List of DC Comics characters: L

L-Ron is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writers Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, and first appeared in Justice League International #14 (June 1988).

L-Ron is initially introduced as a servant of the intergalactic warlord Manga Khan. Later, he assists the Justice League in stopping Despero by building a new control collar, using his circuitry to do so as it is made of the only material that will work. However, the collar inadvertently causes L-Ron and Despero to switch bodies when used.^[1][2] Despero attacks the Justice League before being destroyed and becoming a disembodied spirit.^[3]

The post-New 52 incarnation of L-Ron, introduced in the Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville miniseries, is an assistant to the titular characters.^[4]

L-Ron appears in the Young Justice episode "Cornered", voiced by Phil LaMarr.^[5] This version is a majordomo and spokesperson for Despero.

La Dama is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers and Cully Hamner, she first appeared in Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #3 (January 2006). She is the aunt of Brenda Del Vecchio and a leading figure in El Paso's criminal underworld.^[6][7]

In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe, with La Dama claiming to be an entity older than time and using the alias Amparo Cardenas.^[8][9] Thought she is still Brenda's aunt in later appearances she is portrayed as a crime boss but also a powerful wtich.

La Dama appears in Catwoman: Hunted, voiced by Jacqueline Obradors.^[10][11][12] This version is a member of Leviathan who represents an unnamed Central American cartel.

Lady Chronos (Jia) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Jia, a young Chinese woman from Hong Kong, was the longtime sweetheart of Ryan Choi. She later obtains David Clinton's research and becomes the third Chronos.^[13][14]

Lady Chronos appears in The Flash episode "Partners in Time", portrayed by Diana Bang.

Lady Eve is a supervillainess created by Mike W. Barr and Alan Davis, making her first appearance in Batman and the Outsiders #24 (August 1985).

Eve is a member of Kobra and the lover of its leader Jeffrey Burr.^[15][16][17] She later forms a second incarnation of Strike Force Kobra.^[18][19]

In the "DC All In" initiative, Lady Eve appears as a member of Scandal Savage's Injustice Society.^[20] Wildcat battles Eve, Fog, Doctor Elemental, and Red Lantern when Wotan teleports them into the Tower of Fate. After the Tower collapses, Eve impales and kills Wildcat. Wotan steals the Helmet of Fate from Khalid Nassour and teleports Eve and the other villains away.^[21] In a discussion with Red Lantern, Eve states that she was offered Europe when the Unnamed Ones' ordeal was over. Red Lantern states that she is in the Injustice Society because she knows her father is still alive and that Wotan can help find him. Eve then compares her and Scandal Savage's "daddy issues" causing Red Lantern to attack her. After Wotan obtains the Spear of Destiny, Eve watches as Wotan uses its powers to subdue the JSA.^[22]

• Lady Eve appears in Justice League Adventures #23.^[23]
• Lady Eve appears in Black Lightning, portrayed by Jill Scott.^[24] This version is Evelyn Stillwater-Ferguson, the owner of a funeral parlor and member of a secret group of corrupt leaders with ties to Tobias Whale, the 100, Peter Gambi, and Lazarus Prime. After Gambi frames Eve's group for Joey Toledo's death, Whale kills her to avenge him. Eve is later resurrected, becomes the head of the business Ultimate O, and forms a competitive rivalry with the 100.
• Lady Eve appears in Batman: Soul of the Dragon, voiced by Grey DeLisle.^[25] This version is a member of Kobra who is later killed by Shiva.

Lady Liberty is the code-name assigned to four characters in the DC Comics universe.

Lady Liberty is a member of the Force of July, a government-sponsored superhero team. She first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (1984). Her costume consists of robes and a crown based on the Statue of Liberty, and she speaks with a French accent.

She appears in the Outsiders 1987 special, fighting off a combined Outsiders/Infinity Inc. infiltration of the Force's California headquarters. Her team is initially successful, subduing and capturing all of the heroes.

Lady Liberty appears again during the Janus Directive event. The Suicide Squad is manipulated into attacking the group, during which Mayflower and Sparkler are killed.^[26] Lady Liberty then sacrifices herself to destroy Kobra.^[27]

Lady Liberty is shown to be alive following the Infinite Frontier relaunch, where she is recruited by the Penguin.^[28] However, she is killed in battle soon afterward.^[29]

In Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #1 (Early June 2006), a new Lady Liberty appears with a new Silent Majority and Major Victory. They call themselves Freedom's Ring and are employed by the government to defend Blüdhaven from metahumans. This Lady Liberty is killed by Nuclear Legion member Geiger in this same issue.

