Sapphire (character) explained

Character Name:Sapphire
Publisher:DC Comics
Debut:JLA #61 (February 2002)
Creators:Kurt Busiek (writer)
Tom Grummett (artist)
Real Name:Candace Jean Gennaro
Species:Metahuman
Alliances:Power Company
Powers:Telekinesis
Alien "Serpent's Egg" artifact

Sapphire (Candice Gennaro) is a superheroine appearing in media published by DC Comics. She first appeared in the Power Company back-up story in JLA #61 (February 2002), but her origin is told in Power Company: Sapphire #1 (March 2002). Sapphire was created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett.

Fictional character biography

Candice Gennaro, nicknamed Candy, is a sixteen-year-old runaway and street thief on the streets of San Diego, California, who encounters the Serpent's Egg artifact during a battle between Kobra and Lady Eve.[1] Afterwards, she joins Power Company as Sapphire.[2]

Sapphire appears in Terror Titans as a participant in the Dark Side Club.[3]

Powers and abilities

Candy is physically bonded to a psycho-reactive alien gem called the Serpent's Egg. It enhances her latent telekinetic abilities, allowing her to fly and manipulate its structure to form various constructs.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Power Company: Sapphire one-shot (March 2002)
  2. Web site: Power Company Chronology . 2006-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061216023456/http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/cosmic/powercompany.html . 2006-12-16. Power Company Chronology
  3. Terror Titans #2 (January 2009)
  4. Power Company #6 (September 2002)