Nura Nal

Nura Nal
Nura Nal as Dream Girl drawn by Greg LaRocque and Mike DeCarlo in Legion of Super-Heroes #42 (January, 1988).
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Adventure Comics # 317 (February 1964)
Created by	Edmond Hamilton (script) John Forte (art)
In-story information
Alter ego	Nura Nal Schnappin
Species	Naltorian
Place of origin	Naltor
Team affiliations	Legion of Super-Heroes Legion of Substitute Heroes
Notable aliases	Miss Terious, Dreamer
Abilities	Precognitive dreams

Dream Girl (real name Nura Nal) is a fictional character in the DC Universe, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries.

Nura's home planet is Naltor, where virtually all the inhabitants possess precognitive abilities. After foreseeing the deaths of several Legionnaires, she crafted an elaborate plan to save their lives. As part of that plan, she used Naltorian science — of which she was an expert — to change the powers of Ayla Ranzz from lightning casting to the ability to make objects super lightweight. For many years thereafter, Ayla — who had been known as Lightning Lass — became Light Lass.

The Legionnaires she foresaw dying were actually robot doubles. Having joined the team under false pretenses, she left the Legion temporarily and became a member of the Legion of Substitute Heroes. There she was reunited with Star Boy, with whom she had become romantically involved. Star Boy had previously been expelled from the Legion for the self-defense killing of Nura's former love, Naltorian Kenz Nahor, who had tried to kill Star Boy over jealousy of his relationship with Nura.

Years later, Dream Girl served as Legion leader (only the second female Legionnaire to do so), with her first mission being perhaps the Legion's greatest challenge: defending the United Planets from an assault by the ancient villain Darkseid. Her sister Mysa, the White Witch, also served as a Legionnaire. Her mother was named Kiwa Nal, who was the High Seer of Naltor (Naltor's leader); the identity of her father was unrevealed.

Dream Girl's mastery of Naltorian science placed her in an elite group. Among the Legionnaires, her scientific prowess was surpassed only by Brainiac 5 and the original Invisible Kid, and perhaps equaled only by Mon-El. Additionally, she compensated for the non-physical nature of her powers by engaging in numerous training sessions with Karate Kid. Eventually, no Legionnaire was more skilled in nonpowered hand-to-hand combat except Karate Kid himself and Timber Wolf.