Who Is Phantom Girl? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Phantom Girl is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Tinya Wazzo, with over 777 comic issue appearances. Tinya Wazzo is a native of the extra-dimensional planet Bgztl, giving her the power to phase through solid objects. She is the only member of her race with the ability to pass through the Phantom Zone and onto Earth. She is a long-time member of the Legion of Super-Heroes under the code name Phantom Girl.

Who is Phantom Girl?

Origin Original Phantom Girl Tinya Wazzo was born in the 30th century on the extra-dimensional world of Bgztl . While its people are able to pass through walls and other solid objects at will, she was the only member of her race with the ability to pass fully through the Phantom Zone and onto Earth, which shared dimensional space with Bgztl. After the death of her father and disagreements with her mother, Tinya was looking for an escape and found it on a newscast of the newly formed Legion of Super-Heroes . Tinya left her mother Winema and brother Gyma behind and smuggled herself onto Earth with all of her savings. After doing so, Tinya impressed the Legion by showing them how easily their defenses could be breached by a phantom and imploring them to induct her. She was promptly made a member and given the codename Phantom Girl . Creation Phantom Girl was created in 1961 by writer Jerry Siegel (the co-creator of Superman ) and artist Jim Mooney . She was the second character to be recruited by the Legion of Super-Heroes following its three founding members, making her the third female member of the Legion and its fifth member overall.

Key facts

Phantom 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 777 recorded issue appearances, Phantom Girl ranks among the most featured characters in comics.