Shimmer (comics)

Comics character

Shimmer

Shimmer as depicted in Outsiders #13 (August 2004). Art by Tom Raney.

Publication information
Publisher| DC Comics
First appearance| The New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981)
Created by| Marv Wolfman
George Pérez
In-story information
Alter ego| Selinda Flinders
Species| Metahuman
Team affiliations| Fearsome Five
Secret Society of Super Villains
Abilities| Elemental transmutation

Shimmer (Selinda Flinders) is a supervillain in the DC Comics universe. The twin sister of fellow supervillain Mammoth, she is a founding member of the Fearsome Five and enemy of the Teen Titans.

The character made her live-action debut in the second season of the DC Universe series Titans, portrayed by Hanneke Talbot.

## Publication history

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Shimmer first appeared in The New Teen Titans #3 and was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman.[1]

## Fictional character biography

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Selinda and her fraternal younger twin brother Baran (a.k.a. the supervillain Mammoth) are metahumans from Australia. After attacking their bullies, the two are sent to Markovia, where Helga Jace cares for them before they become criminals.

Shimmer is a founding member of the Fearsome Five, led by Doctor Light.[2] She later reforms and moves to a Tibetan monastery before being killed by Psimon.[3] Psimon and Doctor Sivana later resurrect Shimmer and have her join their new Fearsome Five.[4]

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Shimmer is reintroduced as a member of the Fearsome Five and the Secret Society and ally of the Crime Syndicate of America.[5][6]

## Powers and abilities

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Shimmer is a metahuman with the ability to transmute any element or compound into any other. The change only lasts for a few minutes and she can only affect materials within a radius of three feet.

## In other media

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* Shimmer makes non-speaking appearances in Young Justice.[7] This version is a martial artist and member of the Light who works as Kobra's right-hand woman and bodyguard. She later becomes an enforcer under Queen Bee as a member of the sub-group Onslaught and gains metahuman abilities from Reach experimentation.
* Shimmer makes a cameo appearance in the Titans episode "Rose", portrayed by Hanneke Talbot.
* Shimmer appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. p. 315\. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
2. ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008), "Fearsome Five", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 120, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
3. ^ The New Titans #116 (December 1994)
4. ^ Outsiders (vol. 3) #13 (August 2004)
5. ^ Justice League (vol. 2) #29 (May 2014)
6. ^ Titans (vol. 3) #9 (May 2017)
7. ^ "Shimmer Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
8. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

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