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Phantom Girl
Tinya Wazzo as Apparition, as depicted in Legionnaires #20 (December 1994). Art by Jeff Moy.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAction Comics #276 (May 1961)
Created byJerry Siegel
Jim Mooney
In-story information
Alter egoTinya Wazzo
Linnya Wazzo
SpeciesBgztlian
Bgztlian-Carggite hybrid (post-Zero Hour continuity only)
Place of originBgztl (4th dimension parallel with Earth)
Team affiliationsLegion of Super-Heroes
L.E.G.I.O.N.
Justice League
Terrifics
Notable aliasesPhase, Apparition
Abilities
  • Phasing/intangibility
  • Interdimensional travel
  • Skilled martial artist
  • Flight via Legion Flight Ring

Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) is a superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics, and is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. In post-Zero Hour continuity, she is known as Apparition. She has the power to turn intangible, as do all other natives of her home planet, Bgztl. Her mother is Winema Wazzo, the president of the United Planets.[1] Tinya’s ancestor Linnya Wazzo appears in DC's New Age of Heroes as a member of the Terrifics.

Phantom Girl has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily those featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. She is voiced by Heather Hogan in Legion of Super Heroes (2006) and Kari Wahlgren in Young Justice, and portrayed by Mika Abdalla in The Flash.

Publication history

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Phantom Girl first appeared in Action Comics #276, and was created by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney.[2]

Fictional character biography

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Pre-Crisis

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In the original pre-Crisis continuity, Phantom Girl is the fifth member to join the Legion and is a native of Bgztl, a planet in the fourth dimension. Like other Bgztlians, Phantom Girl can phase out of reality and become intangible. She is a member of the Legion's Espionage Squad, and is involved romantically with fellow Legionnaire Ultra Boy for many years.

Following the Magic Wars, Earth falls under the control of the Dominators and withdraws from the United Planets. Sometime thereafter, Phantom Girl is thought to have been killed in a shuttle accident. In reality, the time sorceress Glorith sends her to the 20th century, where she forgets her true identity, assumes the name Phase, and joins the interstellar law enforcement agency L.E.G.I.O.N.

A few years later, the members of the Dominators' "Batch SW6" escape captivity. They are initially believed to be clones of the Legionnaires, but are later revealed to be temporal duplicates. The SW6 version of Tinya Wazzo eventually assumes the codename Apparition.

Post-Zero Hour

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In post-Zero Hour continuity, Tinya is the daughter of Winema Wazzo, the Bgztlian ambassador to the United Planets, and regularly chafes under her mother's overbearing nature. While helping her at a conference, which includes the official unveiling of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Tinya and Saturn Girl uncover a plot by R. J. Brande's former assistant Roderick Doyle to attack the establishment. After helping to stop him, Tinya and Triad are inducted into the team.[3]

When Tinya and Ultra Boy meet, the two are instantly smitten with each other. Their romance is rocky, initially complicated by Winema's interference. Tinya is then apparently killed by Daxamite White Triangle terrorists, who incinerate her with their heat vision. However, shortly afterward, she is revealed to have survived, albeit in a permanently intangible and invisible state, only being visible to Ultra Boy and Winema. Afterwards, she helps free Shrinking Violet and the Legion from the Emerald Eye's control until Violet panics and causes the Eye to send many of the Legionnaires, including Saturn Girl, Ultra Boy, and Apparition, back in time to the late 20th century.

