility<br>Flight<br>Electronic Disruption |
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*Interdimensional travel |
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*Skilled martial artist |
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*Flight via Legion Flight Ring |
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'''Phantom Girl |
'''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: Crisis in Time!|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 [[List of DC Comics characters: W#Winema Wazzo|Winema Wazzo]], the president of the [[United Planets]].<ref name="dc-ency">{{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}}</ref> Tinya’s ancestor '''Linnya Wazzo''' appears in DC's ''New Age of Heroes'' as a member of the Terrifics. |
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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 (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' (2006) and [[Kari Wahlgren]] in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', and portrayed by Mika Abdalla in ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]''. |
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==Publication history== |
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Phantom Girl first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #276, and was created by [[Jerry Siegel]] and [[Jim Mooney]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> |
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==Fictional character biography== |
==Fictional character biography== |
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===Pre-Crisis=== |
===Pre-Crisis=== |
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In the original pre-[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]] continuity, Phantom Girl is the fifth member to join the Legion and is a native of Bgztl, a planet |
In the original pre-[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|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. |
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===Five Year Gap=== |
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Following the Magic Wars, Earth falls under the covert control of the [[Dominators]], and withdraws from the [[United Planets]]. Sometime thereafter, Phantom Girl is thought to have been killed in a shuttle accident. In reality, the time sorceress [[Glorith]] sends her to the 20th century where she is stripped of her memory of her true identity. She assumes the name Phase and joins the interstellar law enforcement agency, [[L.E.G.I.O.N.]] |
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A few years later, the members of the Dominators' highly classified "Batch SW6" escape captivity. It is first thought that the Batch SW6 are a group of teenage Legionnaire clones, created from samples taken just prior to [[Ferro Lad]]'s death at the hands of the [[Sun-Eater]]. Later, they are revealed to be time-paradox duplicates, every bit as legitimate as their older counterparts. The Batch SW6 version of Tinya Wazzo eventually assumes the codename Apparition. |
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Following the Magic Wars, Earth falls under the control of the [[Dominators (DC Comics)|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. |
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Due to various time travelers' attempts to rewrite reality, continuity shifts again and Phase is now revealed to instead be Enya Wazzo, Phantom Girl's previously unknown cousin. The [[Time Trapper]] then returns the original Phantom Girl to be reunited with Ultra Boy moments before ''[[Zero Hour (comics)|Zero Hour]]'' ends the first Legion continuity. |
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===Post-Zero Hour=== |
===Post-Zero Hour=== |
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Following the ''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!]]'' reboot, Apparition is reimagined as half-[[Luornu Durgo|Carggite]], with Phase as another of her bodies.<ref name="dc-ency" /><ref>''Legionnaires'' #0 (October 1994). DC Comics.</ref> She and Ultra Boy eventually reunite, marry, and have a son named Cub. |
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In the second reboot continuity Tinya Wazzo is also the fifth to join, under the codename Apparition. As in pre-Zero Hour reality, she becomes romantically involved with Ultra Boy. Apparition is eventually revealed to be half-Carggite, with Phase as another of her bodies. She never uses the codename "Phantom Girl". |
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===2005 reboot=== |
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Tinya is the daughter of [[Winema Wazzo]], the [[Btzgl]]ian Ambassador to the [[United Planets]], and regularly chafes under her mother's obsession with running her life for her. While helping her mother at a conference, which included the official unveiling of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Tinya phases through the decorative UP globe rather than go around it and spots something suspicious. When [[Saturn Girl]] telepathically scans the room, she picks up on this, giving enough time for [[Cosmic Boy]] and [[Live Wire (DC Comics)|Live Wire]] to dispose of the bomb before the blast goes off. Tinya joins the search for the culprits and helps save Saturn Girl's life. Along with [[Triad (comics)|Triad]], she is immediately inducted into the team. |
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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. |
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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 (character)|Timber Wolf]] rescues Phantom Girl, after which she is placed in reconstructive machinery to heal. |
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When she and [[Ultra Boy]] meet, the two are instantly smitten with each other. Their romance is rocky, initially complicated by Winema's interference. Tinya is then apparently killed by [[Daxamite]] [[White Triangle]] terrorists who incinerate her with their heat vision in the invulnerable Ultra Boy's arms. |
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===Post-Infinite Crisis=== |
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However, shortly afterward, Ultra Boy begins having painful seizures and soon Apparition emerges from his body. Now stuck in her phased state, Apparition can only be seen by Ultra Boy and Winema. Nonetheless, she plays a small but critical part in freeing the Legion from the [[Emerald Eye]]'s control, after it corrupts [[Violet (comics)|Shrinking Violet]]. Apparition accidentally frees [[Saturn Girl]] by phasing through her and she gains the ability to see Apparition. Saturn Girl is able to influence the others enough until Violet panics and causes the Eye to send many of the Legionnaires, including Saturn Girl, Ultra Boy, and Apparition, back in time to the late 20th Century. |
