Who Is Lightning Lass? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Lightning Lass is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Ayla Ranzz, with over 699 comic issue appearances. Ayla Ranzz is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes and the younger twin sister of Lightning Lad. Ayla's powers have alternated between electricity generation (Lightning Lass) and gravity nullification (Light Lass) throughout her history as a Legionnaire.

Who is Lightning Lass?

Origin Original Lightning Lass Ayla Ranzz is the twin sister of a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes , Garth Ranzz ( Lightning Lad ), and the younger sister of the villainous Mekt Ranzz ( Lightning Lord ). While traveling from their home planet of Winath , all three siblings became stranded on the 'lightning world' of Korbal, where they were attacked by powerful creatures known as lightning beasts. Rather than being killed, the Ranzz's somehow survived the attack and gained formidable lightning powers themselves. Ayla originally joined the Legion of Super-Heroes disguised as Lightning Lad, claiming to be her brother back from the dead after his apparent death at the hands of the villain Zaryan . Ayla's impersonation of her brother was soon discovered, but she proved her worth to the team and was admitted into the Legion as Lightning Lass . Creation Lightning Lass was created in 1963 by writer Edmond Hamilton and artist John Forte . She became the fifth female character to join the Legion and the 19th Legionnaire overall. Character Evolution Original Continuity: New Earth Light Lass Original Light Lass (New Earth) After joining the Legion, Ayla caught the eye of fellow Le.

Key facts

Lightning Lass is of alien origin and first appeared in "The Super-Menace of Smallville!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 699 recorded issue appearances, Lightning Lass ranks among the most featured characters in comics.