Mortalla is a fictional extraterrestrial goddess

Goddess

A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....

 published by DC Comics

DC Comics

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. She first appeared in Orion

Orion (comics)

Orion is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in New Gods #1 , and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.-Jack Kirby Era:...

#6 (November 2000), and was created by Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walter "Walt" Simonson is an American comic book writer and artist. After studying geology at Amherst College, he transferred to the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating in 1972. His thesis project there was The Star Slammers, which was published as a black and white promotional comic book...

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Character history

Darkseid

Darkseid

Darkseid is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby....

's servant and Orion's

Orion (comics)

Orion is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in New Gods #1 , and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.-Jack Kirby Era:...

 lover. She was identified as Darkseid's wife when Superman

Superman

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 travelled to Apokolips

Apokolips

In the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips is the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirby's Fourth World series. It is also integral to many DC Comics stories. The planet is considered the opposite of New Genesis....

 to reclaim the life of John Henry Irons

Steel (John Henry Irons)

Steel , also known as the Man of Steel, is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe. First appearing in The Adventures of Superman #500 , he is the third character known as Steel and was created by Louise Simonson and artist Jon Bogdanove...

, the man known as Steel

Steel (comics)

Steel, in comics, may refer to one of several DC Comics characters:* Commander Steel, a World War II hero and his grandsons, also known as simply "Steel" and "Citizen Steel"....

. Mortalla ordered Apokolips troops to release Doomsday

Doomsday (comics)

Doomsday is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appears in Superman: The Man of Steel #18 , and was created by writer-artist Dan Jurgens. IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Doomsday as #46...

 in an attempt to help Darkseid. She is a member of the Darkseid's Elite

Darkseid's Elite

Darkseid's Elite are fictional characters created in Jack Kirby's Fourth World miniseries in DC Comics.-History:The Elite are the top chosen to Darkseid, ruler of Apokolips...

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She is portrayed as a good looking woman with blue skin that slightly resembles the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar

Ishtar

Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna and to the cognate north-west Semitic goddess Astarte.-Characteristics:...

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In Death of the New Gods

Death of the New Gods

Death of the New Gods was an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2007 and 2008 by DC Comics. It was written and pencilled by Jim Starlin.The series follows the final days of the New Gods as they are stalked by a mysterious killer....

#3, Mortalla is one of the many victims of the Infinity-Man

Infinity-Man

Infinity-Man is a fictional character, an extraterrestrial superhero published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Forever People #1, .-Fictional character biography:...

, who is killing the New Gods as an agent for the Source

Source (comics)

The Source was a metaphysical concept created by writer/artist Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series of comic books. It first appeared in New Gods #1, .-History:...

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Powers and abilities

• She can bestow sleep on an individual with one hand, while the other hand can kill.