When S.H.A.D.E. takes control of Freedom's Ring, an unnamed agent becomes Lady Liberty^[30] before being killed by Ravager.^[31]

A fourth Lady Liberty, a member of S.H.A.D.E.'s First Strike team, is introduced in Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters (vol. 1) #4 (December 2006). As her powers stem from her costume, she is stripped of her robes and left, naked and devoid of powers, on a naturist beach by Ray (Stan Silver). Apparently she rejoins S.H.A.D.E. with new equipment, still fighting against the Freedom Fighters team.

Ladybug (Rosibel Rivera) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Ladybug is Red Bee's former sidekick who gained size-shifting abilities from exposure to a confiscated weapon built by Professor Pollen before being kidnapped by the Time Masters in an attempt to save her from Doctor Manhattan's alterations to the timeline and presumed dead.^[32] Despite being among the 13 missing Golden Age superheroes that were returned to their own time upon the capsules failing and history being written around them, Ladybug was among the younger superheroes that were taken captive by Childminder^[33] She is later rescued by Stargirl and transported to the present day.^[34] There, she meets Red Bee's granddaughter Rachel, reunites with the original Red Bee's bee Michael, and plans to join the Freedom Fighters.^[35][36]

Lagomorph was a supervillain and member of the Superior Five. She was a sinister counterpart of Dumb Bunny of the Inferior Five. ^[37] Together with her teammates, she was exiled on Salvation.^[38]

Lewis Lang is an archaeologist and father of Lana Lang, who travelled across the world, while leaving his daughter under Jonathan and Martha Kent's care. During one of his many travels, he discovered the Helmet of Chaos, that possessed his assistant and transformed him into Doctor Chaos.

Francine Langstrom was the fiancée of scientist Kirk Langstrom, also known as the Man-Bat. She has also occasionally transformed into a bat hybrid as well, known as the She-Bat.^[39] The Langstroms had two children, Rebecca and Aaron, the latter being a mutant bat-creature due to his parents' mutant physiology.

In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. Francine Langstrom is reimagined as a more villainous character who only married Kirk to ensure the company that he would complete the serum and then have him killed so she could inherit a large sum of money.^[40][41][42]

In the 2021 Man-Bat miniseries, Francine appears to no longer be a villain and has gotten back together with Kirk. However, she leaves him once again when she discovers he is still attempting to perfect the Man-Bat formula to cure his sister's deafness. Kirk ultimately accepts he and Francine cannot be happy together and promises not to interfere in her life as he willingly gives himself up to the police, eventually joining Wonder Woman's Justice League Dark.^[43]

• Francine Langstrom appears in media set in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), voiced by Meredith MacRae.^[44]
  • Introduced in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "On Leather Wings", she, her father Robert March, and husband Kirk Langstrom meet Bruce Wayne before she is caught in the battle between Batman and Kirk as Man-Bat. In the episode "Terror in the Sky", Francine is accidentally exposed to a fruit bat-based serum created by March and transforms into She-Bat before Batman cures her.
  • Francine makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in The New Batman Adventures episode "Chemistry".
• Francine Langstrom appears in Son of Batman, voiced by Diane Michelle.^[44]
• Francine Langstrom appears in Batman: Arkham Knight. This version was seemingly killed by Kirk after his transformation into the Man-Bat, with Batman finding her corpse while investigating the Langstroms' laboratory. If he revisits the lab after curing and incarcerating Kirk, he finds Francine's body gone and a broken television screen with the words "Forever my love" written on it in an unknown substance, implying that she transformed and escaped.
• Francine Langstrom / She-Bat appears in the DC Super Hero Girls two-part episode "#NightmareInGotham", voiced by Tara Strong. This version developed the She-Bat serum herself. She is forcibly transformed by the Joker in a plot to destroy Gotham on Halloween, but is cured by Bumblebee.

Lashorr is the Green Lantern of Sector 3453. She first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 4) #12 (July 2006) in a story written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Ivan Reis. Lashorr had a fling with a younger Salaak before she vanished in combat with the Dominators. She is discovered alive on the Manhunter homeworld of Biot and returned to her sector, albeit with a case of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Zoe Lawton was created by Christos Gage and Steven Cummings. She made her first appearance in Deadshot #1.

The daughter of Michelle Torres and Deadshot (Floyd Lawton), Zoe Lawton was conceived following a casual liaison. Her mother gave up prostitution and drugs for Zoe's sake and moved them to a poor neighborhood in Star City, where she was raised for four years without her father's knowledge of her existence.