While stranded in the past, Apparition meets a psychic using a Bgztlian touchstone - a red stone that assists in Bgztlians' phasing. This encounter ends with her becoming visible to all and gaining the power to disrupt machinery and electronics by phasing through them. Shortly thereafter, Phase of L.E.G.I.O.N. arrives to retrieve her touchstone. She and Apparition are sucked into the realm within the touchstone and discover that they both identify as Tinya Wazzo. When the two make physical contact, they involuntarily merge and Apparition becomes the dominant personality in the resulting body. Through hypnotic regression, Apparition learns that her father was a Carggite and that she inherited his ability to triplicate. Winema was only aware that she had given birth to a single child; Tinya's father stole her other two bodies and sold them to the Luck Lords to pay off his gambling debts. The fate of Tinya's third self remains unknown.[1][4][5] After being displaced in time, Apparition and Ultra Boy eventually reunite, marry, and have a son named Cub.[6]

2005 reboot

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In the "Threeboot", Tinya Wazzo is again called Phantom Girl. In this continuity, Bgztl exists in the same location as Earth, but is out of phase with it: the whole planet is in the "Buffer Zone" that the pre-Zero Hour Phantom Girl would phase into. Phantom Girl is the only Bgztlian who can shift between her home reality and Earth. When she phases, she is visible in both universes and often engages in conversations or activities in the two realities simultaneously.

Phantom Girl develops a strong bond with Princess Projectra, helping her cope with the recent death of her parents. Despite this, Projectra beats Phantom Girl after suspecting her of treason. Timber Wolf rescues Phantom Girl, after which she is placed in reconstructive machinery to heal.

Post-Infinite Crisis

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The events of Infinite Crisis restore an analogue of the pre-Crisis Legion to continuity. Phantom Girl is included in their number, voted leader of the Legion as the Fatal Five reassembles to attack the group.[7]

The New Age of Heroes

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In The Terrifics series, the titular group (consisting of Mister Terrific, Metamorpho, and Plastic Man) travel into the Dark Multiverse and encounter Linnya Wazzo, the ancestor of the 31st-century Phantom Girl, who has been trapped inside it in an intangible state. They reach the source of the distress signal, and discover a message from Tom Strong.[8]

In Brian Michael Bendis' Legion of Super-Heroes reboot, Phantom Girl is reimagined to have a more alien appearance with purple skin, blue hair, and additional teleportation abilities.[9]

The New Golden Age

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In The New Golden Age, Phantom Girl is among the Legion of Super-Heroes members who arrive in the present and confront the Justice Society of America over their decision to recruit Legionnaire, a young, heroic incarnation of Mordru.[10]

Powers and abilities

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Like all natives of the planet Bgztl, Phantom Girl has the ability to turn intangible (phase). Bgztl, depending on the incarnation, either exists in or is connected to the Phantom Zone. While intangible, she is immune to physical harm, can maneuver through solid objects and fly under her own power. Additionally, she can disrupt the workings of electronic devices by moving through them while phased.[11]

The Linnya Wazzo incarnation of Phantom Girl possesses a "dark matter touch" that enables her to generate combustive blasts and detonate objects on contact. She gained these abilities after being caught in the explosion of a machine in the Dark Multiverse.[12]

As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Phantom Girl is provided a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly and protects her from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.

In other media

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Television

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Phantom Girl as she appears in Legion of Super-Heroes.

Film

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Phantom Girl appears in Legion of Super-Heroes (2023), voiced by Gideon Adlon.[17][13] This version is a student at the Legion Academy.

Video games

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Phantom Girl appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[18]

