| Night Girl | |
|---|---|
 Night Girl as depicted inAdventure Comics #524 (2011). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Adventure Comics #306 (March 1963) |
| Created by | Edmond Hamilton (script) John Forte (art) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Lydda Jath |
| Species | Kathoonian |
| Place of origin | Kathoon |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Substitute Heroes Legion of Super-Heroes |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength that only could be used in darkness |
Night Girl (Lydda Jath) is a fictional character appearing in media published byDC Comics, primarily as a member of theLegion of Super-Heroes andLegion of Substitute Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. She first appeared inAdventure Comics #306 (March 1963).[1]
Night Girl is a native of the planet Kathoon,[2] a world which is in perpetual darkness and heated by an internal power source. Lydda possesses superhuman strength, given to her by her scientist father, but only at night or in deep shadow.[2] Her powers were negated by the presence ofultraviolet energy.
In pre-Zero Hour continuity, Night Girl unsuccessfully tries out for the Legion of Super-Heroes, who reject her due to her situational and impractical abilities.[2] After meeting fellow Legion rejectPolar Boy, she becomes a founding member of the Legion of Substitute Heroes.[3] While having powers with such a drastic limitation reduced her effectiveness as a superhero, she becomes quite skilled at martial arts. She has a crush onCosmic Boy, which was her motivation for leaving Kathoon and trying out for the Legion. During theFive Year Gap, she and Cosmic Boy marry and have a son, Pol (named for Cosmic Boy's late brother). Prior to their marriage, similar events were depicted in the 1967 story arc "The Adult Legion", where Night Girl and Cosmic Boy were married in an alternate future.[4]
In post-Zero Hour continuity, Night Girl is rejected at a try-out and joins the Legion of Substitute Heroes once more.[5]
In theThreeboot continuity, Night Girl appears trying out for Legion membership by fightingUltra Boy. She is later made a member of the Legion Reserves.[6]
The events ofInfinite Crisis restore an analogue of the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Legion of Super-Heroes to continuity. Night Girl appears as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes and a teacher at theLegion Academy.
Night Girl has superhuman strength and durability equivalent to that ofSuperboy orMon-El, but only in darkness or deep shadow. Her powers fade immediately in the presence of direct sunlight.[7][8] Since her superpowers are often unavailable, she has trained extensively and is a capable hand-to-hand combatant.
