Gloss (character)


Gloss is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Millennium #2, and was created by Steve Englehart and Joe Staton.

Fictional character biography

The creators of the Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians of the Universe, channel their powers into the "Millennium Project", giving ten civilians immortality and metahuman powers to become their successors. One of these was a young woman from China named Xiang Po, who gains the ability to draw energy from ley lines. Po joins the other heroes the Guardians had made in a team called the New Guardians. When Guy Gardner comes to the team's island in a bid to take it over, Po becomes disgusted with him and ends up throwing him far into the ocean.
In the series "One Year Later", Gloss is now a Global Guardian, and follows her former teammate Jet, who is now team leader. She is killed by Prometheus along with several of her fellow Global Guardians.
Following the reboot of the DC Universe with The New 52, Gloss is resurrected and joins the Great Twenty, China's team of superheroes.

Powers and abilities

Gloss is connected to Earth's ley lines, which gives her superhuman strength and durability, immortality, and the ability to manipulate the earth.