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.
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]
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]