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Sapphire (comics)
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Sapphire is a fictional superheroine published by DC Comics
. She first appeared in JLA
#61, (February 2002), but her origin is told in Power Company: Sapphire
#1, (March 2002). Sapphire was created by Kurt Busiek
and Tom Grummett
.
, who stumbles onto the scene of a three-way battle between the Lord Kobra
and his green armored forces, and Lady Eve's black armored splinter faction of the Kobra organization. Candy ends up trapped inside a forcefield thrown up by Kobra to keep out early respondents from the Justice League
.
Candy falls into Kobra's Sea Serpent submarine while running across the impromptu dockside battlefield, while crawling through the submarine's ductwork she overhears Lord Naga-Naga himself discussing the properties of the Serpent's Egg in the company of two mutated Serpent Men and several human lackeys. The Serpent's Egg is an alien artifact that fell to Earth
centuries ago, it has psycho-interactive properties that would make the perfect armor. Kobra decided to steal the gem when he discovered that it was no longer dormant. Candy steals the Egg and it bonds to her body forming a nearly impenetrable second skin which allows her to battle and escape Kobra's minions and the submarine. Apparently the gem has lifebonded to Candy.
On the run from the forces of Kobra, Candy decides to seek safety in numbers and heads for the headquarters of the Power Company
, there she discovers members of the mercenary group known as the Strike Force on the roof planning to assault the company. The Strike Force plans to take Josiah Power
hostage and steal transportation out of the city. Candy engages the Strike Force but is knocked unconscious after a short struggle, the mercenaries are later defeated by a transformed Josiah Power. Due to these events Candy joins the Power Company as an Associate, using the codename Sapphire. She remains with the team until the series finale in issue #18.
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DC Comics
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. She first appeared in JLA
JLA (comic book)
JLA was a monthly comic book published by DC Comics from January 1997 to April 2006 featuring the Justice League.-Publication history:The low sales of the various Justice League spinoff books by the mid-1990s prompted DC to revamp the League as a single team on a single title...
#61, (February 2002), but her origin is told in Power Company: Sapphire
Power Company
The Power Company was a team of professional superheroes-for-hire in the DC Comics universe. The team, created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett, first appeared in JLA 61,...
#1, (March 2002). Sapphire was created by Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer notable for his work on the Marvels limited series, his own title Astro City, and his four-year run on Avengers.-Early life:...
and Tom Grummett
Tom Grummett
Thomas "Tom" Grummett is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as The New Titans, The Adventures of Superman, Superboy, Power Company, Robin, New Thunderbolts and Heroes.During his run on The Adventures of Superman, Grummett and...
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Fictional character biography
Candice "Candy" Jean Gennaro, is a sixteen year old runaway and street thief on the streets of San Diego, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, who stumbles onto the scene of a three-way battle between the Lord Kobra
Kobra (comics)
Kobra is the name used by two fictional supervillains published by DC Comics. The Jeffrey Burr Kobra first appeared in Kobra #1 , and was created by Martin Pasko, Steve Sherman, Jack Kirby, and Pablo Marcos...
and his green armored forces, and Lady Eve's black armored splinter faction of the Kobra organization. Candy ends up trapped inside a forcefield thrown up by Kobra to keep out early respondents from the Justice League
Justice League
The Justice League, also called the Justice League of America or JLA, is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by DC Comics....
.
Candy falls into Kobra's Sea Serpent submarine while running across the impromptu dockside battlefield, while crawling through the submarine's ductwork she overhears Lord Naga-Naga himself discussing the properties of the Serpent's Egg in the company of two mutated Serpent Men and several human lackeys. The Serpent's Egg is an alien artifact that fell to Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
centuries ago, it has psycho-interactive properties that would make the perfect armor. Kobra decided to steal the gem when he discovered that it was no longer dormant. Candy steals the Egg and it bonds to her body forming a nearly impenetrable second skin which allows her to battle and escape Kobra's minions and the submarine. Apparently the gem has lifebonded to Candy.
On the run from the forces of Kobra, Candy decides to seek safety in numbers and heads for the headquarters of the Power Company
Power Company
The Power Company was a team of professional superheroes-for-hire in the DC Comics universe. The team, created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett, first appeared in JLA 61,...
, there she discovers members of the mercenary group known as the Strike Force on the roof planning to assault the company. The Strike Force plans to take Josiah Power
Josiah Power
Josiah Power is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appears in JLA #61 , but his origin is told in Power Company: Josiah Power #1,...
hostage and steal transportation out of the city. Candy engages the Strike Force but is knocked unconscious after a short struggle, the mercenaries are later defeated by a transformed Josiah Power. Due to these events Candy joins the Power Company as an Associate, using the codename Sapphire. She remains with the team until the series finale in issue #18.
Terror Titans
Sapphire has recently appeared in the Terror Titans mini-series, as one of a number of brainwashed young heroes made to fight each other by The Dark Side ClubThe Dark Side Club
The Dark Side Club is a fictional underground club in DC Comics, coming to prominence in the Final Crisis limited series.-Fictional history:...
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Powers and abilities
- Recently Charlie Lau informed Candy that she has latent telekinetic powers which she unconsciously uses to manipulate the Serpent's Egg.
- Candy is physically bonded to a psycho-reactive alien gem called the Serpent's Egg.
- The artifact gem appears to tap her latent telekinetic abilities and use them to manipulate and alter its structural lattice.
- With the Serpent's Egg, Candy can use her latent telekinesis to fly, or form shields and objects using the Egg.
- The gem is "Lifebonded" to Candy and responds to her every thought.