Duplicate Boy (Ord Quelu of the planet Lallor) is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe first appearing in a story by science fiction writer Edmond Hamilton in Adventure Comics #324 (September 1964). Hamilton had created a backstory for Duplicate Boy, who was first submitted as a super hero concept to DC comics by a young fan, Thea Temple, in 1963, who received acknowledgment from the company. Duplicate Boy appeared as a supporting character in the Legion of Super-Heroes titles, set approximately a thousand years in the future, and is one of the most powerful beings in that time-frame.
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