Rainbow Girl | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Adventure Comics #309 (June 1963) |
Created by | Edmond Hamilton (writer) John Forte (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Dori Aandraison |
Species | Metahuman |
Place of origin | Xolnar |
Team affiliations | Legion of Substitute Heroes |
Abilities | Emotional spectrum manipulation |
Rainbow Girl (Dori Aandraison) is a fictional character and a DC Comics super heroine. She first appeared in Adventure Comics #309 (June 1963) as a rejected Legion of Super-Heroes applicant. [1] Her second appearance was 25 years later in Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #5 as a socialite. [2] She did not appear again for nearly 20 years until Action Comics #862 as a member of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, a group composed primarily of Legion rejects. [3]
Dori Aandraison is a metahuman from the planet Xolnar who intended to join the Legion to launch a career as a holovid actress. After being rejected, she joins the Legion of Substitute Heroes and marries Metropolis socialite Irveang Polamar. [4] [5]
Dori later works with the Substitute heroes to form a resistance when Earth becomes a closed-off and xenophobic society. They ultimately succeed and save Earth from an alien coalition. [6]
Rainbow Girl can harness all colors of the emotional spectrum, including red, blue, and green. However, this also causes her emotions to change unpredictably. [4] [7] [8] [9] [10] In her first appearance, she could generate a pheromone field resembling a rainbow, making her irresistible to others. [5]
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