Maggie Sawyer

Maggie Sawyer
Maggie Sawyer from Adventures of Superman #498
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Superman vol. 2, #4 (April 1987)
Created by	John Byrne
In-story information
Full name	Margaret Ellen Sawyer
Species	Human
Place of origin	Earth
Team affiliations	Gotham City Police Department Metropolis Special Crimes Unit Starling City Police Department

Maggie Sawyer is a fictional character that appears in stories published by DC Comics, and has been a supporting character in both Superman and Batman comic books.

Maggie Sawyer first appeared in Superman Vol. 2 #4 and was created by John Byrne.

Maggie was introduced in Superman (2nd series) in April 1987, as Captain Sawyer of the Metropolis Special Crimes Unit, a special branch of the Metropolis police force that handles superpowered menaces when Superman is unavailable. Maggie mostly replaced Inspector Henderson from the previous comics as Superman's main police contact.

She was added to the Superman canon following the 12-issue maxi-series Crisis on Infinite Earths and the 6-issue miniseries that rebooted the comics, The Man of Steel. She tries to prove the police force is more efficient than a vigilante in fighting crime, and so becomes a constant thorn in Superman's side during the early days of his career, even trying to apprehend him occasionally. Eventually, after being injured and saved by Superman during a terrorist plot, her attitude towards him warms up.

Later stories revealed that she originally came from Star City. She married fellow police officer James Sawyer, although she was uncertain about her own sexual identity, and they had a daughter named Jamie. Maggie later came out as a lesbian. A conservative, intolerant James divorced her and won sole custody of Jamie, and he refused to let Maggie have any contact with their daughter. Maggie ultimately moved to Metropolis when the SCU position became available, and she resumed relations with her family in later stories. Maggie has been in a long-term relationship with Toby Raines, a reporter for the Metropolis Star.