Skyrocket (character)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Skyrocket0.png |
| image_size | 220 |
| caption | Skyrocket from Power Company. |
| character_name | Skyrocket |
| publisher | DC Comics |
| debut | JLA #61 (February 2002) |
| creators | Kurt Busiek (writer) |
| Tom Grummett (artist) | |
| species | |
| homeworld | |
| real_name | Celia Forrestal |
| alliances | Power Company |
| United States Navy | |
| Argo Technologies | |
| Justice League | |
| supports | |
| powers | Via Argo Harness: |
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|image = Skyrocket0.png |image_size = 220 |caption = Skyrocket from Power Company. |character_name = Skyrocket |publisher = DC Comics |debut = JLA #61 (February 2002) |creators = Kurt Busiek (writer) Tom Grummett (artist) |species = |homeworld = |real_name = Celia Forrestal |alliances = Power Company United States Navy Argo Technologies Justice League |aliases = |supports = |powers = Via Argo Harness:
- Flight
- Energy manipulation
Skyrocket (Celia Forrestal) is a superhero published by DC Comics. She first appeared in JLA #61 (February 2002), and was created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett.
Fictional character biography
Celia Forrestal is an esteemed naval aviator whose career stalled due to discrimination. Additionally, her grandfather was Ralph Jackson, an Army sergeant who led a battalion during World War II and encouraged her to work for a better future. While visiting her parents, the terrorist organization Scorpio attacks and kills them while seeking to claim their Argo Harness. Celia survives due to wearing the Harness and becomes a superhero to avenge her parents, joining Josiah Power's Power Company.[[Image:skyvspolaris.png|thumb|left|150px|Skyrocket vs. Dr. Polaris, art by [[Tom Grummett]].]]After Celia joins Power Company, Josiah provides her with a technical support crew led by Charlie Lau to maintain the Harness. As Skyrocket, she works with the team through the series sixteen-issue run, coming into repeated conflict with an interdimensional army who seek to conquer Earth through corporate takeover and mystical means.
In Action Comics #842, Skyrocket is captured by the Auctioneer and works with Nightwing, Firestorm, Superman, Blue Jay, Livewire, the Veteran, and Aquaman to escape. She later joins an all-female team of superheroines founded by Wonder Woman to repel a faux alien invasion masterminded by Professor Ivo.
Powers and abilities
Skyrocket possesses no innate powers, but wields the Argo Harness. It is a powered suit of armor that enables her to fly as well as absorb energy and convert it from one form to another.[[Image:skyrocketsm.png|thumb|right|150px|Celia pensive.]]
Other versions
- An unrelated villain named Skyrocket, who predates the heroic character, appears in Super Friends #4.
- In 2023, writer Magdalene Visaggio revealed a rejected pitch she had written in which Superboy would take on the Skyrocket identity after transitioning into a woman named Connie.
References
References
- ''The Power Company: Skyrocket'' #1 (March 2002)
- Ralph Jackson first appeared in ''[[World's Finest Comics]]'' #17 (Spring 1945).
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050220105023/https://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=skyrocket The Unofficial Skyrocket Biography]
- ''[[Wonder Woman (comic book). Wonder Woman]]'' #600 (August 2010)
- [http://www.comicboards.com/dcuguide/view.php?rpl=040513181448 Hellstone - Who's Who Mini Bios]
- "''Super Friends'' #4 - Riddles and Rockets (Issue)".
- Epps, Justin. (October 15, 2023). ""Conner Kent is a Trans Girl": DC Writer Talks Rejected Pitch To Redefine Superboy With New Codename & Identity".
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