Volcana (DC Comics)

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Volcana
VolcanaSTAS.jpg
Volcana as depicted in Superman: The Animated Series
Publication information
Publisher WB
First appearance "Where There's Smoke" (1998)
First comic appearance Black Lightning (vol. 3) #2 (December 2024)
Created by Hilary Bader
In-story information
Alter egoClaire Selton
Species Metahuman
Team affiliations Masters of Disaster
Supporting character of Superman
Abilities

Volcana (Claire Selton) is a supervillain in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League. Voiced by Peri Gilpin, she made her first appearance in the episode "Where There's Smoke". [1] Her first mainstream comic book appearance was in Black Lightning (vol. 3) #2 (December 2024).

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Fictional character biography

Superman: The Animated Series

Introduced in the episode "Where There's Smoke", Claire Selton shows an aptitude for pyrokinesis as a teenager. Her parents send her to Metropolis' Center for Paranormal Studies to help her control her powers, but she is taken by government agents, who attempt to weaponize her powers for "Project Firestorm".

Volcana eventually escapes the agents and becomes a thief and fugitive and the project lost its funding. She is eventually recaptured, but Superman rescues her and takes her to a deserted island. [2] Volcana also makes a cameo appearance in the episode "Unity", in which she fights Supergirl.

Volcana appears in issues #20 and #41 of the tie-in comic Superman Adventures .

Justice League and Justice League Unlimited

Volcana as she appears in the Justice League episode "Only a Dream" Pt. 1. Volcana.jpg
Volcana as she appears in the Justice League episode "Only a Dream" Pt. 1.

In the Justice League episode "Only a Dream", Volcana is incarcerated in a Metropolis prison before escaping during a riot. She joins forces with fellow escapee Firefly, but both are subdued by the Justice League.

In Justice League Unlimited , it is revealed that the government project who kidnapped and experimented on her is part of Project Cadmus. [3] She later joins Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. After Darkseid is resurrected and kills most of the Society, Volcana and the surviving members work with the Justice League to stop him.

Mainstream comics

In "DC All In", Volcana crossed over into the mainstream comics. While her history of fighting Superman remains intact, she appears as a member of the Masters of Disaster alongside Groundswell and Shakedown II. [4]

Power and abilities

Volcana in her fire form. Volcana Outlined.jpg
Volcana in her fire form.

Volcana possesses pyrokinesis, which allows her to generate fire and fly. As such, she requires oxygen to fuel her powers.

In other media

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References

  1. ↑ "Volcana Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 16, 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.
  2. ↑ Hilary J. Bader (writer); Dan Riba (director) (September 19, 1998). "Where There's Smoke". Superman: The Animated Series . Season 3, Episode 1. Kids WB.
  3. ↑ Stan Berkowitz and Robert Goodman (writers); Joaquim Dos Santos (director) (August 21, 2004). "Fearful Symmetry". Justice League Unlimited. Season 1, Episode 4. Kids WB.
  4. ↑ Black Lightning (vol. 3) #2 (February 2025)
  5. ↑ "B.I.T.C.H.". Harley Quinn . Season 4. Episode 2. Event occurs at Closing credits, Starring the Voices of.
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