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Cover of Showcase Presents #96,
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Valentina Vostok (alternately spelled Valentina Vostock) is a fictional character by DC Comics. She first appeared in Showcase #94, (August 1977), and was created by Paul Kupperberg and Jim Aparo.
[edit] Fictional character biography
Lt. Col. Valentina Vostok of the Soviet Air Force steals an experimental Russian Fighter Plane in order to defect to the USA. The plane malfunctions en route and she crash-lands at the spot where the original Doom Patrol had apparently perished and is infused with the energy being which formerly inhabited the body of the Patrol's Negative Man.
Inevitably, she becomes Negative Woman and is recruited for the second Doom Patrol for several years. While on the team she has a brief affair will her teammate Joshua Clay. Later, the energy being eventually quits her body and returns to Larry Trainor (Negative Man), whereupon she begins to work for the American secret services, being involved in a number of US government departments including serving for a time as head of the Agency until ending up working for Checkmate. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
[edit] Powers and abilities
- Valentina formerly possessed a radioactive 'soul-self', and was capable of flight, intangibility and could generate minor explosions upon contact with positive energy. She no longer possesses these abilities.
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