Fire

Biography

Fire (Beatriz Bonilla Da Costa) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Ramona Fradon, the character debuted in Super Friends #25 (October 1979), where she was known as Green Fury. Fire is a Brazilian superhero with the ability to control green flames and fly. She is a member of Justice League International and partner of fellow superhero Ice. Beatriz Da Costa is noted as the first Latin American female superhero in mainstream American comics, and the fourth Latin American superhero. Fire has appeared in other media, being played by Michelle Hurd in the 1997 pilot film Justice League of America, Natalie Morales in the 2017 series Powerless, and voiced by Maria Canals-Barrera in the animated series Justice League Unlimited.

== Publication history == The original version of Beatriz first appeared in Super Friends #25 (October 1979) and was created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Ramona Fradon. This character was known as Green Fury and joined the Global Guardians. The character debuted in the mainstream DC universe after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, debuting in DC Comics Presents #46 (1982) as the Green Flame. She joined Justice League International (Vol. 1) starting with issue #14 (1988), alongside fellow Global Guardian, Ice Maiden. They would later change their names to Fire and Ice, respectively. Fire returned for the New 52 reboot, debuting in Justice League International (Vol. 3) #1 (November, 2011). Fire and Ice star in two 6-issue miniseries following Absolute Power; Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville (2024), and Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over (2025).

== Fictional character biography ==

=== Pre-Crisis ===

==== Super Friends ====

Beatriz da Costa, alias Green Fury, is the president of the Brazilian branch of Wayne Enterprises. Due to Brazilian mysticism, she possesses an array of abilities which includes the power to exhale vast quantities of mystical green fire. She can also fly, alter her clothing at will, and display a limited capacity to project hallucinations. In her first appearance, she confronts and battles Superman, who is controlled by the "puppet master" Overlord, Sandor Fine. In her next appearance, Green Fury calls the Super Friends to help defeat the villain Green Thumb (Fargo Keyes), and months later reveals her secret origin to them to thwart the demons from a green hell.

==== Global Guardians ==== Green Fury becomes a member of the Global Guardians when Superman, recruited by Doctor Mist, asks for assistance in locating one of many ancient artifacts being pursued by a group of mystics. They battle a wizard called El Dorado in an ancient city deep in the jungle. The two face off against 'spirit jaguars' and seemingly lose the artifact, a crown, to the wizard. Costa then assists Superman and other Guardians in battling the wizards, El Dorado included, on Easter Island. The heroes catch a break after learning that Superman swapped the artifacts with fakes. This prevents the rise to power of the entity the wizards followed, Thaumar Dhai. Though not as powerful as planned, Dhai was still a threat. Green Fury's mystical based powers were essential in destroying him.

=== Post-Crisis === After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, her history is altered. Renamed Beatriz Bonilla da Costa, she starts as an amateur model on the beaches of Rio, then becoming a showgirl and stage performer before finding herself serving as a top secret agent for Brazilian government's SNI (Serviço Nacional de Informações - National Information Service), actually ABIN (Agência Brasileira de Inteligência - Brazilian Intelligence Agency). In the course of one of her missions, Beatriz is trapped in a pyroplasmic explosion that gives her the ability to exhale fire. She assumes the identity of Green Fury, and then changes it again to Green Flame. She joins the international superhero team the Global Guardians, of which she is a longtime member.