List of DC Comics characters: L

L-Ron is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writers Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, and first appeared in Justice League International #14 (June 1988).
L-Ron is initially introduced as a servant of the intergalactic warlord Manga Khan. Later, he assists the Justice League in stopping Despero by building a new control collar, using his circuitry to do so as it is made of the only material that will work. However, the collar inadvertently causes L-Ron and Despero to switch bodies when used. Despero attacks the Justice League before being destroyed and becoming a disembodied spirit.
The post-New 52 incarnation of L-Ron, introduced in the Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville miniseries, is an assistant to the titular characters.
L-Ron appears in the Young Justice episode "Cornered", voiced by Phil LaMarr. This version is a majordomo and spokeperson for Despero.
La Dama is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers and Cully Hamner, she first appeared in Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #3 (January 2006). She is the aunt of Brenda Del Vecchio and a leading figure in El Paso's criminal underworld.
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe, with La Dama claiming to be an entity older than time and using the alias Amparo Cardenas.
La Dama appears in Catwoman: Hunted, voiced by Jacqueline Obradors. This version is a member of Leviathan who represents an unnamed Central American cartel.
Lady Chronos (Jia) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Jia, a young Chinese woman from Hong Kong, was the longtime sweetheart of Ryan Choi. She later obtains David Clinton's research and becomes the third Chronos.
Lady Chronos appears in The Flash episode "Partners in Time", portrayed by Diana Bang.
Lady Eve is a fictional supervillainess created by Mike W. Barr and Alan Davis, making her first appearance in Batman and the Outsiders #24 (August 1985).
Eve is a member of Kobra and the lover of its leader Jeffrey Burr. She later forms a second incarnation of Strike Force Kobra.
In the "DC All In" initiative, Lady Eve appears as a member of Scandal Savage's Injustice Society.
Lady Liberty is the code-name assigned to four fictional characters.
Lady Liberty is a member of the Force of July, a government-sponsored superhero team. She first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (1984). Her costume consists of robes and a crown based on the Statue of Liberty, and she speaks with a French accent.
She appears in the Outsiders 1987 special, fighting off a combined Outsiders/Infinity Inc. infiltration of the Force's California headquarters. Her team is initially successful, subduing and capturing all of the heroes.
Lady Liberty appears again during the Janus Directive event. The Suicide Squad is manipulated into attacking the group, during which Mayflower and Sparkler are killed. Liberty then sacrifices herself to destroy Kobra.
In Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #1 (June 2006), a new Lady Liberty appears with a new Silent Majority and Major Victory. They call themselves Freedom's Ring and are employed by the government to defend Blüdhaven from metahumans. This Lady Liberty is killed by Nuclear Legion member Geiger in the following issue.
When S.H.A.D.E. takes control of Freedom's Ring, an unnamed agent becomes Lady Liberty before being killed by Ravager.
Another S.H.A.D.E. agent appears as Lady Liberty in the pages of Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #4. As her powers stem from her costume, she is stripped of her robes and left, naked and devoid of powers, on a naturist beach by Ray (Stan Silver). Apparently she rejoins S.H.A.D.E. with new equipment, still fighting against the Freedom Fighters team.
Ladybug (Rosibel Rivera) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Ladybug is Red Bee's former sidekick who gained size-shifting abilities from exposure to a confiscated weapon built by Professor Pollen before being kidnapped by the Time Masters in an attempt to save her from Doctor Manhattan's alterations to the timeline and presumed dead. Despite being among the 13 missing Golden Age superheroes that were returned to their own time upon the capsules failing and history being written around them, Ladybug was among the younger superheroes that were taken captive by Childminder She is later rescued by Stargirl and transported to the present day. There, she meets Red Bee's granddaughter Rachel, reunites with the original Red Bee's bee Michael, and plans to join the Freedom Fighters.
