Loretta York became interested in magic as a young child. That interest drew her to a burned down bookstore as a teenager. Surprisingly, one book had survived the fire—a magic book containing all sorts of spells. Using this book, Loretta became the Yellow Peri, and used her new powers to help people. However, these gestures of help often backfired. She soon joined a traveling circus and eventually wound up in Smallville, where she encountered Superboy.[1] During their encounter the Yellow Peri also had the assistance of a fifth-dimensional imp named Gazook, who only appears in The New Adventures of Superboy #34-35 (October – November 1982). This meeting ended with Superboy throwing the magic book into space. Loretta forgot she was ever the Yellow Peri.
Years later when she was an adult, the book returned from space and crashed into her home. She again became the Yellow Peri and again encountered Superboy, now known as Superman.[2]
The Yellow Peri appears in the 52 maxi-series as one of Booster Gold's pallbearers alongside Mind-Grabber Kid, Blimp, the Beefeater, and Steve Ditko's Odd Man. She was not the first choice for this task, but Booster Gold's recent glory-hounding actions had left him very unpopular with much of the world.[4]
Reign in Hell
The Yellow Peri later appeared in the Reign in Hell miniseries. She is seen in Hell after the realm of "Purgatory" invades. She is helping Doctor Occult find his former partner, Rose Psychic. Occult calls her a spirit guide, which implies that she is dead. He also refers to her as "expendable", a concept he does not follow as he rescues her from a demon party. Peri's legs from the knees down are taken by demons and eaten, but she is still able to speak and cast spells afterward. Doctor Occult carries her from that point, to where they find Rose, who now works for Blaze and Satanus.[5]
Brightest Day
Her most recent appearance was a cameo in the JLA/JSA crossover featured in Brightest Day. Here, she is shown as one of the numerous metahumans under the mental control of the Starheart entity, and is forced into an aerial confrontation with Stargirl over the Grand Canyon. She has regained her legs.[6]
Powers and abilities
Loretta York derives all her powers from a magic book she found. The Yellow Peri is able to read and use its spells by touching one hand on her forehead or the book itself.[7]
In other media
Yellow Peri appears in the Superboy episode "Yellow Peri's Spell of Doom", portrayed by Elizabeth Keifer. This version is originally a waitress who is infatuated with Superboy and gained powers from a deal she made with the magical being Gazook. She comes into conflict with Superboy after she attempts to use her powers to make him fall in love with her, and attempts to kill the woman he did love, Lana Lang. Peri is eventually defeated by Superboy, and loses her powers after he destroys the doll housing Gazook's spirit.[citation needed]
References
^Fleisher, Michael L. (2007). The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman. DC Comics. p. 484. ISBN978-1-4012-1389-3.
^The New Adventures of Superboy #34-35 (October – November 1982). DC Comics.
^Who's Who: Update '87 #5 (December 1987). DC Comics.
yellow, peri, this, article, lead, section, short, adequately, summarize, points, please, consider, expanding, lead, provide, accessible, overview, important, aspects, article, 2014, fictional, character, published, comics, able, magic, thanks, book, spells, c. This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article May 2014 The Yellow Peri is a fictional character published by DC Comics who is able to use magic thanks to a book of spells The character first appeared in The New Adventures of Superboy 34 October 1982 and was created by Bob Rozakis and Kurt Schaffenberger Yellow PeriSuperboy and the Yellow Peri from The New Adventures of Superboy 34 art by Ross Andru Publication informationPublisherDC ComicsFirst appearanceThe New Adventures of Superboy 34 October 1982 Created byBob Rozakis writer Kurt Schaffenberger artist In story informationAlter egoLoretta YorkSpeciesHumanAbilitiesExpertise in occultism Contents 1 Fictional character biography 1 1 52 1 2 Reign in Hell 1 3 Brightest Day 2 Powers and abilities 3 In other media 4 References 5 External linksFictional character biography EditLoretta York became interested in magic as a young child That interest drew her to a burned down bookstore as a teenager Surprisingly one book had survived the fire a magic book containing all sorts of spells Using this book Loretta became the Yellow Peri and used her new powers to help people However these gestures of help often backfired She soon joined a traveling circus and eventually wound up in Smallville where she encountered Superboy 1 During their encounter the Yellow Peri also had the assistance of a fifth dimensional imp named Gazook who only appears in The New Adventures of Superboy 34 35 October November 1982 This meeting ended with Superboy throwing the magic book into space Loretta forgot she was ever the Yellow Peri Years later when she was an adult the book returned from space and crashed into her home She again became the Yellow Peri and again encountered Superboy now known as Superman 2 After the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event she was no longer part of the DC continuity 3 52 Edit Main article 52 comics The Yellow Peri appears in the 52 maxi series as one of Booster Gold s pallbearers alongside Mind Grabber Kid Blimp the Beefeater and Steve Ditko s Odd Man She was not the first choice for this task but Booster Gold s recent glory hounding actions had left him very unpopular with much of the world 4 Reign in Hell Edit The Yellow Peri later appeared in the Reign in Hell miniseries She is seen in Hell after the realm of Purgatory invades She is helping Doctor Occult find his former partner Rose Psychic Occult calls her a spirit guide which implies that she is dead He also refers to her as expendable a concept he does not follow as he rescues her from a demon party Peri s legs from the knees down are taken by demons and eaten but she is still able to speak and cast spells afterward Doctor Occult carries her from that point to where they find Rose who now works for Blaze and Satanus 5 Brightest Day Edit Her most recent appearance was a cameo in the JLA JSA crossover featured in Brightest Day Here she is shown as one of the numerous metahumans under the mental control of the Starheart entity and is forced into an aerial confrontation with Stargirl over the Grand Canyon She has regained her legs 6 Powers and abilities EditLoretta York derives all her powers from a magic book she found The Yellow Peri is able to read and use its spells by touching one hand on her forehead or the book itself 7 In other media EditYellow Peri appears in the Superboy episode Yellow Peri s Spell of Doom portrayed by Elizabeth Keifer This version is originally a waitress who is infatuated with Superboy and gained powers from a deal she made with the magical being Gazook She comes into conflict with Superboy after she attempts to use her powers to make him fall in love with her and attempts to kill the woman he did love Lana Lang Peri is eventually defeated by Superboy and loses her powers after he destroys the doll housing Gazook s spirit citation needed References Edit Fleisher Michael L 2007 The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Volume Three Superman DC Comics p 484 ISBN 978 1 4012 1389 3 The New Adventures of Superboy 34 35 October November 1982 DC Comics Who s Who Update 87 5 December 1987 DC Comics 52 18 November 2006 DC Comics Reign in Hell 2 5 October 2008 January 2009 DC Comics Justice Society of America vol 3 41 September 2010 DC Comics Who s Who in the DC Universe 26 April 1987 DC Comics External links EditCosmic Teams Yellow Peri DCU Guide Yellow Peri Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yellow Peri amp oldid 1171345659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
