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Nura Nal
Nura Nal

Nura Nal

66 appearances · Silver Age · 1967–2025 · 5 key issues
Who is Nura Nal?

Born on the planet Naltor, where nearly all inhabitants possess precognitive abilities, Nura Nal is a gifted dream-reader who can see the future through her dreams. She eventually joins the Legion of Super-Heroes as Dream Girl, using her prophetic visions to protect the 30th century.

Few characters in DC's Silver Age can claim both a 1967 debut and nearly six decades of continuous relevance, but Nura Nal is exactly that kind of enduring gem. Introduced in Adventure Comics #355 by the legendary team of Otto Binder and Curt Swan, she stepped into the far-future world of the Legion of Super-Heroes and never really left, accumulating five key collector issues along the way — a testament to how much she's mattered to the mythology. Her adventures unfold across Legion of Super-Heroes, Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and The Legion of Super-Heroes, putting her in the company of icons like Brainiac 5, Saturn Girl, and Star Boy. If you're tracing the full sweep of DC's cosmic storytelling from the Silver Age to today, Nura Nal is an essential thread running through all of it.

Identity

Real name. Nura Nal

Teams & affiliations
Legion of Super-HeroesLegionnairesKhundsScience Police
★ First appearance
Adventure Comics #317
Feb 1964

Top series

Covers through the years — 1967–2021

Adventure Comics #355 1967
Adventure Comics #355
Superboy #199 1973
Superboy #199
The Legion of Super-Heroes #268 1980
The Legion of Super-Heroes #268
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #7 1985
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #7
Legion of Super-Heroes #42 1988
Legion of Super-Heroes #42
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #3 1992
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #3
Legion of Super-Heroes #109 1998
Legion of Super-Heroes #109
Bizarro World #[nn] 2005
Bizarro World #[nn]
Adventure Comics #518 2010
Adventure Comics #518
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga #[nn] 2014
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga #[nn]
Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1 2019
Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1
Legion of Super-Heroes #12 2021
Legion of Super-Heroes #12

Appearances

Adventure Comics (1938)
Superman Supacomic (1959)
Superboy (1949)
Limited Collectors' Edition (1972)
All New Collectors' Edition (1978)
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980)
DC Sampler (1983)
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)
Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#1
Comics Scene (1987)
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1990)
#3
Legionnaires (1993)
Valor (1992)
#23
Bizarro World (2005)
Justice League of America (2006)
#10
The Brave and the Bold (2007)
#5
Countdown to Final Crisis (2008)
#1
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga (2014)
Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition (2015)
Justice League United (2015)
#2
Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium (2019)
Justice League of America by Brad Meltzer: The Deluxe Edition (2020)
Bizarro Comics: The Deluxe Edition (2021)
DC Finest: Legion of Super-Heroes: Zap Goes the Legion (2024)
DC Finest: Zero Hour: Crisis in Time: Part One (2024)
DC Finest: Zero Hour: Crisis in Time: Part Two (2025)