raul grau
Apr 12, 2004, 05:04 am
<img src="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/dc/libertybelle.jpg" align=left alt="Liberty Belle"> <img src="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/dc/libbylawrence.jpg" align=left alt="Libby Lawrence">Real Name: Libby Lawrence
Former Aliases: Liberty Belle
First Appearance: Boy Commandos #1
Known Relatives: Johnny Chambers (Johnny Quick, ex-husband, deceased), Jesse Belle Chambers (daughter), James Lawrence (father, deceased)
Group Affiliation: formerly All-Star Squadron (chairman)
Known Allies: formerly Johnny Quick, Firebrand II
Major Enemies: formerly Baron Blitzkrieg
Eyes: Blue
Hair: White, formerly Blonde
During the Nazi blitz on Poland in September of 1939, Major James Lawrence was killed in Warsaw by the shelling. Libby Lawrence, his daughter, fled Eastern Europe, only to find herself in France as it too was falling to German forces. A natural athlete, she swam the English Channel to escape to Britain, becoming the first woman to accomplish this feat. Garnering great fame, she turned her celebrity towards a career as a radio war correspondent and columnist. After returning to the States, Libby donned a costume and became 'Liberty Belle', battling Nazi spies and saboteurs on the homefront.
In Philadelphia, Libby first met Tom Revere, a security guard protecting the real Liberty Bell. After this first encounter with the Bell, Libby found that she would receive an adrenaline rush, giving her enhanced strength and speed, in short spurts. The two formed a partnership, with Tom ringing the Bell whenever Liberty Belle was needed in the area. Tom later gave her a miniature replica of the Liberty Bell, carved from the real Bell, which she wore upon her belt.
Months later, in December of 1941, the Justice Society of America, the premier heroic team of this era, went missing, and Liberty Belle joined with a force of heroes to liberate them. While on this mission, working on a hunch about her abilities, she contacted Tom, who rang the Liberty Bell, causing a resonance within her replica, which stimulated her adrenal powers. However, on a subsequent adventure, Libby felt energized by the ringing of a different set of bells, leaving her to wonder if her power might not be entirely externally derived.
The team that had been gathered to rescue the JSA was later mobilized by President Roosevelt as the core of the All=Star Squadron, a collection of costumed crimefighters tasked with defending the American homefront. When it came time to elect a chairman, Libby won by a clear majority, having impressed her fellow heroes with a series of decisive victories, including single-handedly tethering a fleeing German U-boat.
While serving with the Squadron, Libby developed a strong relationship with teammate Johnny Chambers, known as the speedster Johnny Quick. The two married in 1942, and, following the dissolution of the Squadron, Libby embraced her retirement from crimefighting. With the advent of a new popular medium, television, Libby became a very popular onscreen correspondent. The pair eventually had a daughter, Jesse Belle Chambers.
Though Libby desired to separate herself from their heroic past, Johnny continued his adventuring, against her protests. When the couple discovered that Jesse had inherited the combined powers of both of her parents, Johnny began encouraging and training her for a future as a hero, further infuriating Libby. After Johnny founded Quickstart Enterprises, a corporation to market his lectures and seminars (ventures which embarrassed Libby), she finally left him.
After Johnny perished in battle, Libby attended his funeral, delivering a scathing eulogy, which chastised all who choose to fight in costume. This drove a further wedge between her and Jesse, who had become the heroine Jesse Quick. Libby did end her self-imposed retirement briefly, after the sun had been snuffed out, working with the Flash and Wildcat, two allies from her days with the Squadron, to address the crisis.
Some time later, Libby had become engaged to Philip Geyer, who died under mysterious circumstances. An investigation conducted by the Titans (a team which included Jesse Quick as a member) identified the killer, and also uncovered a previously secret affair between Geyer and Jesse, which had contributed to his death. Libby was understandably saddened and angered by this revelation, and the relationship between her and her daughter continues to be strained.
Liberty Belle possesses enhanced strength and speed for short periods of time, when stimulated by extreme stress. While she had previously believed that these powers were caused by the chiming of the real Liberty Bell, later evidence established that her adrenal surges were genetic in origin. Thanks to radiation she was exposed to while serving with the All-Star Squadron, Libby is more youthful in appearance and stamina than she would naturally be at her physical age.
