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265:, a shadow demon merged with one of the Harbinger's duplicates, allowing the Anti-Monitor to control her once her various doubles merged into a single entity. Under the Anti-Monitor's control, the Harbinger killed the Monitor. The Monitor foresaw the Anti-Monitor's gambit and arranged to have his life force be the fuel to power up the vibration towers, saving Earths 1 and 2 from doom. The shock of what she did caused her to revert to a version of her normal form, which then sacrificed all of her powers to save the last three alternate universes (home of the Freedom Fighters, the Charlton heroes, and the Marvel family) from annihilation. 257:
crossover, she assumed the "Harbinger" identity after entering a womb-like chamber which energized her and allowed her to create a series of doppelgangers in her new costume. These doppelgangers recruited a wide variety of heroes and villains to fight the Anti-Monitor's shadow demons and protect a
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DC Universe, arrived on Earth and was given shelter and lodgings on the island of Themyscira, so the Harbinger befriended Kara. Remembering Supergirl's sacrifice during the original event, the Harbinger willingly died protecting Kara in a failed bid to prevent
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universe, rescued her as a child to manipulate her into being their own version of the Harbinger. Afterwards, Donna recorded a new version of the "History of the DC Universe" reflecting the changes in the timeline following
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When the five remaining universes merged, the Harbinger suddenly regained her power in the process of time and space merging to create a new single DC Universe. Afterwards, the Harbinger recorded the history of the
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Possessed an orb that recorded every bit of history in the multiverse and beyond while allowing for teleportation through space, time, dimensions, and realities
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crossover. She uses her knowledge of history to provoke her targets by bringing up emotional memories, but is destroyed with the other Black Lanterns.
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series of vibration towers, designed to protect Earth 1 and Earth 2 from the wave of Anti-Matter destroying the DC Multiverse.
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of Harbinger who bears a resemblance to the original version is part of the House of Heroes, the Monitor's watchstation.
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use as part of a greater plan to infiltrate the superhero community. Afterwards, the Harbinger joined the
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was an orphan whose ship sunk during a violent storm before she was rescued from certain doom by the
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Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016).
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The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe
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During the events of the "Return of Donna Troy" miniseries, it was revealed that
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Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels / Harbinger in the Arrowverse crossover "
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crossover, after which she was offered membership with the Amazon tribe of
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Annual #2 (July 1983) before taking on the Harbinger mantle in
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Lyla Michaels / Harbinger appears as a character summon in
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Fictional characters with energy-manipulation abilities
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Lyla Michaels / Harbinger received an action figure in
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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three
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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two
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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One
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Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Marv Wolfman
George Pérez
New Guardians
Black Lantern Corps
DC Comics
Crisis on Infinite Earths
The CW
Arrow
The Flash
Audrey Marie Anderson
Marv Wolfman
George Pérez
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Monitor
Anti-Monitor
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Arion
Manhunters
New Guardians
Pariah
War of the Gods
Themyscira
Amazons
Kara Zor-El
Supergirl

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