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The events of ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' restore a close analogue of the pre-''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|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 (comics)|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.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 7 #16 (January 2013)</ref> |
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===The New Age of Heroes=== |
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While stranded in the past, Apparition meets a psychic using a Bgztllian touchstone - a red stone that assists in Bgztllians' phasing. This encounter ends with her becoming visible to all and gaining the power to disrupt machinery and electronics when phasing through them. Although Apparition fears that Ultra Boy will grow dissatisfied with never being able to make physical contact with her, he proves his devotion by marrying her. Shortly thereafter, however, Phase of the [[L.E.G.I.O.N.]] arrives to retrieve the touchstone which had been hers. She and Apparition are sucked into the realm within the touchstone and discover that they both identify themselves as Tinya Wazzo. When the two make physical contact, they involuntarily merge and Apparition becomes the dominant personality in the resulting body. A side effect is that she regains a physical form once more. Through hypnotic regression, Apparition learns that Winema Wazzo had become romantically involved with a roguish wanderer that left her pregnant. Unbeknown to her, he was a Carggite and his child inherited his ability to triplicate. Winema was only aware that she had given birth to a single child and Tinya's father stole her other two bodies as newborns and sold them to the [[Luck Lords]] to pay off his gambling debts. In the course of her own adventures, Phase also was sent back to the 20th Century. The fate of Tinya's third self remains unknown.<ref name="dc-ency"/> |
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In ''[[The Terrifics]]'' series, the titular group (consisting of [[Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)|Mr. 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]].<ref>''The Terrifics'' #1 (February 2018)</ref> 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.<ref>''The Terrifics'' #2 (March 2018)</ref> |
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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.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 8) #12 (March 2021). DC Comics.</ref> |
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====Blight==== |
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Ultra Boy and Apparition remain extremely close in the following months, rarely being seen without the other by their side. Eventually, Apparition decides to make a point of going on a Legion mission without Ultra Boy, to prove to herself and him that they could survive apart. While on the mission with [[Brainiac 5|Brainiac 5.1]], [[Cosmic Boy]] and [[Monstress (comics)|Monstress]], the Blight takes over the Stargate network used by the United Planets for intergalactic travel and take over the planet. The group remains stranded far from Earth and must take a slower return trip home. |
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===The New Golden Age=== |
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Arriving several months later, they crash to Earth as the Legion Outpost explodes behind them. The group joins up with [[Chameleon (DC Comics)|Chameleon]], the sole Legionnaire not captured or compromised by the Blight, and [[XS (comics)|XS]] and [[Saturn Girl]], Legionnaires who manage to escape. They defeat the Blight and Apparition helps Ultra Boy overcome his Blight infection. |
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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]].<ref>''Justice Society of America Vol. 4 #10. DC Comics.''</ref> |
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==Powers and abilities== |
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====Legion Lost==== |
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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.<ref>''Adventure Comics'' #323 (August 1964)</ref> |
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Shortly afterward, the Blight's damage to the Stargate network sends many of the Legionnaires through rift in space to a "Second Galaxy"; once again, Ultra Boy and Apparition are separated. However, as Ultra Boy begins to lose his sanity realizing he may never see Apparition again, she rises through the floor to alleviate his fears. This turns out to be one of Saturn Girl's telepathic illusions, imitating Apparition in an attempt to keep Ultra Boy sane. When her deception was discovered, Ultra Boy initially ignores Saturn Girl, but they do end up passionately kissing. Confused, they break off and are awkward around each other until returning home. |
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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. |
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====Baby==== |
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Meanwhile, the real Apparition was present at the official disbanding of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the wake of the Rift disaster by [[Ra's al Ghul]], who was then posing as the United Planets' President [[Leland McCauley]]. [[Invisible Kid]] is the first to notice her pregnancy. Apparition begs him not to tell her mother and he reluctantly respects her wishes. |
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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,<ref>''The Terrifics'' #8 (2018).</ref> but she cannot control her powers and can only stop them by going into her "phantom form". |
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Apparition lives with her mother until she can no longer conceal the pregnancy. Winema's stifling involvement in her daughter's life only increases at this point, causing Apparition to flee to [[Rimbor]], Ultra Boy's homeworld. There, she meets [[Timber Wolf (comics)|Timber Wolf]], who, with the aid of his gang, helps and protects her. When Apparition hears the news of the Lost Legionnaires' return, the stress causes her to go into labor. Three mercenaries are hired by her mother to recover her and the baby, but they attempt to kill her for ease of transport. Timber Wolf is able to successfully defend Apparition and she gives birth to a boy. Apparition and Timber Wolf steal and use the mercenaries' return tickets to Earth. |
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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. |
