Publisher DC Comics | Place of origin Dryad | |
Created by Keith Giffen (writer & artist)
Bill Mantlo (writer)
Todd McFarlane (artist) Team affiliations L.E.G.I.O.N.
R.E.B.E.L.S. Abilities Superhuman strength
Invulnerability
Longevity First appearance Invasion! #2, (February 1989) Creators Todd McFarlane, Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo Similar Garryn Bek, Kono, Devlin O'Ryan, Shikari, Prince Evillo | ||
Strata is a fictional extraterrestrial police officer published by DC Comics. She first appears in Invasion! #2 (February 1989), and was created by Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo, Todd McFarlane.
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Fictional character biography
Strata is a native of the planet Dryad, and a founding member (and coined the acronym) of L.E.G.I.O.N., a law-enforcement agency operating on a number of worlds. It is led by Vril Dox. When initially encountered, Strata had no obvious gender, but later transformed into a crystalline form, which indicated she was female.
Strata trains multiple Legion field officers.
Strata meets up with a similarly thick-skinned male named Garv. They begin a romance, which included unapproved vigilante activities and alternate costumed identities. Unfortunately, on their wedding day, the son of L.E.G.I.O.N.'s founder stages a coup, brainwashing most of the organization. Strata and several of her friends are forced to go on the run. Garv follows, only wishing to get his wife back. She makes several appearances in Keith Giffen's later series, Lobo.
Eventually the mutiny is neutralized and the rebels get back to work with the L.E.G.I.O.N. Both Garv and Strata are seen working to help control a cosmic disaster in issue #1 of Infinite Crisis.
Powers and abilities
Like all of the sentient rock-beings from the planet Dryad, Strata is incredibly strong, and difficult to injure.
Other versions
An alternate future, caused by the capture of Waverider shows Garv and Strata with a young child. Strata leads a rebellion against future Dox, who had gone mad with power. She loses her friends and family. This timeline is neutralized when Dox, seeing how it ends badly for all his friends, frees Waverider.