• Zoe Lawton makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Batman: Assault on Arkham.^{[citation needed]}
• Zoe Lawton appears in Suicide Squad, portrayed by Shailyn Pierre-Dixon.^[45]
• Zoe Lawton makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay.^{[citation needed]}
• Zoe Lawton appears in flashbacks depicted in the Arrow episode "Suicidal Tendencies", portrayed by Audrey Alvarez.^{[citation needed]} This version is a legitimate daughter of Deadshot and Susan Lawton.
• Zoe Lawton appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[46]
• Zoe Lawton appears in Deadshot's ending in Injustice 2.^{[citation needed]}
• Zoe Lawton appears as a playable DLC character in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.^[47] She is available via the "Season of Lawless" expansion. This version became a thief in Deadshot's absence and adopted the name "Lawless".

Legs is a homeless Vietnam veteran and resident of the streets of Gotham City who appeared a supporting character in various Batman-related comics during the 80s and 90s. Co-created by writers John Wagner and Alan Grant, and artist Norm Breyfogle, he first appeared in Detective Comics #587 (June 1988).^[48] Holding strong views, the character is described as being prone to frustration, anger, and alcoholism, and frequently argues with other homeless men. Legs is ironically named for his missing limbs, which he lost due to an anti-personnel mine explosion in the Vietnam War in Detective Comics #608 (November 1989).^[49] Crippled and unable to afford a wheelchair, he is shown to move about in a wheeled tray.

Legs was created during Detective Comics debut of Wagner and Grant, co-writers established for their work on Judge Dredd comics for 2000 AD. However, due to poor sales of their comics within months of their debut, which left both men questioning the viability of their new jobs, Wagner soon left the project alone to Grant. Concerned that he would be fired if his editors learned the writing team had split, Grant alerted no one to the change, and decided to continue writing stories in the pattern of the first for the duration of his original contract.^[50] Now a regular writer for Detective Comics and other Batman-related titles during this time period, Grant made frequent use of Legs as an ally for the anarchist themed character, Anarky. Legs is shown to be loyal to Anarky as a vigilante, who in turn employs Legs and other homeless men to act as diversions or spies against Batman.^[51][52] Anarky and Legs appear together prominently in Batman: Anarky, a trade paperback collection of comics written by Grant.^[53]

Lesla-Lar is a supervillain in the DC Universe. A foe of the Silver Age Supergirl, the character first appeared in Action Comics #279 (August 1961).

Lesla-Lar is a Kryptonian scientist from the shrunken city of Kandor. Jealous of Supergirl's fame and life, Lesla-Lar invents a device that causes Supergirl to lose her powers and takes the role of Supergirl for herself. She is able to convince Superman that she is Supergirl, and secretly meets with Lex Luthor to convince him to kill Superman. However, Krypto realizes that Lesla-Lar is an imposter and manages to send her back to Kandor.^[54]

Lesla-Lar returns in Action Comics #297 (1963), where she releases Kryptonian criminals Dru-Zod, Jax-Ur, and Kru-El from the Phantom Zone and enlists their help to recover a cache of Kryptonian weapons. After finding the cache, Kru-El tests one of the weapons on Lesla-Lar, disintegrating her.^[55]

Lesla-Lar's final appearance in pre-Crisis continuity is in The Superman Family #206 (1981). After her body was disintegrated by Kru-El, her intelligence survived in a disembodied state. The process has affected her sanity, as she now believes she and Supergirl are sisters. Lesla-Lar possesses Supergirl's body, but she manages to regain control and force out Lesla-Lar, dispersing her.^[56]

Lesla-Lar is reintroduced in the 2025 series Supergirl, where her jealousy of Supergirl is left unaltered. She invents a device that teleports herself and her Kryptonian rabbit Kandy out of Kandor and enlarges them to normal size. Having gained superpowers from Earth's yellow sun, Lesla-Lar intends to replace Supergirl as the hero of Midvale and hypnotizes her foster parents, Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers, into believing that she is Supergirl. Following a series of battles with Supergirl, Lesla-Lar reconciles with her and joins her in heroism, taking the name Luminary.^[57][58]

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Lilith is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is based on the biblical figure of the same name.

While her history of being the original idea for a husband for Adam remains intact, she mothered numerous demons with different angels including Lucifer.^[59]

In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. In this version, Lilith married Cain and Abel and became the second vampire.^[60]

• Lilith appears in Lucifer, portrayed by Lesley-Ann Brandt.
• Lilith appears in Dead Boy Detectives, portrayed by Rochelle Okoye. This version is the goddess of witchcraft.
• Lilith appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[46]

Lion-Mane is the name of four characters in DC Comics.

