Isis (DC Comics)

Isis
Adrianna Tomaz as the second Isis as seen in 52 Week 12 (July 26, 2006)
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Television: The Secrets of Isis: Episode #1: "The Lights of Mystery Mountain" (September 6, 1975) Comics: (as Andrea Thomas) Shazam! #25 (October 1976) (as Adrianna Tomaz) 52 Week Three (May 24, 2006)
Created by	(Thomas) Lou Scheimer Norm Prescott Richard Rosenbloom Marc Richards (Tomaz) Geoff Johns Greg Rucka Mark Waid Grant Morrison
In-story information
Alter ego	- Andrea Thomas - Adrianna Tomaz
Team affiliations	(Tomaz) Black Marvel Family
Abilities	Magically bestowed superhuman strength, speed, endurance and wisdom. Flight. Telekinesis. Control over various aspects of nature.

Isis is a DC Comics superhero, as well as a separate Egyptian goddess also living in the DC Universe. The recent superhero character is modeled closely after the main character of The Secrets of Isis, a live-action American Saturday morning television program that served as the second half of The Shazam!/Isis Hour. The television character appeared in several late 1970s DC Comics publications. The more recent superhero character was introduced into the DC Universe in 2006 as a female counterpart to the character Black Adam, a part of the Shazam! family of characters. The Egyptian goddess character has been depicted within the Wonder Woman comic book.

Like the main character of the first half of the program, Captain Marvel, Isis also had roots in ancient Egyptian mythology. The Secrets of Isis starred Joanna Cameron as Andrea Thomas, a high school science teacher who gains the ability to call upon the powers of the goddess Isis after finding an Egyptian amulet during an archeological dig in Egypt (this is revealed during the opening credits only; no "origin episode" was ever produced). Fifteen episodes of The Secrets of Isis were produced for The Shazam! Isis Hour, and the character also appeared in three episodes of the Shazam! portion of the show. The Secrets of Isis was given its own timeslot in 1977, for which seven new episodes were broadcast alongside reruns from the first two seasons.

Isis later appeared in animated form on Filmation's Tarzan and the Super 7 show in 1980, as part of a segment called The Freedom Force. She later guest starred on The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!'s "Hero High" segment. Cameron did not participate in these productions, with other voice actors taking over the role.