Mera (comics)

Mera
Mera with Aquaman, from the cover of Aquaman #33 (October 2005). Art by Patrick Gleason and Christian Alamy.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Aquaman #11 (September 1963)
Created by	Jack Miller (writer) Nick Cardy (artist)
In-story information
Species	Amphibious alien
Place of origin	Xebel
Team affiliations	Red Lantern Corps Justice League United
Partnerships	Aquaman
Abilities	Aquakinesis Can increase density of water and then create any structure with it Limited telepathy Enhanced strength Limited interdimensional travel to Dimension Aqua Flight Highly skilled Hand-to-hand combatant Can construct creations with a Red Lantern power ring

Mera is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Miller and Nick Cardy, the character first appeared in Aquaman #11 (September 1963) as a queen of the sea.

American actress Amber Heard has been confirmed to portray Mera in the upcoming live-action film Justice League, being directed by Zack Snyder. Mera was ranked 81st in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.

Mera's Silver Age debut in Aquaman #11 set her place of origin as the mysterious "Dimension Aqua". However, during the Brightest Day crossover, Dimension Aqua was revealed to be the extradimensional penal colony known formally as Xebel, a place of exile for an ancient faction of Atlantean people, banished along with their descendants after one of the many civil wars of the submerged Atlantis.

Mera is the former Queen of Dimension Aqua (Xebel), Queen of Atlantis, and wife of DC Comics superhero Aquaman. Mera also has a twin sister named Hila.

In her first chronological appearance, Mera is shown to be fleeing the criminal Leron, who seized control of her kingdom, when she arrives on Earth and meets Aquaman and Aqualad, who vow to help her. Leron captures them, imprisoning Aquaman and Mera in Dimension Aqua. Aided by the water spirit known as Quisp, Aquaman manages to free Mera and defeats Leron. Mera abdicates the throne of Xebel to Queen V'lana, and returns to Atlantis to marry Aquaman. Soon after, they had a son named Arthur Curry, Jr., also known as Aquababy.

A few years later, Black Manta kidnapped Aquababy and trapped him inside a translucent tank designed to suffocate him. Desperate to save her son, Vulko sends Mera on an ambitious crusade to her homeworld to find the scientist Xebel, who has the components for a special healing device that could save her son. When she arrives, she discovers that her kingdom has been taken over by the traitorous Leron, who has taken Sebel hostage, casting him and the artifacts into the Great Pit. Mera braves the pit and defeats Leron and his elemental monsters in order to retrieve the device. Sadly, she returns to Atlantis too late, finding her son dead.