Sapphire (character)
| Sapphire | |
|---|---|
 Sapphire from Power Company: Sapphire #1, artist Mark Bagley. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | JLA #61 (February 2002) |
| Created by | Kurt Busiek (writer) Tom Grummett (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Candace Jean Gennaro |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Power Company |
| Abilities | Telekinesis Alien "Serpent's Egg" artifact |
Sapphire (Candice Gennaro) is a superheroine appearing in media published by DC Comics. She first appeared in the Power Company back-up story in JLA #61 (February 2002), but her origin is told in Power Company: Sapphire #1 (March 2002). Sapphire was created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Candice Gennaro, nicknamed Candy, is a sixteen-year-old runaway and street thief on the streets of San Diego, California, who encounters the Serpent's Egg artifact during a battle between Kobra and Lady Eve.[1] Afterwards, she joins Power Company as Sapphire.[2]
Sapphire appears in Terror Titans as a participant in the Dark Side Club.[3]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Candy is physically bonded to a psycho-reactive alien gem called the Serpent's Egg. It enhances her latent telekinetic abilities, allowing her to fly and manipulate its structure to form various constructs.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Power Company: Sapphire one-shot (March 2002)
- ^ "Power Company Chronology". Archived from the original on 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2006-12-16. Power Company Chronology
- ^ Terror Titans #2 (January 2009)
- ^ Power Company #6 (September 2002)