Glorith
| Glorith | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Adventure Comics #338 (November 1965) |
| Created by |
Mort Weisinger Jerry Siegel John Forte |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Glorith |
| Species | Homo Magi |
| Place of origin | Baaldur |
| Abilities |
Time manipulation Sorcery |
Glorith of Baaldur is a fictional villainess appearing in stories published by DC Comics. Her primary foe is the 30th century team known as the Legion of Super-Heroes, and she was a major presence in Volume 4 of the Legion of Super-Heroes title -- during the "Five Years Later" era of Legion continuity. Originally a minor villain who made one appearance in the 1960s, Glorith became a central figure in DC's attempts to repair the continuity problems created when it removed the original Superboy from continuity following the Crisis on Infinite Earths miniseries.
The original Glorith of Baaldur was a nonpowered henchwoman of the Time Trapper who was sent back in time to the 30th century. She attempts to destroy the Legion by transforming them into children. However, when the pre-pubescent Legionnaires managed to defeat her, the Time Trapper de-aged her until she reverted to protoplasm.
After the Crisis on Infinite Earths miniseries, writer/artist John Byrne created The Man of Steel, a six-issue miniseries which reinterpreted the origin of Superman. In Byrne's version of the origin, which was accepted as canon by the DC editorial board, Superman did not begin his superhero career until adulthood. Thus, Kal-El (Superman) had never been Superboy, and did not serve as the primary inspiration for the Legion. It was revealed that the Time Trapper created a pocket universe from a slice of time in the distant past, and altered reality until a parallel Earth was formed, complete with a teenage Kal-El named Superboy. The Time Trapper then further manipulated the timestream so that whenever the Legion would travel into the past to visit the 20th century, and whenever Superboy visited the Legion's future, the two would be directed into each other's worlds. Thus, Superman and the Superboy who inspired the Legion were said to be two distinct individuals. When the Trapper attempts to destroy the Pocket Universe Earth, Superboy saves the planet, sacrificing his own life in the process.
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