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On the ship, it becomes obvious that Apparition's son, [[Cub (comics)|Cub]], has the powers of both his parents and is aging abnormally fast. Their return to Earth is delayed when they are knocked out of warp space by the [[Robotica]]n battle fleet. They discover that the "engine" was in fact an artificially created living Vyrgan/Carggite/Winathian hybrid in significant pain. |
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==In other media== |
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====Estrangement==== |
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=== Television === |
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Eventually reunited with the Legion and Ultra Boy, Apparition's marriage comes under many strains after the extended separation. Although Ultra Boy and Saturn Girl eventually realize that their kiss was borne out of confusion, Apparition discovers a letter between the two mentioning their kiss. Ultra Boy also grew jealous of the deep friendship his wife had developed with Timber Wolf, her protector during his absence. Finally, Cub continues to develop rapidly, reaching an apparent age of six years after an experiment designed to retard his aging backfired. The tensions between the two are not resolved when the series reboots. |
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[[File:Phantom GirlLOS.png|thumb|Phantom Girl as she appears in ''Legion of Super-Heroes''.|335x335px]] |
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* Phantom Girl makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "New Kids In Town". |
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* Phantom Girl appears in the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode "Far From Home".<ref name="btva" /> |
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* Phantom Girl appears in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (2006), voiced by Heather Hogan.<ref name="btva">{{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.</ref> 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.<ref>Hoegee, Rob (writer); Maltby, Tim (director) (November 4, 2006). "Phantoms". ''Legion of Super Heroes''. Season 1, Episode 4. Kids WB.</ref> |
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* Phantom Girl appears in the fourth season of ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', voiced by [[Kari Wahlgren]].<ref name="btva" /><ref>{{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}}</ref> This version sports blue skin and red eyes. |
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* Phantom Girl appears in the [[The Flash season 8|eighth season]] of ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', portrayed by Mika Abdalla.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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. |
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Phantom Girl appears in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (film)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (2023), voiced by [[Gideon Adlon]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> This version is a student at [[the Legion Academy]]. |
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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 at the same time, causing much confusion to those around her. |
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=== Miscellaneous === |
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She develops a strong bond with [[Princess Projectra]], helping her into cope with the recent death of her parents by reading to her from ''ancient'' [[comic book]]s (in fact the ''silver age'' era stories of the [[DC Comics]] itself, presented as fictional accounts of real historical facts), and kindly tolerating her brattish and abrasive behaviour towards her. Despite her kindness, Phantom Girl is savagely beaten by Princess Projectra herself when she and Saturn Girl begin to suspect about her hidden treachery against the whole Legion: Phantom Girl, comatose and disfigured, is saved only by the hidden intervention of [[Timber Wolf (comics)|Timber Wolf]], who after making sure that his love Princess Projectra is away, activates Tinya's alarm beacon. Phantom Girl is hooked to a reconstructive machinery, and shows signs of healing, but before she can tell the truth about her beating, Princess Projectra alters her memories, leaving Timber Wolf the only one to know the truth. |
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* Phantom Girl appears in ''[[Adventures in the DC Universe]]'' #10.<ref>{{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}}</ref> |
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Due to the cancellation of the Legion book with issue #50, this plotline is left unresolved. |
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* Phantom Girl appears in ''[[Justice League Adventures]]'' #28.<ref>{{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}}</ref> |
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* Phantom Girl appears in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> |
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===Post-Infinite Crisis=== |
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* Phantom Girl appears in the one-shot comic ''[[Batman '66]] Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> |
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The events of the ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' miniseries have apparently restored a close analogue of the Pre-[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|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 (comics)|Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes]]" story arc in ''[[Action Comics]]''. Phantom Girl is included in their number, voted Legion leader just as the Fatal Five reassembles <ref>"Legion of Super-Heroes" #16 (January 2013)</ref> |
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==Powers and abilities== |
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Like all natives of the planet Bgztl, Phantom Girl (in all her incarnations) has the ability to turn intangible (phase). Bgztl (depending on the incarnation) either exists in or is connected with the extra-dimensional space known as the [[Phantom Zone]]. She has demonstrated the ability to phase with split second timing, and is also capable of phasing certain parts of her body selectively (a feat most Bgztlians cannot duplicate). While phased, she is immune to physical harm, can maneuver through solid objects and fly under her own power. She is also immune to most energy blasts and radiation, though writers have been inconsistent regarding her vulnerability to attacks utilizing the air (i.e., poisonous gas). She has additionally demonstrated the ability to disrupt the workings of electronic devices by moving through them while phased. Finally, she has inconsistently demonstrated the ability under certain circumstances to perceive inhabitants or objects located in the Phantom Zone while in a phased state, including [[Lar Gand|Mon-El]] during his periods of imprisonment. She can also enter or exit the Phantom Zone at will.<ref>''Adventure Comics'' #323, August, 1964)</ref> |
