Thorn (comics)

Thorn
Thorn on the cover of Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #114. Art by Dick Giordano.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #105 (Oct. 1970)
Created by	Robert Kanigher Ross Andru
In-story information
Alter ego	Rhosyn Lynne Forrest
Abilities	Multiple personality, aggressive persona is a skilled fighter

Thorn is a fictional character in DC Comics, a superhero who suffers from multiple personalities.

The character was created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru in the 12-page Lois Lane story "Death House Honeymoon" in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #105 (Oct. 1970), with her own series, "Rose and the Thorn", debuting that issue as the title's backup feature. This was a 1970s update of a Golden Age character of the same name.

A 2004 Rose & Thorn six issue miniseries was by writer Gail Simone. A one-shot take on Rose and Thorn was published as part of the National Comics line of 2012, written by Tom Taylor and drawn by Neil Googe.

Rhosyn "Rose" Forrest is the daughter of Metropolis police officer Phil Forrest, who was killed by a criminal gang named The 100. When Rose went to sleep, her Thorn personality would emerge and stalk the streets as a vigilante, attempting to bring The 100 to justice. When she succeeds in bringing The 100 to justice, the "Thorn" personality subsides. Eventually, however, the gang escapes and forms another group, called The 1000, and her alternate personality resurfaces. She has since worked with Superman and Booster Gold to try to put these criminals behind bars. She was briefly under the control of Lord Satanus.

Thorn has no actual superpowers, but she is highly athletic and learned martial arts from her father. She is known to carry a pair of combat daggers, a barbed whip, and a bandolier of tiny, thorn-shaped weapons, some of which contain explosives, miniature smoke bombs, or blinding magnesium flares.