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Volcana (DC Comics)
Volcana (Claire Selton) is a supervillain in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League. Voiced by Peri Gilpin, she made her first appearance in the episode "Where There's Smoke".[1] Her first mainstream comic book appearance was in Black Lightning (vol. 3) #2 (December 2024). Fictional character biographySuperman: The Animated SeriesIntroduced in the episode "Where There's Smoke", Claire Selton shows an aptitude for pyrokinesis as a teenager. Her parents send her to Metropolis' Center for Paranormal Studies to help her learn to control and develop her powers, but she is taken by government agents, who attempt to weaponize her powers for "Project Firestorm." Volcana eventually escapes the agents and becomes a thief and fugitive and the project lost its funding. She is eventually recaptured, but Superman rescues her and takes her to a deserted island.[2] Volcana also makes a cameo appearance in the episode "Unity", in which she fights Supergirl. Volcana appears in issues #20 and #41 of the tie-in comic Superman Adventures. Justice League and Justice League Unlimited In the Justice League episode "Only a Dream", Volcana is incarcerated in a Metropolis prison before escaping during a riot. She joins forces with fellow escapee Firefly, but both are subdued by the Justice League. In Justice League Unlimited, it is revealed that the government project who kidnapped and experimented on her is part of Project Cadmus.[3] She later joins Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. After Darkseid is resurrected and kills most of the Society, Volcana and the surviving members work with the Justice League to stop him. Power and abilities Volcana possesses pyrokinesis, which allows her to generate fire and fly. As such, she requires oxygen to fuel her powers. In other media
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