Blight (comics)

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Blight
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files and Origins #2 (June 1999)
Created by Dan Abnett
Andy Lanning
Olivier Coipel
In-story information
Abilities Ability to absorb energy from a planet, leaving it in ruins

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Fictional race biography

They are techno-organic beings from the 30th Century whose bodies are composed of rotting flesh and technology. They searched galaxies in quest of immortality. Along the way they met a powerful race, known as the Doda, with the ability to teleport across galaxies.

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In the "Legion of the Damned" story arc, [1] [2] the Legion of Super-Heroes comes across the Doda and the Blight, and destroys the Blights' teleportation device. Without this device, which uses stargate technology, the Blight are unable to teleport or spread their putrefaction across galaxies.

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References

  1. ↑ Legion 2: Earth-247 - Chronology, Part 3, Cosmic Teams
  2. ↑ Legion of the Damned at the Comic Book DB
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