Monstergirl
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This article is about the DC Comics
character, for the Image Comics
character see Monster Girl
.
Monstergirl (AKA Rita Lopez) is a DC Comics
superheroine. She was created by Dan Raspler
and Dev Madan. She is a former member of the Young Heroes
.
and Young Justice
.
Monstergirl was somewhat unusual for a superhero in that she was very Machiavellian. Over the course of Young Heroes in Love
she attempted to seduce a number of her teammates and also exhibited a rather cold, selfish personality.
For a while, she was mainly romantically involved with her teammate Hardrive. After he left, she assumed more of a leadership role.
She has faced down the Scarecrow, a skyscraper sized Amazonian monster and helped protect an elementary school from a protection racket.
Later in the series, she was confronted by her uncle, who forced her into a life and death fight all aliens of her age went through. She subdued the entity with help from friends and allies. Her uncle went away impressed, because she had used more than just skills to fight him, she had used her friends, battlefield obstacles and resources. She then goes to work for Hard Drive, now the governor of Connecticut.
into bizarre animals, such as scaly dragon-like wolves, or bat-like birds (often covered with bony spikes). She can also assume human forms (such as when she shapeshifted into Bonfire.) She has expressed confusion over the full extent of her own powers.
DC Comics
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character, for the Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
character see Monster Girl
Monster Girl
Monster Girl is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Image Comics title Invincible.-Fictional character biography:A bright young student Monster Girl was set to graduate high school at a young age. But while on her senior trip to Europe she fell in love with a young gypsy boy...
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Monstergirl (AKA Rita Lopez) is a DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
superheroine. She was created by Dan Raspler
Dan Raspler
Dan Raspler is an editor and writer of comic books for DC Comics. In the late 1990s, he created the series Young Heroes in Love.-Awards:...
and Dev Madan. She is a former member of the Young Heroes
Young Heroes in Love
Young Heroes in Love is an American comic book series published by DC Comics; it ran for 18 issues from 1997 to 1998.-Publication history:...
.
Fictional character biography
Monstergirl was raised by Hector and Elena Lopez, whom she believed to be her parents. She was really an alien, of the race Farfarmniflatch, but she did not learn this until she was an adult. She joined the Young Heroes with her childhood friend/ sometime lover/ lackey, Thunderhead. Monstergirl has occasionally appeared in other DC Comics titles including Wonder WomanWonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....
and Young Justice
Young Justice
Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team first appeared in Young Justice: The Secret , before graduating to their ongoing monthly series...
.
Monstergirl was somewhat unusual for a superhero in that she was very Machiavellian. Over the course of Young Heroes in Love
Young Heroes in Love
Young Heroes in Love is an American comic book series published by DC Comics; it ran for 18 issues from 1997 to 1998.-Publication history:...
she attempted to seduce a number of her teammates and also exhibited a rather cold, selfish personality.
For a while, she was mainly romantically involved with her teammate Hardrive. After he left, she assumed more of a leadership role.
She has faced down the Scarecrow, a skyscraper sized Amazonian monster and helped protect an elementary school from a protection racket.
Later in the series, she was confronted by her uncle, who forced her into a life and death fight all aliens of her age went through. She subdued the entity with help from friends and allies. Her uncle went away impressed, because she had used more than just skills to fight him, she had used her friends, battlefield obstacles and resources. She then goes to work for Hard Drive, now the governor of Connecticut.
Powers and abilities
Monstergirl has the ability to shapeshiftShapeshifting
Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. It is also found in epic poems, science fiction literature, fantasy literature, children's literature, Shakespearean comedy, ballet, film, television, comics, and video games...
into bizarre animals, such as scaly dragon-like wolves, or bat-like birds (often covered with bony spikes). She can also assume human forms (such as when she shapeshifted into Bonfire.) She has expressed confusion over the full extent of her own powers.