Glory is a comic book superheroine created by

Rob Liefeld Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...

. She first appeared in

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''Youngblood Strikefile'' #1 (April 1993), and initially starred in books published by Liefeld's Extreme Studios, which was a partner studio of

, a publisher that Liefeld co-founded in 1992. Following Liefeld's departure from that publisher, the character went on to appear in books published by Liefeld's subsequent endeavor,

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. A homage to

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, Gloriana Demeter is a half- Amazonian, half-Demon warrior.

Publication history

Rob Liefeld's version

Glory is the result of an alliance between the Lady Demeter of the Amazonians and the demon Lord Silverfall of the Underworld. Raised in her mother's world and trained by the Amazonians, she emerged as their finest warrior. However, she also struggles to control the savagery which is her paternal gift/curse. Not at home in either Amazonia or the Underworld, Glorianna goes to the world of man, later encountering

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. During

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, Glorianna fights for the Allied forces against the

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, alongside Supreme. For a time she works with Die-Hard and

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as the team called 'Allies'. She is part of the second and third

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teams with other superheroes.

Alan Moore's version

Writer

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joined Image after leaving

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and spending a period of time working for independent companies. As he did on other Liefeld works like '' Supreme'' and '' Youngblood'', Moore relaunched ''Glory'' in March 1999 under the

line. Blending

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, adventure, and romance to the superheroine much as he would shortly do in his subsequent series for ABC Comics, ''

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''. In the retooling, Glory takes on a human identity by a

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named "Gloria West", in order to experience humanity. Only one issue was published (#0), but was eventually republished with two additional issues for

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in 2001. This version also had an extended backstory, once supervising a team called 'Danger Damsels' decades ago.

Joe Keatinge's version

In 2012, Joe Keatinge was the writer for a relaunched ''Glory'' ongoing series with artist

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. The series was not renumbered and began with issue #23 and lasted until issue #34. Glory's history is retooled, establishing the Amazons and Demons as extraterrestrials. Glory was also redesigned to be an

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, more muscular and covered in battle scars.Weigel, David (January 21, 2013)
"Rob Liefeld's Sharper Image"
''

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''.

References

External links

List of the various editions

Comic Book DB page on Glory
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