Miss Martian
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| Miss Martian | |
 Miss Martian, in art from the cover to Teen Titans #40 by Tony Daniel |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Teen Titans vol. 3, #37 |
| Created by | Geoff Johns Tony Daniel |
| In story information | |
| Alter ego | M'gann M'orzz / Megan Morse |
| Species | White Martian |
| Place of origin | Mars |
| Team affiliations | Teen Titans |
| Notable aliases | Megan Morse |
| Abilities | Flight, superhuman strength, invisibility, intangibility, shapeshifting, optic force blasts, telepathy. |
Miss Martian (real name M'gann M'orzz, alias Megan Morse) is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics Universe. Miss Martian was created by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel and first appeared in Teen Titans #37. Miss Martian is named "Megan Morse" after Marvel Comics assistant editor Ben Morse's girlfriend, Megan. Morse is a friend of Johns.[1]
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Miss Martian is a White Martian known as M'gann M'orzz. She serves as a member of the Teen Titans during the year between the events depicted in Infinite Crisis and the "One Year Later" stories. On Earth, she simplifies her name to Megan Morse.
Initially, M'gann pretended to be a Green Martian, like the Martian Manhunter, and joined the Teen Titans. After her feelings were hurt through insensitivity and misunderstanding with her teammates, M'gann left the Titans to be a hero in Australia. Though the Titans suspected she might have been a traitor, it turned out that her accuser, Bombshell, was the actual traitor. After helping the team defeat Bombshell and proving her loyalty, she was accepted as a full member of the Titans.[2]
M'gann and Cyborg travel to Belle Reve to interrogate the depowered Bombshell. M'gann, using her telepathy on Bombshell, discovers the existence of Titans East. (Bombshell is murdered by a mind-controlled Batgirl soon thereafter.)[3] M'gann fights Sun Girl, who claims to be from a future in which Martians are slaves because of something that M'gann will do (Sun Girl also claims that in the future M'gann will be her slave). Unable to convince Sun Girl to tell her what she will do in the future, M'gann dives into the ocean and then hits Sun Girl with a mass of water, dousing her flames.
In Teen Titans #51 (Vol.3), the Titans Tomorrow appear; Miss Martian is a member. She has a totally different look, having embraced her White Martian heritage. Having changed her name to Martian Manhunter, she is beheaded by her present-day counterpart. An epilogue to the "Titans of Tomorrow: Today!" storyline depicts Miss Martian eight years in the future; she colludes with Lex Luthor and Tim to clone several deceased Titans, including Superboy and Kid Flash.
In Teen Titans #55, it is revealed that the consciousness of her future self has taken root in Megan's own mind.
In Teen Titans #58, Megan is attacked by Disruptor of the Terror Titans, whose weapons almost separate her from her future self. Megan is captured and thrown into a room with Kid Devil, who has been savagly conditioned into a mindless beast.
[edit] Powers
Miss Martian possesses abilities similar to Martian Manhunter. She can fly, shapeshift, turn intangible and fire energy blasts from her eyes. She is a telepath who can read minds, however people know when she is inside their mind. The extent of her powers places her in the same "league" as Supergirl.[4] She also has great strength and the ability to turn invisible. Like all Martians, she is vulnerable to fire.
As an adult in the Titans of Tomorrow... Today! storyline, M'gann's default physical form is that of a White Martian having embraced her heritage (and Martian physiology reflecting their state of mind). To compensate for her pyrophobia, adult M'Gann wears a forcefield that protects her from flame.
[edit] References
- ^ The Comic Bloc Forums - View Single Post - Ask Ben Morse
- ^ Teen Titans 37-41
- ^ Teen Titans #43
- ^ Teen Titans #48
