Who Is Rose Canton? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Rose Canton is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 32 comic issue appearances. Rose Canton was a Golden Age Flash villain with a split personality. Her good side (Rose) was a mild-mannered botanist, but her evil side (Thorn) was a psychotic criminal with the power to control plants. Rose eventually committed suicide to prevent her Thorn personality from doing further evil.

Who is Rose Canton?

Note: This page is for the original Rose/Thorn split personality character from the Golden Age . For the Bronze-Modern Age heroine with a Rose/Thorn split personality, see: Thorn . For the post- New 52 rebooted character with a Rose/Thorn split personality, see: Rose and Thorn . Origin Rose Canton (pre-transformation) As a little girl, Rose Canton would blame an imaginary friend for anything she herself did wrong. Rose's imaginary scapegoat became so real to her as she grew older that one day she believed she saw her "other self," whom she called the Thorn, in a mirror. To escape from her "Thorn" persona, Rose went to assist the famed botanist Professor Hollis in his research on the island of Tashmi. There Rose discovered a jungle root whose sap gave her superhuman powers. The virtuous blonde Rose physically transformed into the evil red-haired Thorn, who murdered Hollis.

Key facts

Rose Canton is of human origin and first appeared in "Introducing the Thorn; The Unexpected Hour!; Produce the Crime!; The Crimes of the Acrobat!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 32 recorded issue appearances, Rose Canton ranks among the most featured characters in comics.