Miscellaneous

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Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as an original member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, a team of young superheroes from the 30th and 31st centuries dedicated to protecting the United Planets. Hailing from the planet Bgztl—a world existing partially in the fourth dimension where all natives can become intangible by entering a "phantom form" that allows them to pass through solid matter and avoid harm—Tinya possesses these innate phasing abilities, which she uses to infiltrate secure locations, evade attacks, and perform espionage tasks. She first appeared in Action Comics #276 (May 1961), created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Jim Mooney, as one of Supergirl's new friends in the future, quickly establishing her as the fifth recruit to the Legion after demonstrating her powers during a simulated crisis. Over decades of publication history, Phantom Girl has been a recurring character in various Legion iterations, evolving through major DC continuity events like (1985–1986), where her backstory was expanded to include her mother Winema Wazzo as a prominent United Planets ambassador, adding layers of political intrigue to her personal life. In post-Crisis reboots, such as the 1994 "zero month" relaunch, she adopted alternate identities like Apparition (revealed as a spiritual ) and Phase (during a period of and time displacement to the ), highlighting themes of identity and resurrection in her arcs. Her relationships, including a longstanding romance with Legion co-founder Cosmic Boy and later tensions involving arranged marriages on Bgztl, have underscored her character development amid team dynamics and interstellar conflicts. A distinct version of Phantom Girl, Linnya Wazzo (Tinya's ancestor), debuted in the as a member of The Terrifics, a present-day team assembled after Dark Nights: Metal (2017–2018), bringing the Bgztlian phasing legacy into contemporary DC narratives while exploring multiversal threats and family ties across time. This iteration emphasizes her vulnerability in the third dimension, where prolonged phasing causes physical strain, contrasting the innate ease of her descendants. Beyond comics, Phantom Girl has appeared in animated media, including the TV series (2006–2008), where she is voiced by actress Heather Hogan and often serves as a level-headed strategist in episodes like "Phantoms," battling mystical threats. She also appears in (season 4: Phantoms, 2021–2024), voiced by , as a member of the Legion aiding in interstellar conflicts. She features prominently in the 2023 direct-to-video film , voiced by , aiding against the United Planets' corruption in a story set at the Legion Academy. These adaptations portray her as a brave, resourceful ally, emphasizing her espionage skills and cultural heritage from Bgztl.

Creation and Publication

Creation and Conception

Phantom Girl, real name Tinya Wazzo, was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Jim Mooney as the fifth member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. She made her debut in the backup story "Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends!" in Action Comics #276, cover-dated May 1961. This introduction occurred under the editorial guidance of Mort Weisinger, who oversaw the rapid expansion of the Superman family of titles during the Silver Age. The character's conception centered on her origin from Bgztl, a planet located in the fourth dimension and occupying the same spatial coordinates as but in a parallel . Natives of Bgztl possess innate phasing abilities, allowing them to become intangible by shifting between dimensions, a power tied directly to their homeworld's unique physical properties. This setup was inspired by classic tropes of interdimensional travel and ghostly intangibility, common in mid-20th-century and early comic books that explored alternate realities and phenomena. Early visual design elements for Phantom Girl included a form-fitting bodysuit with matching gloves and a flowing , accented by a stylized black "P" emblem on the chest to symbolize her phantom-like qualities. The color scheme emphasized purity and ethereality, aligning with her powers, while the name "Phantom Girl" was derived explicitly from her ability to pass through solid objects undetected, evoking spectral imagery from and . Within the broader context of the Silver Age Legion of Super-Heroes, Phantom Girl's creation contributed to the team's growth from its founding trio into a larger ensemble of teenage heroes with exotic, future-tech abilities, reflecting Weisinger's strategy to blend superheroics with speculative science fiction elements for a young readership.

