Halo (DC Comics)

Halo is a superheroine appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in a special insert in The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983) and was created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo.

For the Halo series comics by Marvel Comics, see The Halo Graphic Novel and Halo: Uprising.
Halo
Halo, as she appeared in Batman and the Outsiders #4 (September 1983), art by Jim Aparo.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceThe Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983)
Created byMike W. Barr (writer)
Jim Aparo (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoGabrielle Doe
SpeciesHuman/Aurakle (Gestalt Entity)
Team affiliationsOutsiders
Strike Force Kobra
Batman Incorporated
Dead Heroes Club
Justice League
Partnerships
Notable aliasesGabrielle Doe
Marissa Baron
Spectrum
Violet Harper
Abilities
See list
    • Generates various colored auras which have different functions such as flight, energy blasts, force-fields, etc.
    • Healing factor
    • Violet: Self-healing abilities and resurrection, and can produce empowering mental effects that can give her previous body's consciousness control of their shared body.
    • Indigo: Boom-tube generation
    • Blue: Duplicate herself and objects into several holographic copies.
    • Green: Holograms
    • Yellow: Concussive energy blasts that can also slice through objects if fired in a cutting motion.
    • Orange: Flight
    • Red: Create a strong energy shield, Levitation and produce destructive heat beams to melt or burn enemies.
    • Rainbow: All available powers plus anti-life equation healing.

The character's origin involves spirit possession. An alien being took over the body of a recently murdered woman and resurrected her. Halo initially suffered from amnesia, having no access to the memories of either the alien or the human host.

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