Skyrocket (character)
Comics character
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Skyrocket (Celia Forrestal) is a superhero published by DC Comics. She first appeared in JLA #61 (February 2002), and was created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett.
Tom Grummett (artist)
| Skyrocket | |
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 Skyrocket from Power Company. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | JLA #61 (February 2002) |
| Created by | Kurt Busiek (writer) Tom Grummett (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Celia Forrestal |
| Team affiliations | Power Company United States Navy Argo Technologies Justice League |
| Abilities | Via Argo Harness:
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Fictional character biography
Celia Forrestal is an esteemed naval aviator whose career stalled due to discrimination. Additionally, her grandfather was Ralph Jackson, an Army sergeant who led a battalion during World War II and encouraged her to work for a better future.[1][2] While visiting her parents, the terrorist organization Scorpio attacks and kills them while seeking to claim their Argo Harness. Celia survives due to wearing the Harness and becomes a superhero to avenge her parents, joining Josiah Power's Power Company.[3]
After Celia joins Power Company, Josiah provides her with a technical support crew led by Charlie Lau to maintain the Harness. As Skyrocket, she works with the team through the series sixteen-issue run, coming into repeated conflict with an interdimensional army who seek to conquer Earth through corporate takeover and mystical means.
In Action Comics #842, Skyrocket is captured by the Auctioneer and works with Nightwing, Firestorm, Superman, Blue Jay, Livewire, the Veteran, and Aquaman to escape. She later joins an all-female team of superheroines founded by Wonder Woman to repel a faux alien invasion masterminded by Professor Ivo.[4]
Powers and abilities
Skyrocket possesses no innate powers, but wields the Argo Harness. It is a powered suit of armor that enables her to fly as well as absorb energy and convert it from one form to another.[5]
Other versions
- An unrelated villain named Skyrocket, who predates the heroic character, appears in Super Friends #4.[6]
- In 2023, writer Magdalene Visaggio revealed a rejected pitch she had written in which Superboy would take on the Skyrocket identity after transitioning into a woman named Connie.[7]