Lesla Lar On Superman And Lois!

Hat tip to my excellent friend Martin Gray for sending me this link about an upcoming character on the Superman & Lois television show, Leslie Larr!

Here is the link:https://www.cbr.com/superman-and-lois-degrassi-star-bronze-age-dc-villain/

Here is the pertinent blurb:

The CW's Superman And Lois has cast Degrassi star Stacey Farber in the recurring role of Leslie Larr, a possible Silver Age DC villain.

According to The Wrap, Farber's character of Leslie Larr is described as "the right hand to one of the most influential people on the planet, she's gone from a young, idealistic dreamer to a hardened, world-worn dream killer. Athletic, strong… and oftentimes heartless." The name "Leslie Larr" could be a slight variation on the Supergirl villain Lesla-Larr, created by Jerry Siegel and artist Jim Mooney in 1961.

Now there is a bit to unpack here. (First off, CBR initially listed Lesla as a Bronze Age character; they quickly corrected it to Silver Age. Also, there isn't 2 r's in the character name.) And the name doesn't always mean an exact copy of the comic character on these CW shows.

But a heartless dream killer named Leslie Larr? That has to be a riff on Lesla-Lar.

And Lesla is probably the first true member of Supergirl's small rogue's gallery. I have talked about her a little bit on this site over the years. (Here is a link to pertinent posts: http://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com/search/label/Lesla%20Lar ). 

 Lesla-Lar  first appeared in Action Comics #279 as an embittered young Kryptonian scientist trapped on Kandor. Sick of being trapped in the bottle and a dead ringer for Kara, she tried to switch places with Supergirl, brainwashing Kara into believing the switcheroo. 

Unfortunately, her own plot is foiled by the Kryptonian Phantom Zone villains she frees. 

But this story took place over several issues, a true mega-arc for the time.

But that wasn't the end of her.

She came back from sort of beyond the grave in the early 80s to thwart Supergirl again.

I had always hoped that some version of Lesla would reappear in the Sterling Gates run, the Rebirth run, and even Supergirl's own show on the CW.

But I will take any version of her sneaking its way into mainstream media. 

Will Leslie Larr be Kryptonian? From Argo? Working for Lex?

I can't wait to find out!

It also means I have a few back issue reviews I need to start working on!
 

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