The first Lion-Mane originates from Earth-Two, and is a cat-like human and former henchman of Catwoman.^[61][62]

The second Lion-Mane is Ed Dawson, an archaeologist who transforms into a feral were-lion after touching a mystical meteor called Mithra. He later joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.^[63][64]

The third Lion-Mane, introduced post-Zero Hour, is Karen Ramis, a scientist who is similarly transformed by the meteor.^[65][66] Ramis is returned to her human form, but later regains the meteor's power and takes on a half-lion form.

A fourth, unidentified Lion-Mane appears in The New 52. This version is a lion-like centaur and a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.^{[67][68][69][70]}

• Lion-Mane appears in DC Universe Online. This version is a member of the Cat Avatars.
• Lion-Mane appears in DC Super Hero Girls, voiced by Khary Payton.^[71]

Lock-Up is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Before appearing in the comics, Lock-Up debuted in a self-titled episode of Batman: The Animated Series, voiced by Bruce Weitz.^[72] Lyle Bolton is a security guard at Arkham Asylum who uses intimidation, excessive force, and even torture to keep inmates in line. He eventually becomes the vigilante Lock-Up in an attempt to bring peace to Gotham before Batman stops him.

Lock-Up's first comic appearance was in Robin (vol. 2) #24 (January 1996) in which he captured Charaxes. He subsequently appeared in Detective Comics #694 (February 96) in which he captured the minor villain Allergent.^[73] In both of these stories, he only made a brief appearance at the end, removing the villain before Batman and Robin could return to the scene.

His first full appearance was in Detective Comics #697-699 (June–August 1996), which began with him capturing Two-Face and taking him to his private prison alongside Charaxes, Allergent, and several gangsters. He is stopped by the police while targeting a criminal-turned-state's evidence and is revealed to be Lyle Bolton, previously discharged from the police academy for being too gung-ho, and dismissed from several security jobs (unlike the animated version, he had not worked at Arkham). Lock-Up escapes, and captures minor street criminal Alvin Draper (actually Tim Drake's undercover identity).

When Nightwing finds his hideout, Lock-Up drowns all his prisoners in an underwater death-trap. Batman intervenes and defeats Lock-Up, saving the villains, Nightwing, and Robin.

Lock-Up later appeared during the No Man's Land storyline, having taken control of Blackgate Penitentiary in the aftermath of the earthquake. He had enlisted KGBeast and the Trigger Twins to act as wardens for his prison, and rules with an iron fist; Batman only tolerates his presence because he requires Lock-Up to keep captured criminals in check to prevent Gotham being overrun, although Lock-Up is under strict orders to treat the prisoners well. Towards the end of the storyline, Batman enlists Dick Grayson's help in overthrowing Lock-Up so Blackgate could be used for the lawful side once again.^[74][75][76]

Lock-Up makes a brief appearance in Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special, where the Society recruits him to orchestrate prison breaks worldwide.^[77]

Lock-Up later allies with Ventriloquist II, alongside other Gotham criminals Killer Moth and Firefly. During this association, Lock-Up is wounded by Metropolis outfits Intergang and the 100. After recovering, he is sent to another planet in Salvation Run.^[78]

• Lock-Up appears in the Arrowverse tie-in comic Arrow 2.5. This version is a member of the Renegades, a Blüdhaven mercenary unit.^[79]
• Lyle Bolton appears as a boss in Batman: Arkham Shadow, voiced by Earl Baylon.^[72] This version works for the TYGER Security private military firm and serves as head of security at Blackgate Prison, where he and the other guards are known to regularly abuse and beat the inmates. Bolton used to greatly admire Batman for his fearsome reputation, but became disillusioned and disappointed when Batman opposed his tyrannical methods, shattering all respect Bolton had for the Dark Knight. In the epilogue of the game, Bolton is arrested and charged for assisting the Rat King and his abuse of the prisoners.

Mar Londo is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Edmond Hamilton and John Forte, and first appeared in Adventure Comics #327 (December 1964).

Mar Londo is a Zuunian and the father of Legionnaire Timber Wolf, who gave him his powers via Zuunium before dying shortly afterward. In The New 52 continuity reboot, Mar is instead killed by the criminal Lord Vykor.^[80]

Mar Londo appears in Legion of Super Heroes, voiced by Harry Lennix in the first season and Dorian Harewood in the second. This version is a more malevolent figure who gave Brin Londo powers through genetic engineering and intended to use him as a weapon in galactic conquest.^[81]

Love Glove is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Bobby Carmichael is a man who was able to access the "Glove Tree", a tree with gloves instead of leaves, after coming across it in a dream. The tree replaced his arm with a portal that granted him access to any of its gloves, using them to gain different powers. As a member of the Brotherhood of Dada, he was about to betray the group, but ended up saving Mr. Nobody.

