Thara Ak-Var
| Thara Ak-Var | |
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Thara as Flamebird
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman #681 (October 2008) |
| Created by |
Geoff Johns James Robinson |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Thara Ak-Var |
| Species | Kryptonian |
| Place of origin | Krypton |
| Partnerships | Nightwing (Lor-Zod) |
| Notable aliases | Flamebird |
| Abilities |
Powers and abilities identical to those of Superman.
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Powers and abilities identical to those of Superman.
(Superhuman strength, super speed, flight, stamina and freezing breath, super hearing, multiple extrasensory and vision powers)
Flamebird powers:
Thara Ak-Var is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, created by Geoff Johns and James Robinson. The character first appeared during the Superman: New Krypton storyline in Superman #681 (October 2008). She is the latest character to take on the role of Flamebird. Along with the new Nightwing, Thara is the feature character in Action Comics beginning with issue #875 (May 2009). Thara Ak-Var's name is a reference to Ak-Var, who was the second pre-Crisis Flamebird, and his wife, Thara.
In the Silver Age, Thara was the wife of Ak-Var, lab assistant to the Kandorian scientist Van-Zee, who was also Thara's uncle. At one point, Van-Zee donned the Nightwing costume in order to rescue a captured Superman. After Superman and Jimmy's departure from Kandor, Van-Zee took up the role of Nightwing full-time. Ak-Var later assumed the mantle of Flamebird. The two shared several distinct adventures, once teaming up with Superman and Jimmy.
Thara Ak-Var lived in Argo City and was a childhood friend of Kara Zor-El. While Kara’s parents were members of the Science Guild, Thara’s parents were both of the Military Guild and had served under General Zod.
Thara was among the few survivors of Krypton’s destruction. Zor-El created a force field around all of Argo City to protect it using technology found after Brainiac’s capture of Kandor. Sensing his own technology being used, Brainiac tracked down Argo City and began to integrate it with Kandor, and killing those who tried to stop him, including Thara's parents. While Zor-El and Alura managed to assist their daughter in escaping, everyone else in Argo City was captured by Brainiac, including Thara.
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