Lewis Lang is an archaeologist and father of Lana Lang, who travelled across the world, while leaving his daughter under Jonathan and Martha Kent's care. During one of his many travels, he discovered the Helmet of Chaos, that possessed his assistant and transformed him into Doctor Chaos.
Francine Langstrom was the fiancée of scientist Kirk Langstrom, also known as the Man-Bat. She has also occasionally transformed into a bat hybrid as well, known as the She-Bat. The Langstroms had two children, Rebecca and Aaron, the latter being a mutant bat-creature due to his parents' mutant physiology.
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. Francine Langstrom is reimagined as a more villainous character who only married Kirk to ensure the company that he would complete the serum and then have him killed so she could inherit a large sum of money.
In the 2021 Man-Bat miniseries, Francine appears to no longer be a villain and has gotten back together with Kirk. However, she leaves him once again when she discovers he is still attempting to perfect the Man-Bat formula to cure his sister's deafness. Kirk ultimately accepts he and Francine cannot be happy together and promises not to interfere in her life as he willingly gives himself up to the police, eventually joining Wonder Woman's Justice League Dark.
Lashorr is the Green Lantern of Sector 3453. She first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 4) #12 (July 2006) in a story written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Ivan Reis. Lashorr had a fling with a younger Salaak before she vanished in combat with the Dominators. She is discovered alive on the Manhunter homeworld of Biot and returned to her sector, albeit with a case of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Zoe Lawton was created by Christos Gage and Steven Cummings. She made her first appearance in Deadshot #1.
The daughter of Michelle Torres and Deadshot (Floyd Lawton), Zoe Lawton was conceived following a casual liaison. Her mother gave up prostitution and drugs for Zoe's sake and moved them to a poor neighborhood in Star City, where she was raised for four years without her father's knowledge of her existence.
Lilith is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is based on the biblical figure of the same name.
While her history of being the original idea for a husband for Adam remains intact, she mothered numerous demons with different angels including Lucifer.
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. In this version, Lilith married Cain and Abel and became the second vampire.
Lion-Mane is the name of four characters in DC Comics.
The first Lion-Mane originates from Earth-Two, and is a cat-like human and former henchman of Catwoman.
The second Lion-Mane is Ed Dawson, an archaeologist who transforms into a feral were-lion after touching a mystical meteor called Mithra. He later joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.
The third Lion-Mane, introduced post-Zero Hour, is Karen Ramis, a scientist who is similarly transformed by the meteor. Ramis is returned to her human form, but later regains the meteor's power and takes on a half-lion form.
A fourth, unidentified Lion-Mane appears in The New 52. This version is a lion-like centaur and a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.
Lock-Up is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Before appearing in the comics, Lock-Up debuted in a self-titled episode of Batman: The Animated Series, voiced by Bruce Weitz. Lyle Bolton is a security guard at Arkham Asylum who uses intimidation, excessive force, and even torture to keep inmates in line. He eventually becomes the vigilante Lock-Up in an attempt to bring peace to Gotham before Batman stops him.
Lock-Up's first comic appearance was in Robin (vol. 2) #24 (January 1996) in which he captured Charaxes. He subsequently appeared in Detective Comics #694 (February 96) in which he captured the minor villain Allergent. In both of these stories, he only made a brief appearance at the end, removing the villain before Batman and Robin could return to the scene.
His first full appearance was in Detective Comics #697-699 (June–August 1996), which began with him capturing Two-Face and taking him to his private prison alongside Charaxes, Allergent, and several gangsters. He is stopped by the police while targeting a criminal-turned-state's evidence and is revealed to be Lyle Bolton, previously discharged from the police academy for being too gung-ho, and dismissed from several security jobs (unlike the animated version, he had not worked at Arkham). Lock-Up escapes, and captures minor street criminal Alvin Draper (actually Tim Drake's undercover identity).
When Nightwing finds his hideout, Lock-Up drowns all his prisoners in an underwater death-trap. Batman intervenes and defeats Lock-Up, saving the villains, Nightwing, and Robin.
