| Character Name: | Godiva |
| Real Name: | Dorcas Leigh, later Dora Leigh (The New 52) |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Super Friends #7 (1977) |
| Creators: | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Alliances: | Global Guardians Justice League Justice League International |
| Powers: | Prehensile hair |
Godiva is the name of three DC Comics characters. One is a superhero named Dorcas Leigh, while the other two are supervillains.
Godiva first appeared in Super Friends #7 and was created by E. Nelson Bridwell.[1]
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]
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.[3] [4]
Godiva has prehensile hair. She can perform precise actions such as lock-picking and lift up to two tons.
Godiva is a mercenary and enemy of the Teen Titans. Her base of operations is in the Swiss Alps.
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.[5]
An alternate universe variant of Godiva appears in Flashpoint.
Godiva makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in .[6]