| Super Name: | Insect Queen |
| Real Name: | Lana Lang |
| Aliases: |
Lana Lang Velvet O' Mara Lonna Leing |
| Publisher: | DC |
| Gender: | Female |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | Superboy #124 |
| Appears in: | 22 issues |
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The first Insect Queen was Lana Lang, Superman's romantic interest from his youth on Smallville. The second Insect Queen was also Lana Lang, but the one from the parallel universe of Earth-2. Edit
Backstory
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The first Insect Queen was Lana Lang, Superman's romantic interest from his youth on Smallville. In (Superboy #124 Oct. 1965), Lana rescues an insect-like alien trapped under a tree. In gratitude, he gives her a ring that allows her to gain the powers of insects or arachnids (by giving her lower body the form of a particular bug; each form could only be gained once per day, however.) She decides to use it to develop the costumed identity of the superheroine Insect Queen. Lana doned her Insect Queen outfit again (in Superboy 127) when her father Lewis Lang went to Africa. She met his friend and told them about an ancient pyramid. They then went to look for a pyramid with her father, and Kim. She used her powers to help them reach the pyramid. When they reached the pyramid her father asked her to turn into an ant lion but she told him she could never repeat a form. Although she did not how the ring worked the alien came back, and told her that she could not repeat a form until another 24 hours. Lana then continued what her father asked until they were attacked by tribesman who guarder the pyramid. Kim was injured by a spear wound. She then hurried Kim back to his father. His wound was fatal so his father gave him a experimental serum from bee extract. It tunred him into a half bee human. He was horrified and upset and flew away, Lana then tried to show him being the way was not as bad, but he started to fall in love with her. She tunred him down only to make him angry. Lana then contacted Superboy for help. Kim then got into trouble this time with the tribesman thinking he is some demon. She comes to save him by scaring them away, and after their ordeal she felt sorry for him and pretended she had amnesia to make him happy. Superboy arrived and believed she really did have amnesia and tried to help. But she finally revealed she was faking and Kim overhead and vowed to kill Superboy. But he gave and Superboy he will help him find a cure for his mutation. Lana and her father then left with superboy back to smallville . Lana did not pursue her hero career for long, though she did gain reserve status in the Legion of Superheroes (in Adventure Comics #355, April 1967).
In Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane Issue no. 69 Lois Lane became Insect Queen while Superman and Lana were away on business. She was Insect Queen for about a few days until a woman named Velvet O' Mara found out were she was staying (from her article she wrote about her new superhero identity and were she was staying) and stole the Bio-Ring from her. She teamed up with a gang to Kill superman by turning into a Kryptonian insect. But Lois & Lana found her in time before finishing her plan. They caught by making her turn into a Horned Repller of Kryton and insect that repels any metal. By baiting her with Kryptonite she beacme the Honred Repeller and the ring went flying off. Lois then used the ring to free superman and Lana battled Velvet O' Mara, Lana tunred into a Chemi Ant which made her turn into a harmless Krpytonian Glow Moth. She then was caught in the web she used on superman while getting away.It is currently unknown what happened to her after this.
Earth 2 Insect Queen
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The second Insect Queen was also Lana Lang, but the one from the parallel universe of Earth-2. In Superman Family #213 (1981), she as an adult receives a scarab found by her archeologist father in an Egyptian tomb, not realizing that it was magical. Possessed by it, Lana became a supervillainess called Insect Queen, with the ability to control and enlarge insects. She briefly worked with the Ultra-Humanite, while the latter's mind was housed within a gigantic ant, until she was saved by the Earth-2 Superman and his wife, the original Lois Lane. Later, she became an occasional superhero, aiding Superman on at least one occasion. Note that in the reality changed by the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Lana never became either Insect Queen.
30th Century Insect Queen
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This insect was named Lonna Leing (Obviously a nod to Lana Lang) she was from the planet Xanthu in the 30th Century, and was a member of the Uncanny Amazers. She wore a costume similar to the original Insect Queen and had the same powers just did not use a Bio-RIng.
Anti-Matter Insect Queen
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The Fourth Insect Queen is a member of the Justice Underground, a team of heores who oppose the Crime Syndicate of America in DC Anti Matter Universe. The Justice Underground is seen in JLA Secret Files 2004.
New Insect Queen
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In the new continuity created by the events chronicled in Infinite Crisis, a new Insect Queen is being introduced. She first appears in Superman #671-673 (2008). In a nod towards the Silver Age continuity this alien Insect Queen has remade herself in the image of Lana Lang.
Powers
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Lana can turn into any insect, arachnid, and crustaceans of Earth or any other world as long as she knows the name of the creature, but she can only use one form per day. If her Bio-Ring is removed from her while in insect form she will remain in that form until it is returned.
The Earth 2 Insect Queen obtained her powers from a scarab from an ancient tomb, this gave her the power to control and enlarge insects.
Users of the Bio-Ring
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Lana Lang: First received it in Superboy Issue 124.
Lois Lane: Used it in Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane issue 69 due to no one patrolling the city although non canon.
Velvet O' Mara: Stole it from Lois in Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane Issue 69.
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