Who Is Carol Ferris? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Carol Ferris is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 1,014 comic issue appearances. Carol used to be a pilot, but, after her father retired, she gave it up to run the family business (Ferris Air, a company in Coast City that makes aircraft). She hired her childhood friend, Hal Jordan, as a test pilot. Soon after Hal became a Green Lantern, Carol found herself possessed by a Star Sapphire gem. The gem gave her power, but also altered her personality when used. After the formation of the Star Sapphire Corps however, Carol has been able to remain herself and act as a hero.

Who is Carol Ferris?

Character Evolution Carol Ferris As her normal self (or, in other words, when she wasn't being Star Sapphire), Carol's character has remained fairly constant all the way from her first appearance in 1959 up through to the present day. She's lived her life, had her ups and downs (both business related and in regards to her personal life), but mostly she's been portrayed fairly constantly throughout. Initially she was portrated as a lonely multimillionairess (or it was that Hal Jordan thought). It is true that, as time has gone on and cultural sensibilities have changed, she's undergone significant changes in how her character was written, but no more so than would be the case with any other character who's had such a long publication history (1959-present). As a comparison, her character has changed in portrayal a fair amount less than, say, Lois Lane's has. In recent years though, with the advent of the Star Sapphire Corps, and the accompanying ability her new ring granted her to remain herself as Star Sapphire, the major event in her life is that she's started to act as Star Sapphire, as a hero, on a regular basis, spending much of her time out among the stars, while still returni.

Key facts

Carol Ferris is of human origin and first appeared in "S.O.S. Green Lantern / Secret of the Flaming Sphere / Menace of the Runaway Missile!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 1,014 recorded issue appearances, Carol Ferris ranks among the most featured characters in comics.