- Shimmer (comics)
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Shimmer (comics)|Shimmer] , from the cover of "Outsiders" #13, August 2004. Art byTom Raney
comic_color=background:#8080ff
character_name=Shimmer
real_name=Selinda Flinders
publisher=DC Comics
debut="New Teen Titans" #3 (December 1980)
creators=Marv Wolfman George Pérez
alliance_color=background:#cccccc
alliances=Fearsome Five Secret Society of Super Villains
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powers=ability to transmute any element or compound into any other.|Shimmer (real name Selinda Flinders) is a
fictional supervillain in theDC Comics universe. She was created byGeorge Pérez andMarv Wolfman and first appeared in "New Teen Titans" #3 (January 1980)Fictional character biography
Selinda and her brother Baran (a.k.a. Mammoth) are natives of
Australia , and superhumanmutant s. Teased by their fellow classmates for being different, the frustrated children use their powers to fight their tormentors, only to be driven out of town by the angry and frightened parents. Selinda and Baran's parents send them off to the country of Markovia, where they are put in the care of scientist Dr. Helga Jace. While Dr. Jace tries to teach the young mutants a sense of morality, the two instead turn to a life of crime.Shimmer is one of the founding members of the
Fearsome Five , which she joins after answering an advert placed in the "Underworld Star" by Doctor Light. Shimmer and the Fearsome Five fought with the Teen Titans on numerous occasions, as well asSuperman , but never successfully. Shimmer eventually renounces her criminal life and retires, along with Baran, to aTibet an monastery. In "New Titans" #116 (December 1994), her peaceful existence is ended when her former teammatePsimon tracks her down. Using his psychic powers, Psimon turns Shimmer's body to glass and shatters it.Shimmer returns to life in "Outsiders" #13 (August 2004).
Dr. Sivana assembles a new version of the Fearsome Five, including Shimmer's brother Mammoth. Sivana is able to recruit Mammoth by promising to resurrect his sister. Sivana has Psimon reassemble the broken shards of Shimmer's glass body, then uses his superscience to restore her to life. In this new form, Shimmer adopts a revealing Goth-like black leather outfit in place of her original gold bodystocking.Shimmer is mentioned as a probable, but not likely source for
kryptonite in the "Countdown to Infinite Crisis" 80 page special (2005).Shimmer is one of the villains featured in
Salvation Run .Powers and abilities
Shimmer is a
metahuman with ability to transmute any element or compound into any other. The change only lasts for a few minutes, and she can only affect materials within a radius of three feet.References
* [http://www.titanstower.com/source/whoswho/fear5.html Shimmer and the Fearsome Five at Titans Tower fansite] .
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