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Star Sapphires

Star Sapphire
A cartoon image of Green Lantern and a super villainess (wearing shades of violet) in mid-air, high over a city below. The woman is looking over her shoulder at Green Lantern and shooting a yellow beam of light at him with her hand. The beam has hit him in the chest and he is surrounded by a wavy orange outline. Green Lantern is being forced backward and away from the villainess. A thought bubble over his head shows he is thinking: "She hurled a repelling ray at me! There must be a way of defeating this mystery woman!" The top of the image is titled "Green Lantern" with a small label that reads "DC" in the upper left corner. The bottom of the image has a caption that reads: "The Secret Life of Star Sapphire!"
Cover of Green Lantern vol. 2, 16 (Oct 1962)
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance All-Flash Comics #32
(Dec 1947/Jan 1948)
Created by (Golden Age)
Robert Kanigher
Lee Elias
(Carol Ferris)
John Broome
Gil Kane
(Notra)
Gerry Conway
In-story information
Team affiliations Zamarons
Abilities Various powers analogous to those of a Green Lantern power ring, including energy constructs, extreme durability, and self-propelled flight. Also possesses a host of love-themed abilities.
Star Sapphires
A cartoon image of four super heroines wearing glossy, violet costumes. The woman on the far left is wearing a small mask and has blue skin. The woman centered, standing in front of the rest, has long hair, a provocatively low cut costume, and wearing a glowing violet ring that she is holding up at chest height. The woman immediately to the right of her is wearing a similar costume and is flying upward. The woman on the far right is flying toward the viewer, has blue skin, and no nose.
an image of Star Sapphires from Blackest Night
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Green Lantern vol. 4 #20 (July 2007)
Created by Geoff Johns (writer)
Ethan Van Sciver(artist)
In-story information
Base(s) Zamaron
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Star Sapphire is the name of several fictional characters in DC Comics; many of them are villainous, and all connected in origin. Within DC continuity, an immortal race of warrior women (the Zamarons) were depicted as having the ancient tradition of choosing physically identical mortals from across the cosmos to serve as the host body for their queen. The woman chosen to serve this queen is called Star Sapphire. She is given the queen's symbolic weapon; a crystal resembling an actual star sapphire that grants the user powers similar to the power ring of Green Lanterns.

In the 2000s the term came to refer to the Star Sapphires, an organization whose members in part include women previously depicted as the singular Star Sapphire in DC titles. Not clearly defined as superheroes or supervillains, the Star Sapphires debuted as a corps in Green Lantern vol. 4 #20 (July 2007). They were created by writer Geoff Johns and artist Ethan Van Sciver.

The first version of the character appeared in All-Flash Comics #32 (Dec–Jan 1947) and Comic Cavalcade #29 (Oct–Nov 1948) and battled the Golden Age Flash. This Star Sapphire claims to be a queen from the 7th Dimension, and attempts to conquer Earth by destroying all the plant life, which would cause the world to run out of oxygen.

A later retcon connected her with the Zamaron Star Sapphires, explaining that she had been chosen as Queen of the Zamarons, but had proved unworthy, hence her banishment to the 7th dimension. In this story, she attempts to manipulate Carol Ferris into using the Star Sapphire stone to destroy the Zamarons. The Flash is able to break the connection. This was the Golden Age character's sole modern appearance.

Carol Ferris is first introduced in S.O.S. Green Lantern!, which ran in Showcase vol. 1, issue #22 (October 1959). In her original appearance, Hal Jordan becomes employed at Ferris Aircraft and (after asking her to dinner) she makes it clear that she does not date employees. However, she would go on to play an on and off romantic role in his life. She first appears as the second Star Sapphire in Green Lantern vol. 2, #16 (October 1962). As Star Sapphire, she battles Jordan (as Green Lantern) for many years, because the Zamarons want to prove men are inferior. When she is first defeated by him they take away her memory of the event, but the persona keeps resurfacing. When Jordan becomes the Spectre, he removes the Star Sapphire persona from Ferris. While seeking to inhabit the body that Jordan most desires, the Star Sapphire gem again possesses her for a brief period during the Mystery of the Star Sapphire story line. Her reunion with the Star Sapphire entity is short, however, as it soon learns that Jordan most desires Jillian Pearlman and as a result abandons Ferris. Though she no longer holds the singular position of Star Sapphire, in Green Lantern vol. 4 issue #38 (March 2009), she receives a violet power ring sent to her by the Zamarons. It attaches itself to her, and she leaves for Zamaron to be inducted as a member of the Star Sapphire Corps. As the Queen dies at the end of Green Lantern (fourth series) #57 (October 2010), Carol is named queen by her predecessor.


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