Volcana (DC Comics)

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caption =Volcana as depicted in "".
character_name =Volcana
publisher =DC Comics
debut ="'
alter_ego =Claire Selton
Base of operations = Metropolis
supports= Superman
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Volcana is a supervillain in "". Voiced by Peri Gilpin, she made her first appearance in the episode "Where There's Smoke".

Character biography

copypasteVolcana was once called Claire Selton. As a teenager, Claire showed an aptitude for pyrokinesis -- the ability to start fires with one's mind. Her parents sent her to Metropolis's Center for Paranormal Studies so that she could learn to control and develop her power, but she was soon spirited away by government agents who had big plans for her. According to the director of the Center, the agents "stripped away her past, code-named her Volcana, and tried their hardest to turn her into a living weapon."

But Volcana wouldn't go along with the plan. She escaped from the agents, became a hunted fugitive and survived the only way she could: by stealing. Superman stopped her and she was put on a deserted island where Superman delivered her food in exchange that she stayed on the island and didn't harm anyone.

She later made a cameo appearance in the episode "Unity". Here she had a brief fight with Supergirl, obviously having left her island.

Justice League and Justice League Unlimited

. Exactly why she left the island is unknown, but knowing her personality, it was likely due to boredom and wanting to live a life of excitement again. She shows a willingness to kill using her powers in this episode, which brings the character to a more sinister level than before.

It was established in the "Fearful Symmetry" episode of "Justice League Unlimited" that the government project that created her was a government program that was a precursor or early version of Project Cadmus. It would not be strictly the Cadmus we see in "Unlimited", as Amanda Waller claims that it was formed in the wake of the Justice Lords event; however, early versions of Cadmus must exist, as some form of Cadmus created the creature Doomsday that fought said Justice Lords (and it has also been established that Project Cadmus began following Darkseid's brainwashing of Superman at the end of "Superman: The Animated Series").

She has also appeared as a member of Grodd's Secret Society and was seen battling the invading forces of Darkseid in the series finale. In this episode she is shown to fly under her own power, which is probably how she left her island to rejoin society. Unlike Livewire, Volcana witnesses Darkseid's return and was saved by Sinestro and Star Sapphire. She is one of the few survivors alive at the end of the battle and was last seen taking advantage of the "five minute head start" the Justice League gives her after fighting with Darkseid ceased.

Volcana Action Figure

In 2007, Volcana received her very own action figure as part of Mattel's "Justice League Unlimited" action figure line. The figure was released as part of a three-figure pack with Hawk and Green Arrow and is about 10cm tall. However, due to shoddy distribution of many of the 2007 assortments of JLU action figures, Volcana quickly became one of the rarest and most sought after pieces in the "Justice League" line.

External links

* [http://www.batman-superman.com/superman/cmp/volcana.html Volcana bio] on the official Batman Superman Adventures homepage.

* [http://jl.toonzone.net/volcana/volcana.htm Volcana on The Justice League Watchtower]