Sue Dibny

Sue met the Elongated Man Ralph Dibny when he and the Flash (Barry Allen) crashed her debutante ball. Dibny was struck by the fact that even though Flash was the much more popular and well known hero, Sue had eyes only for him.

The two were married shortly thereafter. They had a very happy marriage for a number of years. One of the things that made their relationship unique was the fact that Ralph's identity is public. This allowed Sue to freely associate with heroes in a way that other super-hero spouses are generally not able.

This public affiliation with heroes put Sue in a considerable amount of danger. This is especially driven home in the "Identity Crisis" arc. In this story it is revealed that once when Sue was hanging out alone at the Justice League's watchtower out of boredom she was assaulted by Dr. Light. Dr. Light succeeded in raping her before nine leaguers showed up, including Ralph. Light was quickly subdued and Ralph took Sue to get medical attention.

Sue Dibny was later murdered on the night of her aniversary. The murder sent shockwaves through the superhero community. There were many theories about who the murderer was. It was originally thought that Dr. Light might be responsible. Especially when it was revealed (to the reader at least) that seven Justice League members had voted and decided to alter Light's personality to ensure he didn't become a repeat offender. Every other supervillian with a possible connection is questioned. One of myriad battles in an attempt to gain information results in the death of Firestorm. It is later revealed that Jean Lorring ex-wife to the Atom (Ray Palmer) was responsible for Sue's death. Jean had attempted to wound Sue to send a scare through the superhero community and convince Atom to spend more time with her, but she inadvertently killed her friend instead.