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The
Beacon Earth A
Real Name:
Dr Julia Gardner
Identity/Class: Human technology user
(extra-terrestrial technology)
Occupation:
Gemologist
Affiliations: Regina Oliver (assistant),
Captain Jordan Stuart (fiance), Round Table
of America
Enemies:
Synestrons, Sub-Human
Known
Relatives: Unnamed father
Aliases:
None
Base of
Operations: Earth A
First
Appearance: Big Bang #3 (Caliber)
Powers/Abilities: Her jewel can generate
a purple force field, a green strength ray
and a yellow flight ray. |
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History:
While driving to work one day at her
father's laboratory, beautiful young
gemologist Julia Gardner witnessed a UFO
crash landing in the fields next to the
road. Bravely checking if anyone was
injured, Julia discoverd a dying alien
woman, with green skin! The alien pointed
towards the ship's power source, a strange
glowing jewel, and promptly died, leaving
nothing but an empty costume.
Julia took the
costume and jewel from the ship, which
quickly atomized, leaving no trace of its
existence. Arriving at her lab, Julia tested
the jewel with the aid of her assistant,
Regina Oliver. The radiation seemed to be
harmless (though she took the costume in the
assumption that it would protect her from
the radiation) and could be used to produce
many different effects. Hearing of an alien
invasion, and that her fiance, Captain
Jordan Stuart, was at the landing site,
Julia flew out to help. With the addition of
a pair of safety goggles, Jordan (and later,
her father) failed to recognise her. The
alien, known as Synestrons, were horrified
to see an Earth woman wielding the power
source of a Dextron star ship as a weapon
and gave up their plans for conquest.
Afterwards Julia continued to adventure as
the costumed heroine, the Beacon. She was a
founder member of the RTA. After adventuring
for some time, she met the Earth B Beacon
for the first time. They discovered that
their power crystals were identical.
Eventually Julia retired from crime fighting
to become the curator of the RTA museum.
Still beautiful at age 55, she was killed
when a villain called the Sub-Human attacks
the museum.
Comments:
Thanks to Chris Adams for all the
information used on this page. He notes that
"The Earth A Beacon is a clever mixture of
Green Lantern, Star Sapphire and Wonder
Woman."
CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with
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