Who Is Insect Queen? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Insect Queen is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of (unknown)/Lana Lang, with over 40 comic issue appearances. An insectoid alien villain, Insect Queen is based in the silver age Lana Lang identity.

Who is Insect Queen?

Background Insect Queen is a supervillian created by Kurt Busiek and Peter Vale and it is inspired in the Insect Queen identity used by Lana Lang in the Silver Age Superboy comics. Origin The Insect Queen was born and raised among the All-Hive, a race of insectoid aliens. She gathered some followers around her, and in order to prevent her from usurping the throne from the current Queen, she and her followers were sent to Earth to start a new colony Major Story Arcs Colony Arriving on Earth, the Insect Queen soon forms an alliance with Lex Luthor . In exchange for his assistance in taking over the Earth, the Insect Queen provides drones to help him search for Kryptonite , as well as transforming workers on Luthor's moonbase into insectoid beings. Later, upon finding Lana Lang in charge of LexCorp , the Insect Queen abducts her and transports her to the Moon . There, she assumes a version of Lana's appearances, but retains some insectoid features. She captures Superman when he attempts to rescue Lana, establishing telepathic control over him. She is defeated when Lana rescues Superman and he encases the Insect Queen in an amber-like substance, placing her in suspended animation Lana .

Key facts

Insect Queen is of alien origin and first appeared in "Insect Queen, Part 1 - A Fall Of Moondust". The character is published by DC Comics. With 40 recorded issue appearances, Insect Queen ranks among the most featured characters in comics.