From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elementals (DC Comics)
Elementals (DC Comics)
Elementals who called herself the Sylph. Additionally, Batman
fought a fiery woman in a red reptilian costume who
called herself the Salamander. Strangely, their costumes
proved to be ill-fitted for their powers; despite this, the
Elementals put the heroes in grave danger.
The Elementals, art by Ramona Fradon; from left to right, Salamander,
Undine, Sylph, Gnome.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Super Friends #14
(October 1978)
Created by E. Nelson Bridwell (writer)
Ramona Fradon (artist)
In-story information
Member(s) Gnome
Salamander
Sylph
Undine
The Elementals are a fictional team of superheroes pub-
lished by DC Comics. They first appeared in Super Friends
#14 (October 1978), and were created by E. Nelson Brid- The Elementals, art by Ramona Fradon
well and Ramona Fradon.
The veteran heroes manage to subdue the Elementals
Team history with the help of Robin, the Wonder Twins and Gleek.
Back at the Super Friends’ Hall of Justice in Gotham
The Elementals first appear inside four giant translucent City, Batman identified the four Elementals as self made
jewels located in four different cities: a ruby appeared local socialites. The Gnome was really Grant Arden, a
near the Gotham City Police Department’s central sta- chemical engineer and founder of Arden Chemicals;
tion, an emerald appeared atop Metropolis’ Galaxy Com- Sylph was actually the famous vocalist named Jeannine
munications Building, a diamond appeared outside New Gale, who first appeared in Super Friends #4; Undine was
York City’s United Nations building, and a sapphire ap- really Crystal Marr, best-selling author; and Salamander
peared on a beach near the Aquacave, Aquaman’s head- was Ginger O’Shea, who first appeared in Super Friends
quarters. #6, an established fashion designer and the owner of the
Superman fought a hooded man in brown who called Chez O’Shea fashion boutique.[1]
himself the Gnome. Aquaman fought a woman in a green Bruce Wayne had met all four the previous evening
fishlike costume who called herself the Undine. Else- at the Carousel restaurant in the Wayne building. It turns
where Wonder Woman fought a blonde woman in blue out that another Gotham socialite by the name of Sandor
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elementals (DC Comics)
Fane had secretly shown the future Elementals a manu-
script that he believed had been written by the legendary
Membership
alchemist Paracelsus. Fane uses the manuscript to sum- • (Grant Arden) - Grant has considerable
mon elemental spirits which he binds to his victims, mak- superstrength and durability, magnetokinesis, is able
ing them the unwilling hosts of four primal elementals: to phase through earth based matter, and he can
an actual Gnome, Undine, Sylph and Salamander. The el- transmute earth based matter to other natural
emental spirits now shared the bodies of the four hu- states, such as kryptonite.
mans. The spirits are not evil; in fact, they must perform • (Ginger O’Shea) - Ginger has the powers of
good acts so they can gain true souls. Fane tricked them pyrogenesis and pyrokinesis. She can emit flames
into believing the Super Friends were evil. He also gave from any part of her body. She can also transform
them their costumes, apparently not knowing their pow- into pure flame, and in that state she can expand,
ers very well. becoming a giant.
The spirits and their human hosts come to an un- • (Jeanie Gale) - Jeanie has the power of flight, and
derstanding, and become four new heroes pledged to as- aerokinesis, she also can apparently throw bolts of
sist the League in their fight against Sandor Fane (whom lightning possibly by ionizing the air between her
the League previously knew only as the world conquer- and her target, and can become intangible.
ing Overlord.) Ginger O’Shea designed new costumes for • (Crystal Marr) - Crystal has the gift of hydrokinesis,
them using special new materials created by Grant Ar- she can also shapeshift into various animals.
den, which work better with their powers. From their de-
scriptions what Grant creates seems to be the DCU equiv-
alent of Unstable Molecules (with two of the costumes
References
made out of "air" and "water"). Meanwhile the Overlord [1] http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/
unleashed four simultaneous element-themed attacks: in obscure/e.htm#Elementals Super Friends #14
Texas, he went after a Wayne Petroleum Complex, the (October 1978)
city of Poseidonis was threatened Greek Fire, Paradise Is- [2] http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/
land was threated by a meteor shower, and the JLA satel- obscure/e.htm#Elementals Super Friends #15
lite was threatened by solar winds. All four attacks were (November 1978)
thwarted with the help of the Elementals.
Meanwhile, Batman and the Wonder Twins discover
the Overlord’s castle lair and defeat Sandor Fane. This
External links
was the only recorded appearance of the Elementals.[2] • Cosmic teams: Elementals
• Super Friends index
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