| Esper Lass | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes #212 (October 1975) |
| Created by | Jim Shooter (writer) Mike Grell (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Meta Ulnoor |
| Place of origin | Titan |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Villains |
| Abilities | Telepathy |
Esper Lass (Meta Ulnoor) is a supervillain appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Publication history
[edit]Esper Lass first appeared in Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes #212 (October 1975), and was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Grell.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Meta Ulnoor is from Titan, a moon of Saturn, in the 30th century. Like other natives of Titan (including Legionnaire Saturn Girl), she is a natural telepath. After being rejected for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes due to a rule prohibiting members with duplicate powers, she joins a group of fellow rejects and demands membership.[1]
Esper Lass is later seen as a member of the Legion of Super-Villains.[2] Her last appearance prior to Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! was a cameo during Crisis on Infinite Earths.[3]
Esper Lass appears in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2 as a member of the Legion of Super-Villains. She is seen attacking Saturn Girl alongside Saturn Queen.[4] In the next issue, she is defeated by the Saturn Girl of Earth-Prime.[5]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Esper Lass is an alien with innate telepathic abilities, enabling her to read and control the minds of others.
In other media
[edit]Esper Lass appears in Legion of Super Heroes, voiced by Tara Strong.[6] This version is an extortionist and assassin who masquerades as a superhero and member of the Light Speed Vanguard before being exposed.
References
[edit]- ^ Misiroglu, Gina; Eury, Michael (August 6, 2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Omnigraphics, Inc. ISBN 9780780809772.
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #1 (August 1984)
- ^ Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986)
- ^ Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2 (November 2008)
- ^ Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 (April 2009)
- ^ "Esper Voice - Legion of Super Heroes (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 12, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
