Godiva (comics)

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Godiva
Godiva (comics) - Dorcas Leigh.jpg
Dorcas Leigh as Godiva drawn by John Byrne in Superman (vol. 2) #13.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Super Friends #7 (1977)
Created by E. Nelson Bridwell
In-story information
Alter egoDorcas Leigh, later Dora Leigh (The New 52)
Team affiliations Global Guardians
Justice League
Justice League International
AbilitiesPrehensile hair

Godiva is the name of three DC Comics characters. One is a superhero named Dorcas Leigh, while the other two are supervillains.

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Publication history

Godiva first appeared in Super Friends #7 and was created by E. Nelson Bridwell. [1]

Fictional character biography

Dorcas Leigh is a British socialite with prehensile hair and a member of the Global Guardians. The group are later brainwashed by Queen Bee before being freed. [2] [3]

In JSA Classified, Delores Winters kidnaps Godiva and removes her hair. [4]

Following The New 52 continuity reboot, Godiva is renamed Dora Leigh and appears as a member of Justice League International. [5] [6]

Powers and abilities

Godiva has prehensile hair. She can perform precise actions such as lock-picking and lift up to two tons.

Other characters named Godiva

Teen Titans villain

Godiva is a mercenary and enemy of the Teen Titans. [7] Her base of operations is in the Swiss Alps.

Superman/Batman villain

Another Godiva appeared in Superman/Batman #20 as a member of an alternate universe team of villains called the Axis of Evil. She can hold anyone to her will, regardless of sexual orientation. [8]

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Godiva appears in Flashpoint . [9]

In other media

Godiva makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox . [10]

References

  1. ↑ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 121. ISBN   978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ↑ Greenberger, Robert (2008), "Global Guardians", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 138, ISBN   978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC   213309017
  3. ↑ Justice League Quarterly #17 (Winter 1994)
  4. ↑ JSA Classified #19
  5. ↑ "Live from the DC New 52 Panel... Updating". 2011-07-21.
  6. ↑ Justice League International (vol. 3) #1
  7. ↑ Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Godiva", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 139, ISBN   978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC   213309017
  8. ↑ Superman/Batman #20 (June 2005)
  9. ↑
    • Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket one-shot (June 2011)
    • Flashpoint #3 (July 2011)
    • Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2 (July 2011)
    • Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3 (August 2011)
  10. ↑ "Godiva Voice - Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (Movie)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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