| Laurel Gand | |
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.jpg) Laurel Gand as Andromeda, as depicted inLegion of Super-Heroes vol. 4 #66 (March 1995). Art by Lee Moder. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Original: Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #6 (April 1990) Post-Zero Hour: Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #66 (March 1995) |
| Created by | Tom and Mary Bierbaum Keith Giffen Al Gordon (based uponSupergirl byOtto Binder andAl Plastino) |
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| Alter ego | Laurel Gand |
| Species | Daxamite |
| Place of origin | Daxam (31st century) |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Heroes White Triangle |
| Notable aliases | Andromeda, Sister Andromeda |
| Abilities | See list
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Laurel Gand is asuperheroine appearing inDC Comics, primarily as a member of theLegion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries under the nameAndromeda.[1] She was created as a replacement forSupergirl, who was killed inCrisis on Infinite Earths. She was also inspired by elements ofSuperman's supposed descendant Laurel Kent, who is later revealed to be aManhunter.[2]
Following her death inCrisis on Infinite Earths, Supergirl was removed from mainstream DC continuity and replaced with Laurel Gand / Andromeda.
Gand is a Daxamite and relative ofValor who was born on the asteroid Ricklef II. She later joins the Legion of Super-Heroes before marrying Rond Vidar and leaving the group to care for their daughter Lauren. She is later killed in a terrorist attack.
Laurel Gand was originally a member of the xenophobic White Triangle group before joining the Legion. Due to Daxamites' vulnerability to lead, she is forced to wear a special suit to protect her from it. She later travels to the planet Hell and is presumed dead before returning to the Legion.
After the events ofInfinite Crisis, Earth-247, the home of the post-Zero Hour Legion, is destroyed. Andromeda appears inFinal Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, battlingSuperboy-Prime along with M'onel (Valor) and Superman. Later, in the fifth issue, her pre-Zero Hour younger and older counterparts are called to battle theTime Trapper, alongside dozens of other Legionnaires from alternate realities.
Generally, the abilities of Laurel Gand (and other Daxamites) are identical to those of Superman and other natives of the planetKrypton (super-strength; speed; flight; X-ray, heat, microscopic or telescopic vision powers; invulnerability and super hearing). However, she is vulnerable to lead rather than Kryptonite.
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