Who Is Duplicate Girl? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Duplicate Girl is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Luornu Durgo, with over 641 comic issue appearances. Luornu Durgo is a native of Cargg, a planet with three suns, which gives her the ability to split into three identical bodies. As Triplicate Girl, she became one of the first members of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Luornu recently gained the ability to split into a virtually endless number of bodies and now calls herself Duplicate Girl.

Who is Duplicate Girl?

Origin Original Triplicate Girl Luornu Durgo was born on Cargg , a planet with three suns, which grants its Carggite inhabitants the ability to split themselves into three identical bodies. She left her homeworld after hearing of tryouts for the Legion of Super-Heroes , and she had each of her bodies demonstrate her power to the Legion's three founders ( Cosmic Boy , Saturn Girl , and Lightning Lad ) separately. Luornu then surprised them when they gathered to find they had each been approached by the same girl simultaneously. This convinced them to make her their first new Legionnaire recruit, and she joined the team under the code name Triplicate Girl . Creation Triplicate Girl (now Duplicate Girl) was created in 1961 by writer Jerry Siegel (the co-creator of Superman ) and artist Jim Mooney . She became the very first Legion recruit following its three founding members, making her the fourth Legionnaire overall and the Legion's second female member (after founding member Saturn Girl). Character Evolution Original Continuity: New Earth Duo Damsel (New Earth) Luornu was the fourth hero to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, and she quickly developed a heavy crush on Superboy . After .

Key facts

Duplicate Girl is of alien origin and first appeared in "The War Between Supergirl and The Supermen Emergency Squad! / Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 641 recorded issue appearances, Duplicate Girl ranks among the most featured characters in comics.