Insect Queen
Insect Queen refers to comic book characters from two different publishers * Insect Queen (DC Comics), refers to primary versions of this character * Insect Queen, published by Marvel refers to two versions of this character, see Swarm (Marvel Comics) * Insect Queen, a version of these characters as used by Amalgam Comics (a joint venture between DC and Marvel), see List of Amalgam Comics characters The following is a list of fictional characters that appear or are only mentioned in the comic books of Amalgam Comics. They are listed by comic book and a team section is also provided. The amalgamations of characters or the Amalgam versions of o ...

Insect Queen (DC Comics)
Insect Queen is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Fictional character biography Lana Lang Earth-One The first Insect Queen was Lana Lang, Superman's romantic interest from his youth in Smallville. In ''Superboy'' #124 (October 1965), Lana rescues an insect-like alien trapped under a tree. In gratitude, he gives her a bio-genetic ring that allows her to gain the powers of insects or arachnids (by giving her lower body the form of a particular bug; each form could only be gained once per day, however). She decides to use it to develop the costumed identity of the superheroine Insect Queen. Lana does not pursue the career for long, though she did gain reserve status in the Legion of Super-Heroes. Earth-Two The second Insect Queen was also Lana, but the one from the parallel universe of Earth-2. In '' The Superman Family'' #213 (1981), she as an adult receives a scarab found by her archeologist father in an Egyptia ...
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Swarm (Marvel Comics)
Swarm is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character's entire body is composed of bees, and is mainly featured as an enemy of Spider-Man. Publication history Swarm first appeared in ''The Champions'' #14 (July 1977). He was created by Bill Mantlo and John Byrne. Fictional character biography Fritz von Meyer was born in Leipzig, Germany and became one of Adolf Hitler's top scientists specializing in toxicology and melittology. Escaping capture after World War II, he was a beekeeper or ''apiarist'' in South America and discovered a colony of mutated bees. Intrigued by their intelligence and passive nature, von Meyer attempted to enslave the queen bee but failed and the bees devoured him, leaving only his skeleton. The bees' unique qualities caused von Meyer's consciousness to be absorbed into them, allowing him to manipulate the hive to do his will while his skeletal remains are inside the swarm itself. His consciousness mer ...
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