Skyrocket (character)
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| Skyrocket | |
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 Skyrocket from Power Company #3, art by Tom Grummett. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | JLA #61 (February 2002) |
| Created by | Kurt Busiek (writer) Tom Grummett (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Celia Forrestal |
| Team affiliations | Power Company United States Navy Argo Technologies Justice League |
| Abilities | Via Argo Harness:
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Skyrocket (Celia Forrestal) is a superhero published by DC Comics. She first appeared in JLA #61 (February 2002), and was created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett.
Character biography
[edit]Celia Forrestal was an esteemed naval aviator whose career stalled due to discrimination. Additionally, her grandfather was Ralph Jackson, an Army sergeant who led a battalion during World War II and encouraged her to work for a better future.[1][2] While visiting her parents, the terrorist organization Scorpio attacks and kills them while seeking to claim their Argo Harness. Celia survives due to wearing the Harness and becomes a superhero to avenge her parents, joining Josiah Power's Power Company.[3]
Power Company
[edit]After Celia joins Power Company, Josiah provides her with a technical support crew led by Charlie Lau to maintain the Harness. As Skyrocket, she works with the team through the series sixteen-issue run, coming into repeated conflict with an interdimensional army who seek to conquer Earth through corporate takeover and mystical means.
Infinite Crisis
[edit]During Infinite Crisis, Skyrocket is one of several heroes who aid in the efforts to prevent a global super-villain jailbreak.[4]
Later years
[edit]In Action Comics #842, Skyrocket is captured by the Auctioneer and works with Nightwing, Firestorm, Superman, Blue Jay, Livewire, the Veteran, and Aquaman to escape. She later joins an all-female team of superheroines founded by Wonder Woman to repel a faux alien invasion masterminded by Professor Ivo.[5][6]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Skyrocket possesses no innate powers, but wields the Argo Harness. It is a powered suit of armor that enables her to fly as well as absorb energy and convert it from one form to another.[7]
Other versions
[edit]- An unrelated villain named Skyrocket, who predates the heroic character, appears in Super Friends #4.[8]\
- In 2023, writer Magdalene Visaggio revealed a rejected pitch she had written in which Superboy (Conner Kent) would take on the Skyrocket identity after transitioning into a woman named Connie.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ The Power Company: Skyrocket #1 (March 2002). DC Comics.
- ^ Ralph Jackson first appeared in World's Finest Comics #17 (Spring 1945).
- ^ The Unofficial Skyrocket Biography
- ^ Infinite Crisis Special: Villains United (June 2006). DC Comics.
- ^ Wonder Woman #600
- ^ http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2010/06/ww_600_no_ads-5-copy.jpg [dead link]
- ^ Hellstone - Who's Who Mini Bios
- ^ "Super Friends #4 - Riddles and Rockets".
- ^ Epps, Justin (October 15, 2023). ""Conner Kent is a Trans Girl": DC Writer Talks Rejected Pitch To Redefine Superboy With New Codename & Identity". ScreenRant. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
External links
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