Lunkhead is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Lunkhead is an enemy of Batman who became an inmate at Arkham Asylum. Lunkhead was clearly stupid, but exhibited massive strength; he made an enemy of the Ventriloquist (Arnold Wesker) when he smashed Wesker's companion, Scarface. He was sacrificed to the devil by a pack of demons, along with many others, when the Ventriloquist threw his voice to make it seem as though Lunkhead was volunteering to be thrown into the fiery pit with the rest of the damned.^[82]

• Lunkhead appears in Beware the Batman, voiced by JB Blanc.^[83] This version is a reformed criminal who underwent rehabilitation in Blackgate Penitentiary alongside Margaret Sorrow.
• Lunkhead appears in the Gotham episode "A Dark Knight: One of My Three Soups", portrayed by Hank Strong. This version is an African-American strongman and acquaintance of Jerome Valeska's uncle Zachary Trumble.

Lupek is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Lupek is a werewolf-like DNAlien from the artificial planet Transilvane. He and the vampire-like Dragorin search for their creator Dabney Donovan, during which they encounter Superman and Jimmy Olsen. Both of them later find Transilvane in an abandoned graveyard and learn of a "Demon Dog" that threatens Transilvane. Once Superman stops the "Demon Dog", which was actually a device filled with chemical defoliant, Lupek and his fellow monsters return to Transilvane.^[84]

Dragorin and Lupek represent Transilvane in the Demolition Run where they ride a skeletal monster truck. When their monster truck is taken out by Superboy, Dragorin and Lupek retreat back to Transilvane.^[85]

When Transilvane becomes more organized, Lupek leads his werewolves in ruling their part of Transilvane and later has a daughter named Hood. Lupek's werewolves save a visiting Superman and Dabney Donovan from the zombies that reside in the zombie territory and later take them to meet with Dragorin.^[86]

The Metropolis Zoo was raided by Dragorin, who obtained a wolverine for Dabney Donovan to make use of.^[87] Donovan does off-screen experiments on the wolverine and transforms it into a humanoid form named Lupek the Wolverine Man whose teeth can cut through bones and whose claws can cut through steel. In front of a circus attended by Donovan's clones, a captive Guardian battles Lupek in a cage match and manages to defeat him after a long battle.^[88]

Anthony Lupus is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Anthony Lupus is a former Olympic Decathlon champion who suffers from severe headaches until he meets Professor Milo, who uses a drug to treat them and transforms him into a werewolf in the process.^[89] Bruce Wayne later meets Anthony's younger sister Angela who is in need of a bone marrow transplant. After going to Alaska and catching Anthony, Batman persuades him to help Angela while promising to help cure Anthony.^[90]

In the 2023 series Tales of the Titans, Deathstroke employs Lupus while fighting Beast Boy. Lupus intends to cure himself by using a serum created from Beast Boy's blood. Instead, the serum strengthens Lupus' wolf form, gives it the capability of speech, and awakens its dormant personality, which had been separate from Lupus for some time. The wolf confronts Beast Boy, who subdues it until the sun rises and reverts Lupus to his human form.^[91]

• A character inspired by Anthony Lupus named Anthony Romulus appears in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Moon of the Wolf", voiced by Harry Hamlin,^[92] while the vocal effects for his werewolf form are provided by Frank Welker.^[93]
• Anthony Romulus appears in The Batman Adventures #21.^[94]

Lillian Luthor was the mother of Alexander Luthor and Julian Luthor, as well as the wife of Lionel Luthor.

Lillian Luthor (portrayed by Alisen Down) had a long and prolific role in the TV series Smallville. She killed her infant son Julian to spare him from Lionel's abuse, blaming Lex for doing so. However, stress causes Lillian to deteriorate and die, estranged from her family. In subsequent appearances, Lillian appears in hallucinations that Lex suffers.

In DC Comics, Lex Luthor's mother is named Arlene Luthor. In later incarnations, her name was changed to Leticia.

• Lillian Luthor appears in Supergirl, portrayed by Brenda Strong.^[95] This version is the leader of Project Cadmus.
• Lillian Luthor appears in the Superman & Lois episode "Break the Cycle", portrayed by Nesta Chapman.

Lori Luthor is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is Lena Luthor's daughter who turned to crime to provide for her, attracting the attention of Superboy.^[96]

Nasthalthia Luthor is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the niece of Lex Luthor who has antagonized Supergirl on occasion.^[97]

Nasthalthia Luthor appears in All-Star Superman, voiced by Linda Cardellini.^[98][99]