Insect Queen (DC Comics) - Lonna Leing

Lonna Leing

Insect Queen
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
In-story information
Alter ego Lonna Leing
Place of origin Xanthu
Supporting character of Legion of Super-Heroes
Abilities Innate ability to gain the powers of insects/arachnids

The fourth Insect Queen is Lonna Leing of the planet Xanthu, in the 30th century. Lonna Leing (obviously a tribute to Lana Lang) was a member of the Xanthuan hero team, the Uncanny Amazers. She first appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #82. Her costume is similar to the original Insect Queen, and she even has similar powers, as she is able transform her body from the waist down into an insect or arachnid's body (like an arthropodic centaur) and assume their abilities. Once she parodied Marvel Comics' Spider-Man, when she assumed the powers of a spider and fired webbing from her wrists (using his trademark hand gestures) to wrap an alien attacker. This version of the Legion was identified in the Infinite Crisis miniseries as originating on Earth-247.

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