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'' L.E.G.I.O.N. '90'' #22 (Dec. 1990). , character_name = Lady Quark , publisher =

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'' #4 (July 1985) , creators =

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, real_name = Tashana , species = , homeworld = Earth-Six, Earth 48 , alliances =

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ine in the

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'' (1985-1986), the character was one of the rulers of Earth-Six, which was ruled by royalty. In 2011 introduction of

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, she and her husband Lord Volt are now the monarchs of Earth 48, which appears to be a modern analogue of Earth-Six in the original DC multiverse.

Fictional character biography

''Crisis''

Lady Quark comes from Earth-Six, where the

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was not won by the

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and where technology has become more advanced than

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. Lady Quark, her husband Karak ("Lord Volt"), and daughter Liana ("Princess Fern") make up the

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that rules Earth-6. While Lord Volt and Princess Fern are both killed when Earth-Six is destroyed during the Crisis, Lady Quark is saved at the last minute by Pariah, a dimensional traveler. Lady Quark helps most of the

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's surviving heroes and they journey to the Dawn of Time to battle the

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. After the Crisis is over, Lady Quark resettles on Earth with Pariah and the

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. Missing her husband, Lady Quark approaches

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with the idea of having him become her consort in ''Starman'' #8 (March 1989), but Payton rejects her advances.

L.E.G.I.O.N.

Lady Quark is eventually recruited by

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to become a member of the peace-keeping force

in ''L.E.G.I.O.N. '90'' #18. Lady Quark is apparently killed in ''L.E.G.I.O.N. '94'' #62 after a parasitic shapeshifter absorbs her memories and powers. The shapeshifter replaces her in L.E.G.I.O.N., but later dies in ''L.E.G.I.O.N. '94'' #70. Lady Quark's corpse is later seen floating in space, heavily maimed.

Return

Eleven years later, Lady Quark returns alive and well without explanation in ''

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'' #5 (2005), in which she is captured by

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at the request of

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She is imprisoned in Luthor's tower as part of his plan to bring the core Earths of the Multiverse back into existence. Lady Quark is later freed and joins Earth's heroes in defeating Luthor in ''

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'' (2005-2006). Lady Quark appears again in several splash pages of ''Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime'' (December 2007), and again in a double page spread of Legionnaires and characters associated with the

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in '' Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #5 (July 2009).

''The New 52''

In ''

'' 2011 reboot of ''

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'', Lady Quark is revealed to be one of

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's and A.R.G.U.S's interdimensional prisoners. Vibe releases Lady Quark, along with

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, Pariah, and several other formerly absent characters, and the former prisoners begin to attack Amanda Waller and A.R.G.U.S.

Multiversity: Earth-48

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'' series, Lady Quark and her husband, Lord Volt, appear as residents of Earth 48 of ''

'' 's modified

. According to subsequent information, this iteration of Earth-48 is a fusion of the Pre-''

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'' Earth-Six and Warworld (''52'' 's Earth-48). Lady Quark, Lord Volt and their daughter Liana are members of Earth 48's royal family, much as they were on Earth-Six.

Infinite Frontier

Powers and abilities

Lady Quark is a

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with the ability to absorb and emit nuclear energies. She can direct these energies as percussive forces from her body. Her powers allow her to fly and travel through space. If her unexplained reappearance is taken as is, it may be assumed she can regenerate herself even from seeming death.

Other versions

An older version of Lady Quark becomes one-half of the tyrannical ruler of L.E.G.I.O.N. Lady Quark is featured-along with Lord Volt in a ''Convergence'' tie-in, fighting Matrix-Supergirl. Her daughter, Princess Fern, is featured in another ''Convergence'' tie-in, fighting Parallax. Fern's parents are seen on Monitor screens.''Convergence: Green Lantern/Parallax'' #1 (June 2015)

External links

Lady Quark profile - The Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe

References

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