APPEARANCES:
All-Star Squadron #1-28, 30-32, 34-35, 38, 46, 50-54, 57-60
All-Star Squadron Annual #2
Boy Commandos #1-2
Crisis on Infinite Earths #5, 7
Flash (2nd series) #112
The Final Night #2
The Flash (2nd series) #112
Infinity, Inc. #22
JSA #54
Justice League of America #193, 207-209
Justice Society of America (2nd series) #2
Star-Spangled Comics #20-68
Titans #21, 26, 34-36
Wonder Woman Plus Jesse Quick #1
Young All-Stars #6, 9
Former Aliases: Liberty Belle
First Appearance: Boy Commandos #1
Known Relatives: Johnny Chambers (Johnny Quick, ex-husband, deceased), Jesse Belle Chambers (daughter), James Lawrence (father, deceased)
Group Affiliation: formerly All-Star Squadron (chairman)
Known Allies: formerly Johnny Quick, Firebrand II
Major Enemies: formerly Baron Blitzkrieg
Eyes: Blue
Hair: White, formerly Blonde
During the Nazi blitz on Poland in September of 1939, Major James Lawrence was killed in Warsaw by the shelling. Libby Lawrence, his daughter, fled Eastern Europe, only to find herself in France as it too was falling to German forces. A natural athlete, she swam the English Channel to escape to Britain, becoming the first woman to accomplish this feat. Garnering great fame, she turned her celebrity towards a career as a radio war correspondent and columnist. After returning to the States, Libby donned a costume and became 'Liberty Belle', battling Nazi spies and saboteurs on the homefront.
In Philadelphia, Libby first met Tom Revere, a security guard protecting the real Liberty Bell. After this first encounter with the Bell, Libby found that she would receive an adrenaline rush, giving her enhanced strength and speed, in short spurts. The two formed a partnership, with Tom ringing the Bell whenever Liberty Belle was needed in the area. Tom later gave her a miniature replica of the Liberty Bell, carved from the real Bell, which she wore upon her belt.
Months later, in December of 1941, the Justice Society of America, the premier heroic team of this era, went missing, and Liberty Belle joined with a force of heroes to liberate them. While on this mission, working on a hunch about her abilities, she contacted Tom, who rang the Liberty Bell, causing a resonance within her replica, which stimulated her adrenal powers. However, on a subsequent adventure, Libby felt energized by the ringing of a different set of bells, leaving her to wonder if her power might not be entirely externally derived.
The team that had been gathered to rescue the JSA was later mobilized by President Roosevelt as the core of the All=Star Squadron, a collection of costumed crimefighters tasked with defending the American homefront. When it came time to elect a chairman, Libby won by a clear majority, having impressed her fellow heroes with a series of decisive victories, including single-handedly tethering a fleeing German U-boat.
While serving with the Squadron, Libby developed a strong relationship with teammate Johnny Chambers, known as the speedster Johnny Quick. The two married in 1942, and, following the dissolution of the Squadron, Libby embraced her retirement from crimefighting. With the advent of a new popular medium, television, Libby became a very popular onscreen correspondent. The pair eventually had a daughter, Jesse Belle Chambers.
Though Libby desired to separate herself from their heroic past, Johnny continued his adventuring, against her protests. When the couple discovered that Jesse had inherited the combined powers of both of her parents, Johnny began encouraging and training her for a future as a hero, further infuriating Libby. After Johnny founded Quickstart Enterprises, a corporation to market his lectures and seminars (ventures which embarrassed Libby), she finally left him.
After Johnny perished in battle, Libby attended his funeral, delivering a scathing eulogy, which chastised all who choose to fight in costume. This drove a further wedge between her and Jesse, who had become the heroine Jesse Quick. Libby did end her self-imposed retirement briefly, after the sun had been snuffed out, working with the Flash and Wildcat, two allies from her days with the Squadron, to address the crisis.
Some time later, Libby had become engaged to Philip Geyer, who died under mysterious circumstances. An investigation conducted by the Titans (a team which included Jesse Quick as a member) identified the killer, and also uncovered a previously secret affair between Geyer and Jesse, which had contributed to his death. Libby was understandably saddened and angered by this revelation, and the relationship between her and her daughter continues to be strained.
Liberty Belle possesses enhanced strength and speed for short periods of time, when stimulated by extreme stress. While she had previously believed that these powers were caused by the chiming of the real Liberty Bell, later evidence established that her adrenal surges were genetic in origin. Thanks to radiation she was exposed to while serving with the All-Star Squadron, Libby is more youthful in appearance and stamina than she would naturally be at her physical age.
APPEARANCES:
All-Star Squadron #1-28, 30-32, 34-35, 38, 46, 50-54, 57-60
All-Star Squadron Annual #2
Boy Commandos #1-2
Crisis on Infinite Earths #5, 7
Flash (2nd series) #112
The Final Night #2
The Flash (2nd series) #112
Infinity, Inc. #22
JSA #54
Justice League of America #193, 207-209
Justice Society of America (2nd series) #2
Star-Spangled Comics #20-68
Titans #21, 26, 34-36
Wonder Woman Plus Jesse Quick #1
Young All-Stars #6, 9