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Volcana (DC Animated Universe)

Volcana (Claire Selton) is a supervillain in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), appearing in the series Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. Voiced by Peri Gilpin, she made her first appearance in the episode "Where There's Smoke".[1]

Volcana
Volcana as depicted in Superman: The Animated Series
Publication information
PublisherDC Entertainment
First appearance"Where There's Smoke" (1998)
First comic appearanceBlack Lightning (vol. 3) #2 (December 2024)
Created byHilary Bader
Voiced by
In-story information
Alter egoClaire Selton
SpeciesMetahuman
Team affiliations
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Abilities

The character was later adapted to the non-DCAU animated series Harley Quinn (voiced by Jeannie Tirado) and Bat-Fam (voiced by Haley Tju), depicted in both as a different ethnicity than the red-haired white woman she was in the DCAU and the comic book series Black Lightning.

Fictional character biography

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Superman: The Animated Series

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Introduced in the episode "Where There's Smoke", Claire Selton shows an aptitude for pyrokinesis as a teenager. Her parents send her to Metropolis' Center for Paranormal Studies to help her control her powers, but she is taken by government agents, who attempt to weaponize her powers for "Project Firestorm".

Volcana eventually escapes the agents and becomes a thief and fugitive and the project lost its funding. She is eventually recaptured, but Superman rescues her and takes her to a deserted island.[2] Volcana also makes a cameo appearance in the episode "Unity", in which she fights Supergirl.

Volcana appears in issues #20 and #41 of the tie-in comic Superman Adventures.

Justice League and Justice League Unlimited

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Volcana as she appears in the Justice League episode "Only a Dream" Pt. 1.

In the Justice League episode "Only a Dream", Volcana is incarcerated in a Metropolis prison before escaping during a riot. She joins forces with fellow escapee Firefly, but both are subdued by the Justice League.

In Justice League Unlimited, it is revealed that the government project who kidnapped and experimented on her is part of Project Cadmus.[3] She later joins Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. After Darkseid is resurrected and kills most of the Society, Volcana and the surviving members work with the Justice League to stop him.

Mainstream comics

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Volcana appears in Black Lightning (vol. 3) as a member of the Masters of Disaster in addition to being an enemy of Superman.[4]

Power and abilities

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Volcana in her fire form.

Volcana possesses pyrokinesis, which allows her to generate fire and fly. As such, she requires oxygen to fuel her powers.

In other media

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References

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  1. ↑ "Volcana Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 16, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  2. ↑ Hilary J. Bader (writer); Dan Riba (director) (September 19, 1998). "Where There's Smoke". Superman: The Animated Series. Season 3, Episode 1. Kids WB.
  3. ↑ Stan Berkowitz and Robert Goodman (writers); Joaquim Dos Santos (director) (August 21, 2004). "Fearful Symmetry". Justice League Unlimited. Season 1, Episode 4. Kids WB.
  4. ↑ Black Lightning (vol. 3) #2 (December 2024; cover-dated February 2025)
  5. ↑ "B.I.T.C.H.". Harley Quinn. Season 4. Episode 2. Event occurs at Closing credits, Starring the Voices of.
  6. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (September 18, 2025). "Prime Video's 'Bat-Fam' Unmasks Voice Cast Heroes and Villains". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ Flook, Ray (October 11, 2025). "Bat-Fam Official Trailer: For The Dark Knight, It's a Family Affair". Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
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