Publication History

Phantom Girl debuted in Action Comics #276 (May 1961), created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Jim Mooney as part of a story introducing several new members of the Legion of Super-Heroes. She quickly became a staple character in the Legion's adventures, with regular appearances in throughout the 1960s and 1970s, where the team headlined the book starting from issue #300 (1962). The Legion feature, after serving as a backup in through issue #425 (May 1973), transitioned to become the lead in #197 (August 1973), titled Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes, and was retitled Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes with issue #231 (June 1977), continuing her consistent role as the title evolved into vol. 2 beginning with issue #259 (September 1980), which ran until issue #313 (October 1984). Following a "Five Years Later" storyline, the series relaunched as vol. 3 with issue #1 (August 1984), continuing until its cancellation with issue #63 in September 1989. A pivotal moment in her publication history occurred during the "Great Darkness Saga," a landmark storyline spanning volume 2 #290–294 (August–December 1982), written by and illustrated by , where Phantom Girl played a key role in the team's battle against . Following the 1989 cancellation, the Legion underwent a major reboot during the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! event in 1994, resulting in Phantom Girl's temporary absence from initial post-reboot publications as the team's lineup was reimagined. She was reintroduced in the 2005 Legion of Super-Heroes volume 5 series (issues #1–16, October 2005–February 2007), written by and , which restored elements of the original continuity, and appeared in tie-ins to (2005–2006), including #6 and related miniseries. In subsequent years, Phantom Girl featured prominently in : Legion of Three Worlds #1–5 (September 2008–October 2009), a miniseries by and that explored multiple versions of the Legion across timelines. She continued as a core member in volume 7 #1–23 (September 2011–November 2013), part of initiative, written primarily by . Her appearances became more sporadic in the late 2010s, including supporting roles in 2018 publications like The Terrifics #1–5 (June–October 2018), where a version of the character intersected with contemporary during the era. She also appeared in (2020 series) #1–12 (December 2020–September 2022), written by , which focused on the team's role in the United Planets political structure. As of November 2025, Phantom Girl has made minor cameos in era anthologies, such as DC All-In Special #1 (October 2024), featuring an variant in a team-up, and has loose ties to the Absolute Power event through multiversal crossovers, though she has no major solo stories or dedicated arcs in recent publications.

Fictional Biography

Pre-Crisis Era

Tinya Wazzo, known as Phantom Girl, hails from the planet Bgztl, located in a that grants its inhabitants the innate ability to phase through solid matter. Born in the 30th century, she traveled from her homeworld to in the United Planets system to audition for membership in the , a team of young superheroes dedicated to protecting the future. Her phasing powers impressed the Legion leaders, leading to her acceptance as the fifth member of the team shortly after its founding by Cosmic Boy, , and Lightning Lad. As an early Legionnaire, Phantom Girl participated in the team's initial missions, including defending Earth against threats from the antagonistic Lightning Lord, the brother of founding member Lightning Lad, who sought to undermine the Legion's formation. Her contributions helped solidify the team's structure during its formative years, where she often utilized her intangibility for reconnaissance and infiltration roles within the Legion's Espionage Squad. Phantom Girl developed a deep romantic relationship with fellow Legionnaire (Jo Nah), a hero from the planet Rimbor whose powers included a choice of five abilities at a time. Their bond faced challenges due to Ultra Boy's dual identity as a former delinquent and the secrecy required in their superhero lives, yet it endured into in the 30th century, where they navigated family life amid ongoing Legion duties. This partnership highlighted her supportive nature, as she frequently mediated conflicts between Ultra Boy's impulsive tendencies and the team's collective needs. Key storylines in the Pre-Crisis era featured Phantom Girl prominently in the "Adult Legion" tales, which depicted the team's future selves raising families while combating evolved threats in a more mature 30th-century society. She joined adventures alongside , the teenage version of who served as an honorary member, venturing to the to avert crises that could alter the timeline. During the "Earthwar" arc, Phantom Girl battled alongside the against the invading Khund Empire, contributing to the defense of and the United Planets in a galaxy-spanning conflict. Throughout her Pre-Crisis arc, Phantom Girl was characterized by her shy demeanor, diplomatic approach to interpersonal dynamics, and team-oriented mindset, often acting as a mediator to resolve disputes among her fellow Legionnaires. Her phasing ability, briefly referenced in missions, allowed her to evade dangers that ensnared others, reinforcing her role as a reliable and understated hero in the Legion's classic lineup.

