The new Doctor Light, who first appeared in Crisis on Infinite Earths has never been given a proper chance, in my opinion. Her appearances since her debut have been sporadic at best, and when she has appeared, she hasn't stuck around for very long. I think that the character has a ton of potential, and I hope she finds a regular home in the DCU sometime soon.
I can't help but think that some characters are just created as "disposable" or "throw-away" characters. Or, worse, they are created with little or no thought. Like Dr. Light. How long was she part of the '80's Justice League? There have been a lot of characters like this since Crisis. Kole. A lot of the Infinity, Inc. characters that updated the JSA. Blue Beetle. The Atom.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what would have happened if Marv Wolfman and George Perez were not able to create Cyborg, Raven and Starfire and had to relaunch The New Teen Titans only with already created characters...would they have included Supergirl, Captain Marvel Junior or Mary Marvel? Dial H for Hero? I read somewhere that Wolfman had said no to the teen Air Wave...
I couldn't agree with you more about Doctor Light, Ross. She clearly was created as a throwaway character, but how often have such characters come forward to create a great following? Where would Happy Days have been without the Fonz, or Family Matters without Urkel?
ReplyDeleteI do hope you'll find the space in here to feature this character more in the future. Perhaps she can work with Wolverine in a battle against Deathstrike (an appropriate place for a Japanese heroine).
her costume looks like northstar and arora so it would be cool to team them up
ReplyDeleteI have the perfect foe for this pair: Chen Lu the Radioactive Man!
ReplyDeleteWhere did that She-Hulk image come from?
ReplyDeleteIt's from a painted version of the cover of Dazzler #14.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, I don't recall ever seeing it before. Thanks, cool site by the way!
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