Terra (comics)

Terra
Terra by Tom Grummett
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Markov: New Teen Titans #26 (December 1982) Doppelgänger: New Titans #79 (September 1991) Atlee: Supergirl #12 (January 2007)
Created by	Markov: Marv Wolfman George Pérez Doppelgänger: Marv Wolfman Tom Grummett Atlee: Jimmy Palmiotti Justin Gray Amanda Conner
In-story information
Alter ego	(Terra/Doppelgänger) Tara Markov
Team affiliations	Teen Titans Black Lantern Corps (Tara Markov) The Ravagers
Abilities	Geokinesis & Terrakinesis Create portals in the earth Create huge fissures, crevices, earthquakes, mudslides, and tremors Geokinetic constructs Geokinetic combat Geokinetic shields and platforms Imprison enemies in solid rock cages Control and manipulate stone, concrete, soil, mud, brick, granite, marble Geokinetic entity creation (with her strengthened abilities) Earth empowerment Generate large volcanoes Create and control over lava and magma

Terra is the name used by three fictional characters published by DC Comics. The first Terra was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and debuted in New Teen Titans (vol. 1) #26 (December 1982).

The second Terra debuted in New Titans #79 (September 1991) and was created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grummett.

The third Terra debuted in Supergirl #12 (January 2007) and was created by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Amanda Conner.

The character was created with an intended finite life span. Co-creator Pérez states, "from the very start, that this girl was going to be a traitor and that we were going to kill this character off." When creating the look of the character, Pérez noted that:

I wanted her to be cute but not beautiful. She looked like a young girl. I gave her a substantial overbite, her eyes were wide, her body was slim, she wasn't particularly busty. I wanted her to look almost elven, so that when you see her for the first time wearing full-make up and dressed in a provocative outfit where you know she's just been in bed with Deathstroke that it does jab you a bit. "Whoa, good God! This little girl is a slut!"

A new Terra appeared in Supergirl #12 while a Terra limited series was being developed, written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, with illustrations by Amanda Conner. Gray commented about the series, "Terra as a character has never had a definitive origin. That includes Terra 1 and 2. This mini will address that fact in some surprising ways and open the door to a new corner of the DCU. Aside from that the emphasis will be on heroism, true blue hero stuff." Palmiotti later stated, "Terra is an enigma for obvious reasons. Every hero in the DCU is in the dark about who she is and why she’s doing what she’s doing, which is running around the planet saving and helping people. We’ve been working with Terra for months and months trying to find and develop what’s special about her. In the end, it was a very simple angle, make Terra a superhero with plenty of emphasis on heroism. Everything she does is to help other people and in the service of life." The 4-issue miniseries was temporarily shelved for a number of reasons, until its biweekly publication spanning November and December 2008. The new Terra previously appeared in Teen Titans #52-54 as part of "The Titans of Tomorrow...Today!" storyline and in the first issue of the Terror Titans limited series. Following this, she briefly appeared in Teen Titans #69 in the climax of the recruitment drive storyline, and became a supporting character in the ongoing Power Girl series.

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