Post-Zero Hour Era

In the post-Zero Hour continuity, Phantom Girl was reimagined as Tinya Wazzo, operating under the alias Apparition, portraying a more aggressive and rebellious young woman from the planet Bgztl who chafed against her mother's controlling influence. Her mother, Winema Wazzo, served as president of Bgztl and leveraged political pressures within the United Planets to force Tinya's early expulsion from the Legion of Super-Heroes shortly after her initial recruitment, viewing the team as a distraction from family ambitions. Despite this, Tinya's phasing abilities—allowing her to become intangible and pass through solid matter—proved invaluable in espionage and combat roles during her brief tenure. Tinya's apparent death occurred during a mission against White Triangle Daxamite terrorists, where her body was incinerated in an explosion, marking a pivotal moment in the Legion's early struggles. (Legionnaires Annual #2, 1996) However, her consciousness survived in a spectral, phased state as the ghostly Apparition, initially visible only to her lover Jo Nah (Ultra Boy) and her mother, allowing her to continue aiding the team covertly while grappling with her unstable existence. This resurrection highlighted the darker themes of identity and loss in the rebooted Legion narrative, contrasting the lighter adventures of prior continuities. Further revelations tied Apparition's origin to Phase, a version of Tinya from an alternate timeline who had been displaced to the 20th century and joined L.E.G.I.O.N. as Enya Wazzo, her cousin in initial retcons. The merging of these identities—Apparition as one-third of a composite being including Phase—created ongoing struggles with dual personalities and restricted phasing in solid-matter dimensions, limiting her interactions and forcing reliance on Ultra Boy for stabilization. (Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4 #82, 1996) This fusion was solidified during key battles against the techno-organic Blight, a pervasive threat that infected United Planets worlds and tested the Legion's resilience. Apparition's role expanded in the "Legion Lost" miniseries (2000), where she joined a subgroup of Legionnaires displaced to the by a temporal rift, facing modern threats like and environmental crises while seeking a way home. (Legion Lost #1-12, 2000-2001) Her phasing proved crucial in navigating dimensional barriers and evading pursuers, though her ghostly form complicated alliances with 21st-century heroes. Upon the team's return and full reintegration into the around 2001, Apparition resumed her place, solidifying her bond with through marriage and the birth of their son, Cub Nah. (Legion Worlds #6, 2001) These events underscored her evolution from a sidelined operative to a core member enduring personal and cosmic trials.

2005 Reboot Era

In the 2005 reboot of the , known as the Threeboot continuity, Phantom Girl, or Tinya Wazzo, receives a clean-slate origin as a native of Bgztl, a planet existing partially out of phase with standard dimensions, granting her innate phasing abilities that allow her to become intangible and traverse solid matter. This dimensional separation positions Bgztl as a "ghost world," emphasizing Tinya's outsider status among her teammates, who often struggle to relate to her ethereal heritage. She joins the Legion shortly after its , succeeding in rigorous tryouts by demonstrating her phasing prowess in stealth and reconnaissance scenarios, becoming one of the core founding members without any ties to prior deaths, resurrections, or alternate identities from earlier continuities. Key storylines in volume 5 (2005–2009) highlight her role in high-stakes missions, including battles against , a ruthless alien empire seeking to undermine United Planets stability through infiltration and technological sabotage. In the "Dominator War" arc, Phantom Girl utilizes her phasing to infiltrate enemy strongholds and disrupt their robotic forces during a planet-wide rebellion on , showcasing her tactical value in espionage operations. Her cultural heritage from Bgztl is explored through moments of isolation, where she reflects on the challenges of interdimensional life, fostering team bonds as she bridges her unique perspective with the group's diverse backgrounds. Leadership opportunities arise sporadically, such as coordinating Espionage Squad maneuvers during the "Quest for Cosmic Boy," where her optimism and loyalty rally the team amid internal conflicts. Phantom Girl's personality evolves as an optimistic and steadfast ally, infused with humor from phasing mishaps—like accidentally passing through walls during casual conversations or using her powers for playful pranks on fellow Legionnaires—which lightens the series' tone without undermining her competence. Her romance with (Jo Nah) renews in this era, featuring shared patrols that explore mutual growth, from navigating jealousy over his multiple powers to supporting each other through personal insecurities tied to their outsider origins. The series' cancellation in 2009 impacts her arc, with final issues depicting escalating threats that strain Legion unity, including betrayals and disbandment pressures, setting up bridge narratives in Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds for subsequent continuities while leaving her story unresolved in the Threeboot timeline.