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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. |
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==Equipment== |
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As a member of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] she is provided a [[Legion Flight Ring]]. It allows her to fly and protects her from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments. |
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==In other media== |
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===Television=== |
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* In ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', Phantom Girl made a cameo appearance in the episode "New Kids In Town". |
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* Phantom Girl appeared in an episode of ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' titled "Far From Home." She is one of only three Legionnaires (along with [[Brainiac 5]] and [[Bouncing Boy]]) to have a speaking role. In the show, she has gained the ability to phase out of the visual spectrum, becoming invisible. |
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* Phantom Girl is part of the core Legion team in the ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' TV series voiced by [[Heather Hogan]]. As in post-ZH continuity, her mother is President of the United Planets. There is also a romance hinted between her and [[Timber Wolf (comics)|Timber Wolf]]. She is also attracted to Jo Nah, a competitor in intergalactic Olympics, and is sent to recruit him for the giant battle against the Sun Eater. |
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* Peterson, Matthew (August 7, 2008). [http://majorspoilers.com/2008/08/07/hero-history-phantom-girl/ "Hero History: Phantom Girl"] |
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.png) Tinya Wazzo as Apparition, as depicted in Legionnaires #20 (December 1994). Art by Jeff Moy. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Action Comics #276 (May 1961) |
| Created by | Jerry Siegel Jim Mooney |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Tinya Wazzo Linnya Wazzo |
| Species | Bgztlian |
| Place of origin | Bgztl (4th dimension parallel with Earth) |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Heroes L.E.G.I.O.N. Justice League Terrifics |
| Notable aliases | Phase, Apparition |
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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.[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
[edit]Phantom Girl first appeared in Action Comics #276, and was created by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney.[2]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Pre-Crisis
[edit]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
[edit]Following the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! reboot, Apparition is reimagined as half-Carggite, with Phase as another of her bodies.[1][3] She and Ultra Boy eventually reunite, marry, and have a son named Cub.
2005 reboot
[edit]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
[edit]The events of Infinite Crisis restore a close 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.[4]
The New Age of Heroes
[edit]In The Terrifics series, the titular group (consisting of Mr. 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
The New Golden Age
[edit]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.[8]
Powers and abilities
[edit]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.[9]
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,[10] 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
[edit]Television
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- 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".[11]
- Phantom Girl appears in Legion of Super-Heroes (2006), voiced by Heather Hogan.[11] 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.[12]
- Phantom Girl appears in the fourth season of Young Justice, voiced by Kari Wahlgren.[11][13] This version sports blue skin and red eyes.
- Phantom Girl appears in the eighth season of The Flash, portrayed by Mika Abdalla.[14] 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
[edit]Phantom Girl appears in Legion of Super-Heroes (2023), voiced by Gideon Adlon.[15][11] This version is a student at the Legion Academy.
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Phantom Girl appears in Adventures in the DC Universe #10.[16]
- Phantom Girl appears in Justice League Adventures #28.[17]
- Phantom Girl appears in Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century.[18]
- Phantom Girl appears in the one-shot comic Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Beatty, Scott (2008), "Apparition", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, p. 17, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1
- ^ Cadigan, Glen (2003). The Legion Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 9781893905221. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Legionnaires #0 (October 1994). DC Comics.
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 7 #16 (January 2013)
- ^ The Terrifics #1 (February 2018)
- ^ The Terrifics #2 (March 2018)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 8) #12 (March 2021). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice Society of America Vol. 4 #10. DC Comics.
- ^ Adventure Comics #323 (August 1964)
- ^ The Terrifics #8 (2018).
- ^ a b c d "Phantom Girl Voices (Legion of Super Heroes)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 27, 2024. 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.
- ^ Hoegee, Rob (writer); Maltby, Tim (director) (November 4, 2006). "Phantoms". Legion of Super Heroes. Season 1, Episode 4. Kids WB.
- ^ Matadeen, Renaldo (October 25, 2021). "Young Justice's Secret Heroes Are Already Breaking Rules". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Shaunette, Morgan (December 12, 2021). "The Flash Is Bringing a Legion of Super-Heroes Mainstay to the Arrowverse". CBR. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (October 13, 2022). "DC's Legion of Super-Heroes Sets Voice Cast With Meg Donnelly and Harry Shum Jr. to Star (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Adventures in the DC Universe #10 - The Blobs (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Justice League Adventures #28 - Future Imperfect (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #1 - Yesterday's Hero (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 - Atomic Batteries To Power, Flight Rings To Speed (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Peterson, Matthew (August 7, 2008). "Hero History: Phantom Girl"
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