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Godiva (comics)




  Comic Color background:#8080ff
  Character Name Godiva
  Real Name Dorcas Leigh
  Publisher DC Comics
  Debut '' Super Friends ''#7 (1977)
  Creators ENelson Bridwell
  Alliance Color background:#ffc0c0
  Status Retired
  Previous Alliances Global Guardians
  Powers Prehensile hair



GODIVA I

Dorcas Leigh is a beautiful English socialite with the power to control her hair's movement (similar to Medusa ). Her first mission was to assist the Elongated Man in dismantling a bomb near London . Later on, she helped Wonder Woman find the Queen Bee . She later helped Jack O'Lantern in the '' Crisis On Infinite Earths '' and helped Superman battle Toyman . Along with other Global Guardians , she was brainwashed by the Bialyan dictactor Queen Bee. After she and the other Guardians were rescued by other former members, she later rejoined the team. She lost her powers after a battle with Fain Y'onia and has since retired from action. Her boyfriend was the Olympian .


GODIVA II

Godiva is a mysterious foe of the .

The New Teen Titans first encountered Godiva in France after she kidnapped John and Cherie Chase, Danny Chase 's parents. The Chases had information on a spy satellite that Godiva planned to steal and sell to the highest bidder. Danny eventually saved the Titans, but Godiva escaped. As a result of Danny's actions and his powers, he was allowed to stay with the Titans. It can be said that Godiva was responsible for bringing Danny and the Titans together.

Godiva clashed with the Titans a second time, assassinating a British spy who was taking refuge at a secret agent retirement home. Godiva got away yet again by distracting the Titans with an explosion that appeared to kill Nightwing and by dropping the British agent to his death.


GODIVA III

A third Godiva appeared in '' Superman/Batman '' #20, as a member of an alternate universe team of villains called the Axis of Evil. This Godiva had the ability to fascinate anybody and hold them to her will. As with the other super-beings of this universe, she was a parody of a Marvel Comics character, Enchantress .