Wildfire (Carol Vance Martin)
Wildfire | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Quality Comics DC Comics |
First appearance | Smash Comics #25 (1941) |
Created by | Robert Turner Jim Mooney |
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Alter ego | Carol Vance Martin |
Wildfire (Carol Vance Martin) is a fictional
According to Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes, "her opponents are mostly ordinary criminals and Axis agents, although there are a few name villains, like the Frog, Mad Merlin, and the Dean of Darkness".[3]
Publication history
Wildfire appears in Smash Comics #25-37, in solo adventures drawn by Jim Mooney.[4] She, along with many other Quality Comics superheroes, was purchased by DC Comics after Quality went out of business in the mid-1950s.
Wildfire was a redhead, who wore red pants. Her powers were gifted to her by the god of fire.[5]
Speculation that Wildfire was originally intended to play a major role in the All-Star Squadron series, but DC objected on the basis of her name, which she shared with the Legion of Super-Heroes member is inaccurate - Roy Thomas confirmed in Tomorrows' Quality Companion that he, not DC, took the decision not to use the character. A female incarnation of Firebrand was introduced into the series with similar abilities.[1]
Fictional character biography
Her only appearance in a DC comic is in , who all appear to be courting "her" while other heroes (including Wildfire) stand around giggling, evidently aware of Madame Fatal's true gender.
She also inspired another character named Wildfire in the JLA: Destiny miniseries.
References
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Wildfire". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-1605490892.
- ISBN 978-1-61318-023-5.
- ISBN 978-1605490373.
- ISBN 0-87833-808-X. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
External links
- The Unofficial Wildfire Biography
- Wildfire Profile
- Wildfire (1941) at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015.