Post-Infinite Crisis Era

Following the events of Infinite Crisis, Phantom Girl's continuity was restored to incorporate elements of her pre-Crisis history, bridging multiple versions of the character across DC's reboots. In Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1-5 (2008-2009), the pre-Crisis Tinya Wazzo from the original merges with her post-Zero Hour and 2005 reboot counterparts during a multiversal conflict against and the Legion of Super-Villains, enabling her to fully regain her original memories and phasing powers. Phantom Girl continued to play a prominent role in the Legion's adventures during this era, appearing in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 6 #1-50 (2006-2010), a series retroactively positioned within the restored continuity. She participated in key battles against the , utilizing her intangibility to infiltrate enemy strongholds and disrupt their plans during assaults on United Planets outposts. Time-travel interventions became a recurring element of her contributions, as seen in missions to the to safeguard historical timelines from temporal anomalies caused by villainous incursions. In vol. 7 #1-23 (2010-2013), Phantom Girl's involvement intensified amid relaunch, where she led defensive operations against renewed attacks on Legion headquarters, phasing through Validus's energy blasts to deliver precision strikes. Her Bgztl heritage—stemming from a fourth-dimensional world that only she could fully access—positioned her for diplomatic roles, mediating interplanetary disputes and leveraging her unique ability to traverse dimensions for espionage and negotiation with isolated alien factions. Phantom Girl's personal life solidified with her confirmed marriage to Ultra Boy (Jo Nah), a relationship rooted in their pre-Crisis bond but reaffirmed post-restoration, including explorations of their potential children as part of the Legion's future legacy. This union highlighted her growth from a rebellious youth to a stabilizing force within the team. She also featured prominently in the "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" storyline across Action Comics #858-862 (2008), traveling to the 21st century alongside Brainiac 5 and others to prevent the Justice League from recruiting the Blasters, using her phasing to evade capture and protect Superman from xenophobic threats. Additionally, she aided in defenses against Brainiac's incursions, phasing into his shrinking cities to rescue trapped civilians during assaults on 31st-century worlds.

Post-Rebirth Era

In the continuity, Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) was reintroduced as a key member of the through Brian Michael Bendis's run on (vol. 5), making her debut in issue #14 in October 2019, where she arrives from the 31st century alongside her teammates to aid against time-displaced threats. This marked the reformation of the classic Legion lineup in the present day, emphasizing their role in multitemporal conflicts and the restoration of their team dynamics after previous reboots. She played a central role in the 12-issue Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium miniseries (November 2019–October 2020), written by Bendis with art by Ryan Sook and others, which chronicled time-displaced adventures spanning centuries and highlighted the Legion's evolving team structure, including Phantom Girl's contributions to recruiting future members and combating interdimensional incursions. In this series, her phasing abilities facilitated key escapes and infiltrations during crises involving the United Planets' early history. During the "New Age of Heroes" publishing initiative in 2019, an ancestor of Tinya named Linnya Wazzo assumed the Phantom Girl identity in the , starring in The Terrifics series (issues #1–14, August 2018–June 2019) by and others, where she joined forces with Mr. Terrific, , and to battle extradimensional entities threatening Earth. These stories delved into Bgztlian politics, portraying Linnya's exile from her fourth-dimensional homeworld due to internal conflicts and her struggles with isolation amid phasing-induced detachment from the physical world. Phantom Girl (Tinya) reemerged in The New Golden Age #1 (November 2022), a one-shot by with art by Jeremy Adams and others, where she and select Legionnaires time-traveled to the present to assist the in unraveling a multiversal conspiracy orchestrated by , targeting legacy heroes across eras. Her involvement underscored the Legion's protective role over the , with her intangible form allowing her to navigate shadowy temporal rifts during the battle. In the DC All-In Special #1 (October 2024), an alternate "Absolute" version of Phantom Girl debuted within a reimagined Legion lineup as worshippers of in the , setting up crossovers exploring her phasing in darker contexts against cosmic authoritarian threats. In October 2025, DC Comics announced a new ongoing series by writer Joshua Williamson, launching in March 2026 and reviving the classic team including Phantom Girl.