Lock-Up later appeared during the No Man's Land storyline, having taken control of Blackgate Penitentiary in the aftermath of the earthquake. He had enlisted KGBeast and the Trigger Twins to act as wardens for his prison, and rules with an iron fist; Batman only tolerates his presence because he requires Lock-Up to keep captured criminals in check to prevent Gotham being overrun, although Lock-Up is under strict orders to treat the prisoners well. Towards the end of the storyline, Batman enlists Dick Grayson's help in overthrowing Lock-Up so Blackgate could be used for the lawful side once again.
Lock-Up makes a brief appearance in Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special, where the Society recruits him to orchestrate prison breaks worldwide.
Lock-Up later allies with Ventriloquist II, alongside other Gotham criminals Killer Moth and Firefly. During this association, Lock-Up is wounded by Metropolis outfits Intergang and the 100. After recovering, he is sent to another planet in Salvation Run.
Mar Londo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Edmond Hamilton and John Forte, and first appeared in Adventure Comics #327 (December 1964).
Mar Londo is a Zuunian and the father of Legionnaire Timber Wolf, who gave him his powers via Zuunium before dying shortly afterward. In The New 52 continuity reboot, Mar is instead killed by the criminal Lord Vykor.
Mar Londo appears in Legion of Super Heroes, voiced by Harry Lennix in the first season and Dorian Harewood in the second. This version is a more malevolent figure who gave Brin powers through genetic engineering and intended to use him as a weapon in galactic conquest. He additionally utilizes robots, nanomachines, and mentally-controlled synthetic humanoids called "Bio-Golems".
Lunkhead is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Lunkhead is an enemy of Batman who became an inmate at Arkham Asylum. Lunkhead was clearly stupid, but exhibited massive strength; he made an enemy of the Ventriloquist (Arnold Wesker) when he smashed Wesker's companion, Scarface. He was sacrificed to the devil by a pack of demons, along with many others, when the Ventriloquist threw his voice to make it seem as though Lunkhead was volunteering to be thrown into the fiery pit with the rest of the damned.
Anthony Lupus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Anthony Lupus is a former Olympic Decathlon champion who suffers from severe headaches until he meets Professor Milo, who uses a drug to treat them and transforms him into a werewolf in the process. Milo figured out that the headaches were caused by the recessed lycanthrophy. While he can't cure lycanthropy, Milo can cure advanced lycanthropy as Lupus' werewolf form does what he says. It soon reached to the point where Milo could not control Lupus' werewolf form and the antidote is destroyed. While Lupus's werewolf form was supposedly killed by lighting that struck the pole that impaled his shoulder, Batman could not find his body when it fell to the ground. Rumors start spreading about a strange beast running with wolves in Alaska.
Bruce Wayne later met Anthony's younger sister Angela who is in need of a bone marrow transplant. After going to Alaska and catching Anthony's werewolf form in a silver net, Batman persuades Anthony to help out Angela while promising to help cure Anthony.
Lillian Luthor was the mother of Alexander Luthor and Julian Luthor, as well as the wife of Lionel Luthor.
Lillian (portrayed by Alisen Down) had a long and prolific role in the TV series Smallville. She killed her infant son Julian to spare him from Lionel's abuse, blaming Lex for doing so. However, stress causes Lillian to deteriorate and die, estranged from her family. In subsequent appearances, Lillian appears in hallucinations that Lex suffers.
In DC Comics, Lex Luthor's mother is named Arlene Luthor. In later incarnations, her name was changed to Leticia.
Lori Luthor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is Lena Luthor's daughter who turned to crime to provide for her, attracting the attention of Superboy.
Nasthalthia Luthor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the niece of Lex Luthor who has antagonized Supergirl on occasion.
Nasthalthia Luthor appears in All-Star Superman, voiced by Linda Cardellini.