Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Happy Birthday, Night Girl!


According to the 1976 DC Calendar, today will be the birthday of Lydda Jath, better known throughout the galaxy as Night Girl.
Night Girl was one of the founding members of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, and served with distinction with them until Polar Boy disbanded that group. She later agreed to serve in the second incarnation of the Subs, alongside Cosmic Boy, Duo Damsel, and Bouncing Boy. Later still, she joined the Legion proper.  



Night Girl is an Aries. Someone who doesn't seem to be working hard or logically is succeeding, and that interests her. Maybe there is a trick to work out or a value to uphold. Whatever it is, she is ready to learn it.

The calendar picture is by Curt Swan, but here's beautiful and modern Night Girl by James Sherman and Joe Rubinstein from Superboy/LSH #236. From the era when she and Cosmic Boy together barely had enough material for one uniform, let alone two...





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