Powers and Abilities

Primary Powers

Phantom Girl possesses the innate ability of intangibility, or phasing, which enables her to become ghost-like and pass through solid matter without resistance. This power stems from the unique dimensional overlap between her native planet Bgztl—a world existing in the fourth dimension—and , allowing Bgztlians to shift their physical form into an intermediary state that renders them immaterial. She can control this ability with precision, phasing her entire body or specific parts, such as a hand, to interact selectively with while remaining otherwise intangible. Complementing her phasing is the capacity for dimensional travel, permitting her to fully shift between Bgztl's ethereal realm and the tangible physical worlds, including . This facilitates short-range for rapid repositioning or evasion, as she navigates dimensional barriers that others cannot. Unlike typical Bgztlians, who are limited to partial shifts, Phantom Girl's exceptional control allows her to traverse these realms at will, a trait more pronounced in her than among her people. Her flight capability arises from phasing, enabling and aerial mobility independent of external aids in many instances, often supplemented by her Legion Flight Ring. By adjusting her phased state, she achieves controlled ascent and propulsion. Phantom Girl's enhanced senses allow her to detect phasing states in other beings and perceive events within the Phantom Zone, an extradimensional area overlapping with Bgztl's realm. This sensory acuity provides her with awareness of intangible or dimensionally displaced entities that would otherwise be invisible to standard perception. These powers find versatile applications in both and utility scenarios. For , she phases through barriers to gather undetected; in operations, she transports individuals by enveloping them in her intangible field to extract them from hazardous environments; and against foes, she disarms threats by passing through armor or machinery to disrupt internals harmlessly. Such tactics have proven effective in Legion missions, emphasizing her role as a stealth and support specialist. In various continuities, her powers may vary; for instance, the ancestral version Linnya Wazzo experiences physical strain from prolonged phasing in the third dimension.

Limitations and Weaknesses

Phantom Girl's ability to phase into intangibility is not without significant constraints, primarily stemming from physiological and external factors that limit its reliability in prolonged or adverse conditions. She cannot sustain her intangible state indefinitely; prolonged use leads to exhaustion, compelling her to rematerialize and potentially exposing her to immediate hazards such as solid objects or enemy attacks. Her powers are particularly vulnerable to specialized countermeasures, including advanced technology that can suppress abilities and force her back into a tangible form, rendering her defenseless. Similarly, magical fields can disrupt her phasing, trapping her in a solid state where she loses her core defensive advantage. Environmental conditions further compromise her effectiveness; high-energy fields or locations distant from or her home dimension of Bgztl can cause her powers to weaken or fail entirely. While phased, she remains ineffective against energy-based assaults, as these can pass through her intangible form without resistance, bypassing her primary defense. The repeated use of phasing also exacts a psychological toll, fostering feelings of isolation and contributing to identity crises, especially evident in reboot eras where her fragmented history across timelines exacerbates a sense of disconnection from her teammates and self. Finally, Phantom Girl lacks direct offensive capabilities in her intangible state, unable to physically harm opponents or interact with objects to deliver attacks, which necessitates reliance on Legion teammates for combat support and limits her to or evasion roles. She can, however, by selectively materializing within targets.

