superheroine
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appearing in
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s published by
DC Comics
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. The character first appeared in ''
Metamorpho
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'' #10 (February 1967), written by
Bob Haney
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and drawn by
Sal Trapani
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. Element Girl's death was featured in
Neil Gaiman
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's ''
Sandman
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'' series in issue #20, "
Façade
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". A similar character named Element Woman appeared during the events of Flashpoint and later appearing in
The New 52
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as part of the Justice League. Both characters are similar in design to Metamorpho and have the same powers.
Fictional character biography
Element Girl
Urania "Rainie" Blackwell is initially a spy for the United States government. While infiltrating the crime syndicate Cyclops, Blackwell replicates the incident that gave Metamorpho his powers and becomes an entity similar to him dubbed Element Girl.
Element Girl works with Metamorpho to destroy Cyclops, but is unable to return to her normal life. Her powers render her unable to die normally, so she contacts Ra and has him remove them so that she can die.
Element Girl appears in the non-canon ''
Wednesday Comics
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'', written by Neil Gaiman. Decades after her death, Element Girl returns in the 2024 series ''Metamorpho: The Element Man'', part of the
DC All In
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initiative.
Element Woman
Emily Sung, the Element Woman, first appears during the "
Throne of Atlantis
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" crossover as one of
Cyborg
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.
After the events of ''
Forever Evil
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'', Element Woman joins the
Doom Patrol
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.
Powers and abilities
Like Metamorpho's original powers, Element Girl (and Element Woman) can transform her body into any of the elements naturally found in the human body and shape them at her will. She can change her hair color using metals, and she can create silicate faces that fall off after a while. She uses the faces for ashtrays. She said she once tried to transmute her body into flesh, but this experience ended badly and she vowed never to try it again.
Other versions
* Emily Sung appears in ''
DC Bombshells
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