| Volcana | |
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 Volcana as depicted inSuperman: 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 ego | Claire Selton |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Masters of Disaster |
| Supporting character of | Superman |
| Abilities |
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Volcana (Claire Selton) is asupervillain inSuperman: The Animated Series andJustice League. Voiced byPeri Gilpin, she made her first appearance in the episode "Where There's Smoke".[1] Her first major comic book appearance was inBlack Lightning (vol. 3) #2 (December 2024), though prior to this, the character made a brief cameo inSuperman 80-Page Giant (vol. 2) #1 (May 2010).
Introduced in the episode "Where There's Smoke", Claire Selton shows an aptitude forpyrokinesis as a teenager. Her parents send her toMetropolis' 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 fightsSupergirl.
Volcana appears in issues #20 and #41 of the tie-in comicSuperman Adventures.
In theJustice League episode "Only a Dream", Volcana is incarcerated in a Metropolis prison before escaping during a riot. She joins forces with fellow escapeeFirefly, but both are subdued by theJustice League.
InJustice League Unlimited, it is revealed that the government project who kidnapped and experimented on her is part ofProject Cadmus.[3] She later joinsGorilla Grodd'sSecret Society. AfterDarkseid is resurrected and kills most of the Society, Volcana and the surviving members work with the Justice League to stop him.
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 theMasters of Disaster alongside Groundswell and Shakedown II.[4]
Volcana possessespyrokinesis, which allows her to generate fire and fly. As such, she requires oxygen to fuel her powers.
