Template:Infobox comics character Template:Lead too short Godiva is the name of three DC Comics characters. One is a superhero named Dorcas Leigh, while the other two are supervillains.
Publication history
Godiva first appeared in Super Friends #7 and was created by E. Nelson Bridwell.[1]
Fictional character biography
Dorcas Leigh is a British socialite with prehensile hair and a member of the Global Guardians. The group are later brainwashed by Queen Bee before being freed.[2][3]
In JSA Classified, Delores Winters kidnaps Godiva and removes her hair.
Following The New 52 continuity reboot, Godiva is renamed Dora Leigh and appears as a member of Justice League International.[4][5]
Powers and abilities
Godiva has prehensile hair. She can perform precise actions such as lock-picking and lift up to two tons.
Other characters named Godiva
Teen Titans villain
Godiva is a mercenary and enemy of the Teen Titans.[6] Her base of operations is in the Swiss Alps.
Superman/Batman villain
Another Godiva appeared in Superman/Batman #20 as a member of an alternate universe team of villains called the Axis of Evil. She can hold anyone to her will, regardless of sexual orientation.[7]
Other versions
An alternate universe variant of Godiva appears in Flashpoint.[8]
In other media
Godiva makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.[9]
References
External links
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- ↑ Justice League International (vol. 3) #1
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- ↑ Superman/Batman #20 (June 2005)
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