Lightning

Jennifer Pierce, daughter of the hero Black Lightning, inherited her father's electrical abilities and became Lightning after her powers manifested. She joined the Justice Society of America, establishing herself as a legacy hero carrying on her family's tradition of powered heroism.

A Modern Age DC creation who made their first spark in the pages of Solomon Grundy #5 in 2009, Lightning has since carved out a presence across some of the publisher's most storied corners — from the legacy-rich Justice Society of America to the ensemble drama of Titans and the ambitious The Other History of the DC Universe. Sharing pages with luminaries like Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, Nightwing, and Jennifer Pierce speaks to the elevated company this character keeps, rubbing shoulders with DC's finest across nearly two decades of publication. It's a testament to Lightning's staying power that a character with roots in a 2009 villain-spotlight miniseries has continued to surface across such a varied and prestigious range of titles well into the 2020s — a quiet gem worth tracking down for any collector who loves discovering the connective tissue of the DC Universe.