- Laurel Kent
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caption = Drawn byGreg LaRocque andMike DeCarlo in Legion of Super-Heroes #42 (January, 1988).
character_name = Laurel Kent
publisher =DC Comics
debut = "Superboy" Vol. 1 #217 (June 1976)
creators =Jim Shooter (script)Mike Grell (art)
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alliances =Legion of Super-Heroes
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aliases = Elna
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powers = Invulnerability"Laurel Kent" is a fictional
superhero in theDC Comics universe. She first appeared in "Superboy" (vol. 1) #217 (June 1976).Fictional character biography
Original time line
In the pre-Crisis continuity, Laurel was a candidate for membership in the
Legion of Super-Heroes . As a distant descendant ofSuperman , she had only the power of invulnerability.For most of her history Laurel Kent was a member of the
Legion Academy training program, located at Montauk Point, where she was taught byBouncing Boy with his wifeDuo Damsel . It is here that she became friends with other Legion hopefuls, includingDawnstar (her roommate for a length of time), Jedediah Rikane,Shadow Lass 's cousinShadow Kid , and laterComet Queen .Post-Crisis
In "Legion of Super-Heroes" (vol. 3) #42-#43 (Jan-Feb 1988), Laurel's original background was revealed as a fake. Instead of being a descendant of Superman, she was actually a Manhunter android from the 20th century, who had survived for a thousand years. Her powers in this era were shown to also include flight and heat-vision. When her Manhunter programming was accidentally activated, she flew off to the Manhunter base in the
Himalayas and self-destructed. As this took place in the Pocket Universe created by theTime Trapper , it is uncertain if this future will come to pass.Post Zero-Hour
After "Zero Hour" the Legion of Super-Heroes were rebooted and Laurel Kent was no longer an acquaintance of the group - and, in fact, it may well be that she no longer exists at all. A new character,
Laurel Gand , was introduced partially to fill her role as a descendant of the 20th century inspiration of the Legion (in that new timeline, it was Valor instead of Superboy).External links
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=laurelkent Laurel Kent Chronology] at the DCU Guide
* [http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/1557.htm Hero History:Dawnstar]
* [http://superman.nu/wiki/index.php/Laurel_Kent Laurel Kent at Supermanica]
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