Halo (DC Comics)

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Halo
Halo as depicted in Batman and the Outsiders #4 (September 1983), art by Jim Aparo.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983)
Created by	Mike W. Barr (writer) Jim Aparo (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Gabrielle Doe
Species	Human/Aurakle (Gestalt Entity)
Team affiliations	Outsiders Strike Force Kobra Batman Incorporated Dead Heroes Club Justice League
Partnerships	Batman Black Lightning Geo-Force Katana Looker Metamorpho Grace Choi
Notable aliases	Gabrielle Doe Marissa Baron Spectrum Violet Harper[1]
Abilities	See list Aura generation Violet: Self-healing abilities and resurrection, and can produce empowering mental effects that can give her previous body's consciousness control of their shared body. Indigo: Tractor beam. Blue: Hologram generation. Green: Produce halting stasis beams to stop and manipulate enemies. Yellow: Light generation Orange: Concussive blasts. Red: Energy shield generation, destructive heat beams White: Light generation Rainbow: All available powers plus Anti-Life Equation healing.

Halo is a superheroine appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in a special insert in The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983) and was created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo.^[2]

The character's origin involves spirit possession. An alien being took over the body of a recently murdered woman and resurrected her. Halo initially suffered from amnesia, having no access to the memories of either the alien or the human host.