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Superwoman
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Real Name
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Lana Lang
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First Appearance
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Superboy (Vol. 1) #10 (September/October 1950) [as Lana Lang], Superwoman #1 (October, 2016) [as Superwoman]
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Creators
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Bill Finger, John Sikela
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Team Affiliations
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LexCorp
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Aliases
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Insect Queen
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Base of Operations
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Metropolis
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Powers
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Super Strength, Super Speed, Flight, Electromagnetism manipulation, Spectrum Vision
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Skills and Abilities
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Fighting Experience
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Paraphernalia
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None
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Lana Lang is a character in the DC Universe and was a love interest to Superman. More recently, she has become the superhero Superwoman.
Origin[]
After coming in contact with a dying Superman from an alternate reality, Clark Kent's childhood friend Lana Lang absorbed his powers and began helping people as Superwoman.
Biography[]
Silver Age (Earth-One)[]
Lana as the Insect Queen
Lana Lang was born in Smallville, Kansas to Lewis and Sarah Lang was was raised with her brothers Larry and Alvin. As a teenager, she began going to high school and met fellow student Clark Kent and became infatuated with him. However, upon meeting the young superhero Superboy, Lana became perhaps even more infatuated with him, causing her to feel torn between he and Kent.
When Lana rescued an insect-like alien trapped under a tree. he gave her a bio-genetic ring in gratitude. The ring allowed her to copy the powers of insects or arachnids (by giving her lower body the form of a particular bug; each form could only be gained once per day, however). She decided to use it to develop the costumed identity of the superheroine Insect Queen. Lana did not pursue the superhero career for long, though she did gain reserve status in the Legion of Super-Heroes. Though she became friends with Clark Kent and Superboy, she left Smallville for college without learning they are the same person.
Powers[]
As Superwoman, Lana Lang can transform herself into a being of living electromagnetic energy. This gives her the following powers:
- Phasing - Superwoman can lower the density of her energy form and pass through solid matter
- Superhuman strength - Superwoman can channel the electromagnetic energies around her inwards to increase the kinetic output of her muscles to superhuman levels
- Electromagnetism - Superwoman can manipulate electromagnetic fields to move, lift, and manipulate ferrous metals, create force fields, and fire concussive force bolts.
- Electricity Manipulation - Superwoman can generate and manipulate electricity to fire lightning bolts, create blasts of blinding light, increase or decrease electrical fields, and control electronic devices.
- Spectrum Vision - Superwoman can see in every wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Flight - Superwoman can fly at the speed of light