Strange Visitor
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| Strange Visitor | |
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 The Strange Visitor's debut appearance in Superman (vol. 2) #149 (October 1999), art by Ron Frenz. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman (vol. 2) #149 (October 1999) |
| Created by | Randall Frenz Ron Frenz |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Sharon Vance |
| Team affiliations | Team Superman Justice League |
| Notable aliases | Kismet |
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Strange Visitor (Sharon Vance) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Superman (vol. 2) #149 and was created by Randall Frenz and Ron Frenz.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Sharon Vance is a childhood friend of Clark Kent from Smallville who merges with the cosmic entity Kismet after being struck by lightning during a plane flight.[1][2] She is transformed into an entity of electromagnetic energy and becomes an ally to Superman despite lacking full control of her powers.[1][3][4][5]
During the Our Worlds at War event (2001), Strange Visitor sacrifices herself to help Superman defeat Imperiex.[6][7] She returns in the sixth volume of Supergirl (2018) as a prisoner of the Department of Extranormal Operations and a member of the Justice Foundation.[8][9]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Strange Visitor is connected to the Earth's geomagnetic field and has the power to manipulate electromagnetic energy, which enables her to fire blasts of electrical energy from her hands or eyes, generate magnetic fields to move, lift, and manipulate metal objects, create force fields, steal energy from others, and even "read" an object's magnetic field. She also has the power to fly at near light speeds, lower her density to become intangible, and telepathically sense emotions.
In other media
[edit]Sharon Vance appears in the Young Justice episode "True Colors", voiced by Masasa Moyo.[10] This version is a tour guide at a LexCorp farming facility.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Superman (vol. 2) #149 (October 1999)
- ^ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 377. ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0.
- ^ The Adventures of Superman #572 (November 1999)
- ^ Action Comics #759 (November 1999)
- ^ Superman: The Man of Steel #94 (November 1999)
- ^ Superboy (vol. 4) #89 (August 2001)
- ^ Superman (vol. 2) #176 (October 2001)
- ^ Supergirl (vol. 7) #15 (January 2018)
- ^ Cohen, Jason (April 27, 2018). "The Justice Foundation, Explained". CBR. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ^ "Sharon Vance Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 10, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- Characters created by Ron Frenz
- Comics characters introduced in 1999
- DC Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
- DC Comics female superheroes
- DC Comics psychics
- DC Comics telepaths
- Fictional characters from Kansas
- Fictional characters who can turn intangible
- Fictional characters with metal abilities
- Fictional characters with electric or magnetic abilities
- Fictional empaths
- Merged fictional characters
- Superman characters