Rampage (DC Comics)

Rampage
Kitty Faulkner/Rampage, art by Gary Frank
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Superman vol. 2 #7 (July 1987)
Created by	John Byrne
In-story information
Alter ego	Karen Lou "Kitty" Faulkner
Team affiliations	S.T.A.R. Labs
Abilities	Superhuman strength and endurance

Rampage (real name Karen Lou "Kitty" Faulkner) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. The character first appeared in Superman comic books, and was later utilized in Starman. Rampage has a distinct appearance, with orange skin, a towering, muscular build, and a fiery red mohawk. Rampage's personality is (like her namesake) hot-tempered, aggressive, and uninhibited, the complete opposite of her alter ego Kitty Faulkner.

Rampage first appeared in Superman vol. 2 #7 and was created by John Byrne.

Dr. Kitty Faulkner was working on a pollution-free energy source for a competition sponsored by the Daily Planet. Faulkner was exhibiting her installation when Dr. Thomas Moyers, a colleague arguing the potential dangers of the project to reporter Lois Lane, shut off the machine's safety systems. The resulting explosion transformed Faulkner into a huge, incredibly strong orange-skinned Amazon, and nearly killed Moyers and Lane.

Kitty had gained the ability to absorb solar energy through her skin, which made her grow continually taller and stronger. Disoriented and confused, she began to run amok through the streets of Metropolis. The Daily Planet, not knowing she was actually Kitty Faulkner, quickly dubbed her "Rampage." Superman stepped in, but showed restraint in subduing her, mistakenly thinking she was Lois Lane. After Rampage was revealed to be Dr. Faulkner, Superman was able to drain off her excess solar energy and return Kitty to normal.