Appearances in Other Media

Television Animation

Phantom Girl first appeared in animated television as a non-speaking cameo in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "New Kids in Town," where she was briefly shown among the Legion of Super-Heroes members observing events in the present day. She received a more prominent role in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Far From Home," voiced by Joanne Whalley, in which she aids Brainiac 5 and a young Superman against the Fatal Five, showcasing her phasing abilities to navigate dimensional threats. Phantom Girl's most extensive animated television portrayal occurred in the Legion of Super-Heroes series (2006–2008), where she was voiced by Heather Hogan and served as a core team member. Depicted as a cheerful and optimistic scout from the planet Bgztl, she frequently provided through humorous phasing mishaps, such as accidentally passing through objects during missions, while contributing to key story arcs involving battles against villains like Brainiac and . Her character developed a romantic subplot with Timber Wolf, adding emotional depth to her role in the team's dynamics. The episode "Phantoms," which premiered on November 4, 2006, centered on her heritage, as she returned to Bgztl to confront monstrous creatures emerging from the Phantom Zone, highlighting her unique connection to that dimension. In the 2010s and beyond, Phantom Girl appeared in Young Justice Seasons 3 (Outsiders, 2019) and 4 (Phantoms, 2021–2022), voiced by . This version features blue skin and red eyes, reflecting her Bgztlian physiology, and portrays her as a disciplined Legionnaire involved in time-displaced missions to protect the timeline. She plays a supportive role alongside teammates like and Chameleon Boy, utilizing her phasing powers to infiltrate secure locations and access the Phantom Zone, with notable appearances in episodes such as "Needful" and "Ebb Tide." Her contributions emphasize strategic reconnaissance and team loyalty in the series' complex narratives involving multiversal threats. As of 2025, Phantom Girl has not featured in any major new animated television roles following Young Justice, though her established portrayals continue to influence potential future Legion-focused adaptations.

Live-Action Television

Phantom Girl appears in live-action in season 8 of The Flash (2021–2022), portrayed by Mika Abdalla. This version, Tinya Wazzo, is a reluctant metahuman teenager from the 31st century displaced in the present day, using her intangibility powers while searching for her birth mother, Iris West-Allen, and connecting to the Legion of Super-Heroes through time-travel elements.

Films

Phantom Girl has appeared in several DC Universe Animated Original Movies, showcasing her phasing abilities in team-up scenarios with the Justice League and the Legion of Super-Heroes. Phantom Girl makes a brief cameo appearance as a statue in the Legion Museum in the 2019 direct-to-video film Justice League vs. the Fatal Five. The 2023 HBO Max animated feature Legion of Super-Heroes, directed by Jeff Wamester, features Phantom Girl in a prominent role as one of the key recruits training under Superman's guidance alongside Supergirl. Voiced by Gideon Adlon, she demonstrates leadership qualities during the Legion's efforts to thwart the Dark Circle, a terrorist organization seeking to unleash apocalyptic destruction using the Miracle Machine. The film expands on her Bgztlian heritage, highlighting how natives of her homeworld Bgztl exist in a phantom state that allows interdimensional phasing, adding depth to her character's isolation and strategic value in battles. Her interactions with Ultra Boy underscore team dynamics amid the high-stakes conflict, emphasizing themes of teamwork and personal growth. Critics noted the portrayal's focus on her lore as a highlight for enriching underrepresented aspects of Legion mythology. As of , Phantom Girl has not appeared in any live-action films.

Video Games

Phantom Girl has appeared in video games primarily as a supporting character within the lineup. Her most notable inclusion is in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure (), a puzzle-action game developed by and published by Interactive Entertainment. In the game, Phantom Girl serves as a summonable ally, allowing players to invoke her to phase through obstacles and manipulate objects, leveraging her intangibility powers to aid in level-solving mechanics. This appearance highlights her integration into interactive DC-themed gameplay, where her abilities contribute to creative problem-solving rather than direct combat roles. As of November 2025, Phantom Girl has not featured in any major new video game releases or expansions, with DC's gaming focus shifting toward other franchises like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

Miscellaneous Media

In terms of merchandise, Phantom Girl has been represented in several collectible lines. Action figures of the character were released as part of the DC Direct Legion of Super-Heroes series during the 2000s and 2010s, capturing her iconic costume and phasing pose. Additionally, custom Pop figures inspired by Phantom Girl emerged around 2020 among fan communities, while apparel such as t-shirts and hoodies tied to her appearance in the 2023 animated film "" became available through official DC merchandise outlets. She appears as a card in the DC Comics Deck-Building Game (2010 onward), which features her powers and Legion affiliations.

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