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Glorith
Glorith of Baaldur is a villain whose primary foe is the Legion of Super-Heroes. She was a major presence in Legion of Super-Heroes where she became a central figure in DC's attempts to repair the continuity problems created when it removed the original Superboy from continuity following.
Name:
Glorith
Publisher:
Real name:
Aliases:
- Lori
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Female
Powers:
- Longevity
- Magic
- Time Manipulation
- Time Travel
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This page is for the original Glorith
For the current see: Glorith
Origin
Much of Glorith past is unknown.Creation
Glorith was created by Mort Weisinger, Jerry Siegel, and John ForteCharacter Evolution
Silver Age
![Glorith (Silver Age)](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/0/3664/197523-55007-glorith.jpg)
Five Years Later
![Glorith (Five Years Later)](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_medium/8/80419/1893744-legion_of_super_heroes___glorith_001.jpg)
Although the "Pocket Universe" plot twist allowed previous Legion continuity to be essentially preserved, DC made the decision to remove Superboy from Legion continuity altogether. A tale was crafted wherein Brainiac 5 learned that the Time Trapper's essence was present within Mon-El's mind (The Trapper had been presumed destroyed by the Infinite Man when a covert group of Legionnaires sought revenge for the death of Superboy). Mon-El then effectively "murdered" the Trapper in the Pocket Universe. The Time Trapper's death erased the Pocket Universe and the Superboy who inhabited it from existence, which in turn meant that the Legion was never formed. Without the Legion to hold his power in check, the sorcerer Mordru dominated much of the known universe. In the altered timeline, Glorith was Mordru's "First Wife". Another of Mordru's wives, Mysa (the Legionnaire White Witch), had visions of the previous reality and the Trapper's importance in preventing the rise of Mordru. Mysa's covert allies, Andrew Nolan (the Legionnaire Ferro Lad) and Rond Vidar, devised a plan to use Glorith to recreate the previous timeline, and end Mordru's domination. Mordru discovered the plan moments before it was enacted, but was too late to stop it.
Reboot / Earth-247
![Lori Morning (Earth-247)](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_small/1/19859/468497-star_spangled_girl_picture_1.jpg)
Retroboot / New Earth
During the events of Final Crisis, Mordru calls upon "those that died by pain and torture by my hand!" Glorith is one of the three upon whom he calls. Her reanimated skeleton arises and is promptly destroyed by the Legion.Major Story Arcs
Five Years Later
Glorithverse
After the restoration of the original timeline, Legion history was rebooted with Mon-El (renamed "Valor") replacing Superboy as the Legion's inspiration, 20th century member Supergirl being replaced by 30th century member Laurel Gand of Daxam, and with the Time Trapper being replaced as the master of time manipulation by Glorith. Along with the Dominators, she was the preeminent villain of the "Five Years Later" era of Legion continuity. Glorith frequently meddled in Legion history. In the new "Glorithverse" timeline, she was responsible for the death of An Ryd (a crime for which Ultra Boy was framed), Brainiac 5's temporary loss of sanity, and the genocidal destruction of the planet Daxam (an event which replaced the death of Superboy in Legion history).Ultra Boy began to suspect that Glorith had manipulated the timeline to replace another being (the Time Trapper) and steal his power, and that she would soon reach omnipotence. To stop her, he tricked Mordru into attacking her. Although the battle was essentially a draw, it cost her enough power to prevent her from conquering the universe. Eventually, Glorith learned of Ultra Boy's covert operations. To punish him, she sent his fiancee, Phantom Girl, a thousand years back in time (where she became the amnesiac Phase and joined L.E.G.I.O.N.), and made it seem that Phantom Girl had died. To maintain a counterbalance, she took a 20th century Durlan (who was the sole friend of L.E.G.I.O.N. founder Vril Dox II) and sent him forward to the mid-30th century. After a virus permanently removed his shape-shifting powers and froze him in humanoid form, the Durlan assumed the name R. J. Brande. He would prosper in business, becoming one of the richest persons of the era and the benefactor of the Legion of Super-Heroes.