| Phantom Girl | |
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.png) Tinya Wazzo as Apparition, as depicted inLegionnaires #20 (December 1994). Art by Jeff Moy. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Action Comics #276 (May 1961) |
| Created by | Jerry Siegel Jim Mooney |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Tinya Wazzo Linnya Wazzo |
| Species | Bgztlian |
| Place of origin | Bgztl (4th dimension parallel withEarth) |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Heroes L.E.G.I.O.N. Justice League Terrifics |
| Notable aliases | Phase, Apparition |
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Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) is asuperhero appearing in books published byDC Comics, and is a member of theLegion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. In post-Zero Hour continuity, she is known asApparition. She has the power to turn intangible, as do all other natives of her home planet, Bgztl. Her mother isWinema Wazzo, the president of theUnited Planets.[1] Tinya’s ancestorLinnya Wazzo appears in DC'sNew Age of Heroes as a member of the Terrifics.
Phantom Girl has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily those featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. She is voiced by Heather Hogan inLegion of Super Heroes (2006) andKari Wahlgren inYoung Justice, and portrayed by Mika Abdalla inThe Flash.
Phantom Girl first appeared inAction Comics #276, and was created byJerry Siegel andJim Mooney.[2]
In the original pre-Crisis continuity, Phantom Girl is the fifth member to join the Legion and is a native of Bgztl, a planet in the fourth dimension. Like other Bgztlians, Phantom Girl can phase out of reality and become intangible. She employs her abilities as a member of the Legion's stealth-based Espionage Squad.
Following the Magic Wars, Earth falls under the control of theDominators and withdraws from the United Planets. During this time, Glorith sends Phantom Girl to the 20th century, where she sustains amnesia, assumes the name Phase, and joins the interstellar law enforcement agency,L.E.G.I.O.N. Additionally, a temporal clone of Phantom Girl namedApparition from "Batch SW6" is introduced.
Following theZero Hour: Crisis in Time! reboot, Apparition is reimagined as half-Carggite, with Phase as another of her bodies.[1][3] She and Ultra Boy eventually reunite, marry, and have a son named Cub.
In the newLegion of Super-Heroes continuity started in 2005, Tinya Wazzo is again called Phantom Girl. In this setting, Bgztl exists in the same location as Earth, but is out of phase with it: the whole planet is in the "Buffer Zone" that the pre-Zero Hour Phantom Girl would phase into. Phantom Girl is the only Bgzltian who can shift between her home reality and Earth. When she phases, she is visible in both universes and often engages in conversations or activities in the two realities simultaneously.
Phantom Girl develops a strong bond withPrincess Projectra, helping her cope with the recent death of her parents. Despite this, Projectra beats Phantom Girl after suspecting her of treason.Timber Wolf rescues Phantom Girl, after which she is placed in reconstructive machinery to heal.
The events ofInfinite Crisis restore an analogue of the pre-Crisis Legion to continuity, as seen in "The Lightning Saga" story arc inJustice League of America andJustice Society of America, and in the "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" story arc inAction Comics. Phantom Girl is included in their number, voted as Legion leader as theFatal Five reassembles to battle them.[4]
InThe Terrifics series, the titular group (consisting ofMister Terrific,Metamorpho, andPlastic Man) travel into the Dark Multiverse and encounterLinnya Wazzo, the ancestor of the 31st-century Phantom Girl, who has been trapped inside it in an intangible state. They reach the source of the distress signal, and discover a message fromTom Strong.[5] In the next issue, more of this new Phantom Girl's backstory is revealed, showing that she is not the original Phantom Girl, although she appears to have some relation to her.[6]
InBrian Michael Bendis'Legion of Super-Heroes reboot, Phantom Girl is reimagined to have a more alien appearance with purple skin, blue hair, and additional teleportation abilities.[7]
InThe New Golden Age, Phantom Girl is among the Legion of Super-Heroes members who arrive in the present and confront the Justice Society of America over their decision to recruit Legionnaire, a young, heroic incarnation ofMordru.[8]
Like all natives of the planet Bgztl, Phantom Girl has the ability to turn intangible (phase). Bgztl, depending on the incarnation, either exists in or is connected to thePhantom Zone. While intangible, she is immune to physical harm, can maneuver through solid objects and fly under her own power. She has demonstrated the ability to phase with split second timing and can also phase certain parts of her body selectively (a feat most Bgztlians cannot duplicate). Additionally, she can disrupt the workings of electronic devices by moving through them while phased.[9]
The 2005 "Threeboot" version of Phantom Girl can selectively phase her perceptions back to Bgztl while using her power; in this way, she will appear to individuals on our plane of existence but actually be interacting with individuals and the environment on Bgztl.
InDC Rebirth, Phantom Girl still retains the same powers as her post-Crisis self. She also displays new powers inRebirth, created by an explosion she is caught in from a machine in the Dark Multiverse. In addition to her phasing powers, and ability to fly when intangible, she can now—while in solid form—cause things to explode. She can make things explode by the touch of her hand ("dark matter touch") or by shooting combustion blasts at things to make them explode,[10] but she cannot control her powers and can only stop them by going into her "phantom form".
As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Phantom Girl is provided a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly and protects her from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.
Phantom Girl appears inLegion of Super-Heroes (2023), voiced byGideon Adlon.[15][11] This version is a student atthe Legion Academy.
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