Alura (DC Comics)

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Alura
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Variant cover art of Supergirl #47 (Jan. 2010), art by Joshua Middleton
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Action Comics #252 (May 1959)
Created by
In-story information
Full nameAlura In-Ze
Species Kryptonian
Place of origin Krypton
Team affiliations
Supporting character of
Notable aliasesAlura In-Zee
Abilities(Under a yellow sun):
  • Superhuman strength, stamina, endurance, speed, agility, reflexes, intelligence, longevity, and hearing
  • Solar radiation absorption and projection
  • Enhanced vision
    • EM spectrum vision
    • Microscopic vision
    • X-ray vision
    • Telescopic vision
    • Infra-red vision
  • Invulnerability
  • Ice and wind breath
  • Flight
  • Heat vision
  • Vocal mimicry

Alura In-Ze is a character appearing in media published by DC Comics, usually those involving Superman. Alura is the Kryptonian daughter of In-Zee, wife of Zor-El, mother of Supergirl/Power Girl, and paternal aunt (by marriage) of Superman. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the character first appeared in Action Comics #252 (May 1959). [1]

Contents

The character has appeared in media adaptations of the Superman and Supergirl comics, including live-action films, television programs and video games. Alura was portrayed by Mia Farrow in the 1984 film Supergirl . Laura Benanti portrayed the character in the first two seasons of the Arrowverse series Supergirl , with Erica Durance taking over the role in season three.

Publication history

The character Alura appeared unnamed in Action Comics #252 (May 1959) as part of the origin of Supergirl (Kara Zor-El). [2] She was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino. Her role was similar to that of what Lara was to Superman. She and her husband, Zor-El, send her to a spaceship from Argo City to Earth to survive. [3]

Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

Earth-One

Alura is the mother of Kara Zor-El and wife of Zor-El, originating from Argo City. When Krypton explodes, Argo is preserved with a protective dome. When a meteor destroys the city's protective lead sheets, exposing its residents to deadly kryptonite, Alura and Zor-El survive by entering the Survival Zone and send Kara away in a rocket. Later, Supergirl rescues her parents, and they move to the planet New Krypton/Rokyn.

Earth-Two

In the alternate universe of Earth-Two, Allura In-Z and Zor-L do not survive Krypton's destruction.

Post-Crisis

In post-Crisis continuity, Alura is a resident of Kandor. Superman later restores Kandor to full size, after which its inhabitants move to a planet dubbed New Krypton. [4] However, Alura and most of the Kryptonians are killed when Reactron destroys New Krypton. [5]

Powers and abilities

Alura In-Ze has all the powers and weaknesses of a Kryptonian from exposure to Earth's yellow sunlight.

In other media

Television

Film

Video games

Alura appears in Injustice 2 , voiced by Grey DeLisle.

References

  1. Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 7. ISBN   978-0-345-50108-0.
  2. Fleisher, Michael L. (2007). The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman. DC Comics. p. 3. ISBN   978-1-4012-1389-3.
  3. Action Comics #252 (May 1959)
  4. Supergirl (vol. 5) #52 (June 2010)
  5. Superman: War of the Supermen #1 (July 2010)
  6. Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2015). "Laura Benanti To Play Supergirl's Mom In Greg Berlanti's CBS Pilot". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. Abrams, Natalie (October 26, 2015). "Supergirl postmortem: Get the scoop on that villain twist and what's next". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  8. Abrams, Natalie (May 23, 2018). "Supergirl star Erica Durance previews major Alura reveal". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. Petski, Denise (7 July 2017). "Supergirl: Erica Durance To Take Over Alura Role From Laura Benanti". Deadline. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. Swift, Andy (22 May 2018). "Supergirl Photos: Alura Lives! What Brings Kara and Her Mom Together?". TVLine. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Alura Voices (Superman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 21, 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.
  12. 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 July 22, 2024.
  13. Harvey, James (February 21, 2024). "Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths, Part Two Arrives April 23, 2024". The World's Finest. Retrieved February 21, 2024.