Reflecto
| Reflecto | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Adventure Comics #354 (March 1967) (memorial statue) |
| In-story information | |
| Species |
Superboy: Kryptonian Reflecto: Rimborian |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Heroes |
| Notable aliases |
Superboy: Superboy Reflecto: Stig Ah |
| Abilities |
Superboy: See Powers and abilities of Superman Reflecto: Able to reflect any object back to its source. |
Reflecto is a fictional superhero from DC Comics who first appeared as a statue of a dead Legion of Super-Heroes member in Adventure Comics #354 (March 1967) in the "Adult Legion" story, which purported to depict the Legion farther in the future than the regular Legion series. Reflecto was mentioned as having been "killed in a duel with the Molecule Master."
In the early 1970s, Dave Cockrum planned a Legion spin-off series called the Outsiders, which would have, among other characters, included Nightcrawler (who was later introduced in the Marvel Comics team the X-Men) and Reflecto, in his first appearance as a living character. This series, however, was not produced.
Reflecto was first introduced as a character in Legion of Super-Heroes #277–280 (July 1981). His initial appearance suggested that he was Ultra Boy with amnesia, but he was soon revealed to be Superboy, (whose body was being possessed by the consciousness of the apparently dead Ultra Boy), who was suffering from a form of amnesia brought on by his inadvertent disobedience to a post-hypnotic command implanted in his mind by Saturn Girl. The post-hypnotic command forbade Superboy to ever return to the 30th century; it was given to prevent Superboy from altering history after learning the time and cause of the deaths of his adoptive parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent.
After unknowingly arriving in the 30th century, Superboy found himself on a world with very high gravity. His superpowers were somewhat diminished, and he could not immediately leave the planet. He encountered a very powerful beast which attacked him repeatedly until Superboy discovered that it was attracted to the colors of his hair and uniform as everything on the planet was reddish-orange. To end the attacks, Superboy used his heat vision to fuse the planet's reddish sand to his hair and uniform, thereby changing their color.
After some time, he was able to leave the planet, but he did not know where he was. He was also unaware that he had traveled through time. Upon discovering that he was in the 30th century, the conflict with the post-hypnotic command caused a form of extreme denial/amnesia. This, combined with his now unrecognizable appearance led to the formation of the Reflecto identity. In his mind, if he was not "Superboy", then he was not violating the post-hypnotic command.
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