Esper Lass

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Esper Lass
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes #212 (October 1975)
Created by Jim Shooter (writer)
Mike Grell (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoMeta Ulnoor
Place of originTitan
Team affiliations Legion of Super-Villains
AbilitiesTelepathy

Esper Lass (Meta Ulnoor) is a supervillain appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

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Publication history

Esper Lass first appeared in Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes #212 (October 1975), and was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Grell.

Fictional character biography

Esper Lass is from Titan, the moon of Saturn, in the 30th century. Like other natives of Titan (including Legionnaire Saturn Girl), she is a natural telepath. After being denied from joining the Legion of Super-Heroes due to a rule prohibiting members with duplicate powers, she works with other rejects to battle them before being defeated. [1] In later appearances, Esper Lass joins the Legion of Super-Villains. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Powers and abilities

Esper Lass is an alien with innate telepathic abilities, enabling her to read and control the minds of others. [1]

In other media

Esper Lass appears in Legion of Super Heroes , voiced by Tara Strong. [6] This version is an extortionist and assassin who masquerades as a superhero and member of the Light Speed Vanguard before being exposed.

References

  1. 1 2 Stanford, Jerry (February 12, 2023). "10 Most Powerful Legion of Super-Heroes Rejects". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  2. Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #1 (August 1984)
  3. Misiroglu, Gina; Eury, Michael (August 6, 2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Omnigraphics, Inc. ISBN   9780780809772.
  4. Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2 (November 2008)
  5. Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 (April 2009)
  6. "Esper Voice - Legion of Super Heroes (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 12, 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.