Phantom Girl
DC Comics character
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) is a superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics, and is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. In post-Zero Hour continuity, she is known as Apparition. She has the power to turn intangible, as do all other natives of her home planet, Bgztl. Her mother is Winema Wazzo, the president of the United Planets. Tinya’s ancestor Linnya Wazzo appears in DC's New Age of Heroes as a member of the Terrifics.
Phantom Girl has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily those featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. She is voiced by Heather Hogan in Legion of Super Heroes (2006) and Kari Wahlgren in Young Justice, and portrayed by Mika Abdalla in The Flash.
Publication history
Phantom Girl first appeared in Action Comics #276, and was created by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney.
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Pre-Crisis
In the original pre-Crisis continuity, Phantom Girl is the fifth member to join the Legion and is a native of Bgztl, a planet in the fourth dimension. Like other Bgztlians, Phantom Girl can phase out of reality and become intangible.
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