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|real_name=Aubrey Sparks | |real_name=Aubrey Sparks | ||
|publisher=[[DC Comics]] | |publisher=[[DC Comics]] | ||
|debut=''Superman'' vol. 2 #160 (September 2000) | |debut=''Superman'' (vol. 2) #160 (September 2000) | ||
|creators=[[Jeph Loeb]] (writer)<br>[[Ed McGuinness]] (artist) | |creators=[[Jeph Loeb]] (writer)<br>[[Ed McGuinness]] (artist) | ||
|alliances=[[Justice League]] | |alliances=[[Justice League]] | ||
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==Publication history== | ==Publication history== | ||
Scorch first appeared in ''Superman'' vol. 2 #160 and was created by [[Jeph Loeb]] and [[Ed McGuinness]]. | Scorch first appeared in ''Superman'' (vol. 2) #160 and was created by [[Jeph Loeb]] and [[Ed McGuinness]]. | ||
==Fictional character biography== | ==Fictional character biography== | ||
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Scorch later enlisted the aid of Martian Manhunter in trying to make sense of her confused memories (later explained as a side effect of the Joker's tampering). Scorch offered to help Martian Manhunter learn to overcome his weakness to fire, and ultimately fell in love with him. In the process, she inadvertently released the personality of "Fernus" that had been hidden inside Martian Manhunter for his entire life. Later it is revealed that several millennia ago, the [[Oa]]ns had transformed the Martians from the "Burning Martian" form into the current one. That was done to stop them from incinerating entire worlds as part of their reproductive cycle, but J'onn breaking the psychological block that made him vulnerable to fire also broke the block on his genetic memories of the Burning. Now free, Fernus attempted to have Scorch destroy an unnamed village for this purpose but her reluctance saw him changing his plans to setting the earth ablaze with the aid of the entire world's nuclear arsenals. After that plan was foiled by the JLA, he then set a city afire to provide him with the energy needed to reproduce. While the JLA engaged him, Scorch attempted to draw all of the flames from the city into herself. Fernus defeats the JLA and attacks Scorch sending her into a coma, and releasing the flames she had absorbed back into the city. Fernus was ultimately defeated, but despite medical treatment, Scorch was not expected to recover from her coma.<ref>''JLA'' #78-89. DC Comics.</ref> | Scorch later enlisted the aid of Martian Manhunter in trying to make sense of her confused memories (later explained as a side effect of the Joker's tampering). Scorch offered to help Martian Manhunter learn to overcome his weakness to fire, and ultimately fell in love with him. In the process, she inadvertently released the personality of "Fernus" that had been hidden inside Martian Manhunter for his entire life. Later it is revealed that several millennia ago, the [[Oa]]ns had transformed the Martians from the "Burning Martian" form into the current one. That was done to stop them from incinerating entire worlds as part of their reproductive cycle, but J'onn breaking the psychological block that made him vulnerable to fire also broke the block on his genetic memories of the Burning. Now free, Fernus attempted to have Scorch destroy an unnamed village for this purpose but her reluctance saw him changing his plans to setting the earth ablaze with the aid of the entire world's nuclear arsenals. After that plan was foiled by the JLA, he then set a city afire to provide him with the energy needed to reproduce. While the JLA engaged him, Scorch attempted to draw all of the flames from the city into herself. Fernus defeats the JLA and attacks Scorch sending her into a coma, and releasing the flames she had absorbed back into the city. Fernus was ultimately defeated, but despite medical treatment, Scorch was not expected to recover from her coma.<ref>''JLA'' #78-89. DC Comics.</ref> | ||
During the "[[Infinite Crisis]]" storyline, Scorch reappeared as a member of [[Alexander Luthor Jr.]]'s [[Secret Society of Super Villains]]. A brushfire had erupted in the western United States, threatening homes. Reporter [[Jimmy Olsen]] was on assignment to cover the story when a villain named [[Effigy (DC Comics)|Effigy]] emerges from the blaze and causes Olsen's plane to crash. Superman arrives, but is ambushed by Effigy and Scorch, who appears to explain why she had started the fire. She had been roused from her coma (apparently by [[Despero]]) and was led to believe that the JLA was a great threat. As her accomplices (Effigy, [[Plasmus]], and [[Heat Wave (comics)|Heat Wave]]) engaged Superman, Scorch realized she had made an error and helped Superman defeat them. Superman rescued Olsen, and left the villains to Scorch.<ref>''Superman'' #225. DC Comics.</ref> | During the "[[Infinite Crisis]]" storyline, Scorch reappeared as a member of [[Alexander Luthor Jr.]]'s [[Secret Society of Super Villains]]. A brushfire had erupted in the western United States, threatening homes. Reporter [[Jimmy Olsen]] was on assignment to cover the story when a villain named [[Effigy (DC Comics)|Effigy]] emerges from the blaze and causes Olsen's plane to crash. Superman arrives, but is ambushed by Effigy and Scorch, who appears to explain why she had started the fire. She had been roused from her coma (apparently by [[Despero]]) and was led to believe that the JLA was a great threat. As her accomplices (Effigy, [[Plasmus]], and [[Heat Wave (comics)|Heat Wave]]) engaged Superman, Scorch realized she had made an error and helped Superman defeat them. Superman rescued Olsen, and left the villains to Scorch.<ref>''Superman'' (vol. 2) #225. DC Comics.</ref> | ||
In the recent ''Martian Manhunter'' mini-series, Scorch was mentioned, as the [[White Martian#Martian Manhunter mini|Martian survivors]] sought her for help. The way Scorch was mentioned in the story indicates that her origin was not changed significantly by ''[[Infinite Crisis]]''. Also, Scorch has been kept under a sort of house arrest by the [[Department of Extranormal Operations|DEO]].<ref>''Martian Manhunter: The Others Among Us'' #5 (February 2007). DC Comics.</ref> | In the recent ''Martian Manhunter'' mini-series, Scorch was mentioned, as the [[White Martian#Martian Manhunter mini|Martian survivors]] sought her for help. The way Scorch was mentioned in the story indicates that her origin was not changed significantly by ''[[Infinite Crisis]]''. Also, Scorch has been kept under a sort of house arrest by the [[Department of Extranormal Operations|DEO]].<ref>''Martian Manhunter: The Others Among Us'' #5 (February 2007). DC Comics.</ref> | ||
Scorch is one of several people who later fall under the control of [[Starro]]. She briefly fought [[Miss Martian]].<ref>''Teen Titans'' #51. DC Comics.</ref> | Scorch is one of several people who later fall under the control of [[Starro]]. She briefly fought [[Miss Martian]].<ref>''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #51. DC Comics.</ref> | ||
==Powers and abilities== | ==Powers and abilities== | ||