Bombshell (DC Comics)
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | (cameo) Teen Titans vol. 3, #38; (actual appearance) Teen Titans vol. 3, #39 (2006) |
Created by | Geoff Johns (writer) Tony Daniel (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Amy Sue Allen |
Species | Metahuman |
Team affiliations | Teen Titans Titans East |
Abilities |
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Bombshell (Amy Allen) is a
Fictional character biography
First mentioned in Teen Titans vol. 3, #38, she was a member of the Teen Titans during the one-year gap after Infinite Crisis. She has similar powers to Captain Atom as she underwent the same alien metal skin experiment that Nathaniel Adam did. Prior to this, she was recruited into a rogue military black ops unit when she was arrested for assault and battery and faced jail time. This rogue group made a habit of accepting dubious freelance contracts in addition to their own projects. Using the same extraterrestrial metal that comprises Captain Atom's skin, the group grafted the metal onto her human skin.[1]
In #40, Bombshell is revealed to be a traitor to the Titans, as she threatens to kill
In #43, Cyborg and
In #63, it is revealed that Bombshell is alive.[5] It is also revealed that she was convinced by her father to take part in the procedure instead of serving a prison sentence for assault. When Project: Quantum learns of her survival, they attempt to have her killed. Bombshell learns that her father is the head of the project and sets out to kill him. In #64, Amy's father reveals that her joining the Titans East, and her current predicament, is due to a rogue factor within Project: Quantum.[6] At his urging, Bombshell agrees to be sheltered by the Titans for the time being. In #65, the one behind the attempts on Amy's life is none other than her own mother, the new head of Project Quantum.[7]
Furthermore, in
In Teen Titans #71, Ravager's return to the team causes friction between her and Bombshell, as Bombshell had previously tried to frame Ravager as a traitor. The two have an altercation where Ravager forces Bombshell to admit her loyalty to the team. Satisfied with Bombshell's statement, Ravager leaves the team.[9]
In Teen Titans #84, Bombshell and her rival,
Following her dismissal from the Teen Titans, Bombshell appears in Batgirl #23 as one of the young heroines who helps
Powers and abilities
Bombshell has
Bombshell's origin is different from Captain Atom's and Major Force's in that she was not exposed to a nuclear explosion in the course of acquiring her Dilustel coating; she was merely covered with the alien material. Thus, there is no risk of a radiation hazard if her quantum metal skin is breached: in fact, damaging the metal coating beyond a certain point temporarily negates her powers.
Teen Titans #63 reveals that the metal had managed to bond to her body and she can bring forth a new coating whenever she wants to, with all the powers of the original.
References
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3, #38
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #40
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #41
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #43
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #63
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #64
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #65
- ^ Final Crisis #3
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #71
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #84
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #88
- ^ Batgirl #23
- ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #99