QUEEN LARAINA
Reality-40800

Real Name: Laraina

Identity/Class: Alternate reality (Reality-40800) extraterrestrial (Martian) (circa 2150 A.D.)

Occupation: Queen

Group Membership: The Zoranthan rebellion (Comet Pierce, Murfi, presumably others)

Affiliations: The Zoranthan rebellion (Comet Pierce, Murfi, presumably others)

Enemies: Golak

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: "Beautiful," "Sister" (nicknames referred to by Comet Pierce)

Base of Operations: An unidentified hidden city on the planet Saturn;
    formerly Zoranthus, Mars

First Appearance: Red Raven Comics I#1 (August, 1940)

Powers/Abilities: Queen Laraina has not displayed any superhuman powers but she is a skilled rebel leader, able to recruit others to her cause.

    In battle, she wears a durable suit of armor and carries a handheld ray gun capable of firing searing beams of light.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6'0")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 160 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed (see comments)
Hair: Blonde

History:
(Red Raven Comics I#1/5 (fb) - BTS) - Laraina, the rightful queen of the Martian kingdom of Zoranthus, rebelled against the traitorous Golak, who took over Zoranthus. Forced to escape Mars to a hidden city on the icy planet of Saturn, Laraina began recruiting for a rebel army to take back her kingdom, eventually recruiting the Plutonian Murfi and keeping an eye on the career of Earthman Comet Pierce.

(Red Raven Comics I#1/5) - When Comet Pierce crashed his rocket on a lone asteroid and a serpentine creature attacked the unconscious Pierce, Queen Laraina took matters into her own hands, appearing on the scene and using her light ray gun to blast the creature in half to save Pierce's life. Hours later, Comet Pierce regained consciousness to find an unmasked Laraina and her ally Murfi staring back at him, Murfi holding a gun on the pilot. Laraina began to explain the situation, but Pierce interrupted, suggesting that there was no need for the gun, as his hide wasn't worth blasting after he had lost a rocket race against Avis Jort. Getting closer to Pierce's bedside, Laraina remarked that a man such as Pierce could never lose. She then kissed Pierce and admitted that the kiss was the product of a yearning desire that had built up as she had followed Pierce's life. Admitting that she had been hoping to someday meet Pierce in person, Laraina departed, gifting Pierce her solar engine to utilize in his race against Jort and to remember her by.

    Weeks later, after winning the race and defeating Jort, Comet Pierce began a search for Laraina, who he had dubbed his "mystery woman" since Laraina had never introduced herself in their previous encounter. Traveling across planets in his search, Comet Pierce ultimately came upon Jupiter's moon, Callisto, where he found Murfi being attacked by a Devil Tree. Pierce quickly saved Murfi's life and the thankful Murfi led Pierce to Laraina's hidden Saturnian base. Reuniting with Laraina, Comet Pierce revealed that his search had led him to discover her identity as the rebel Queen Laraina and how Laraina was seeking recruits for her army against the traitorous Golak. Announcing that Laraina's fight was now his fight, Pierce asked to stay with Laraina and Laraina looked over to ask Murfi, who covered his eyes and proclaimed "As you wish, my Queen!"

Comments: Created by an uncredited writer and Jack Kirby.

    Queen Laraina's eye color was impossible to determine due to the art. As you can see from the images above, her eyes were rendered only as black dots, similar to the art styles of the time.

Profile by Proto-Man.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Reality-40800's Queen Laraina should be distinguished from:

Golak

Golak was a traitorous Martian who took over the kingdom of Zoranthus, forcing its Queen, Laraina, to escape to another planet to begin a rebellion. Over time, Laraina worked towards forming a rebel army against Golak.

--Red Raven Comics I#1 / 5 (fb) - BTS
Murfi

The Plutonian Murfi was a member of Queen Laraina's rebel army and her right-hand man. After Laraina saved the life of Earth's Comet Pierce, Murfi held a gun on Pierce as he regained consciousness, but Pierce quickly remarked that the gun was not necessary. Weeks after Pierce returned to Earth, only to subsequently begin a search for Laraina, Murfi found himself on Jupiter's moon, Callisto, where he was attacked by a Devil Tree. Pierce's search for Laraina led him to Callisto, where Pierce stumbled upon the imperiled Murfi and saved his life. Thankful for the rescue, Murfi led Comet Pierce back to Laraina's hidden Saturnian base, where Pierce and Laraina reunited. When Pierce opted to join Laraina's rebellion, Laraina looked over at Murfi to get his opinion and Murfi covered his eyes, remarking only "As you wish, my Queen!"

Murfi carried a handheld ray gun that he used in battle.

--Red Raven Comics I#1 / 5
images: (without ads)
Red Raven Comics I#1, p41, pan5 (Queen Laraina in full armor, as seen from the back, main image)
Red Raven Comics I#1, p42, pan6 (Queen Laraina, headshot)
Red Raven Comics I#1, p42, pan2 (Laraina removing armor & Murfi images)

Appearances:
Red Raven Comics I#1 (August, 1940) - "Comet Pierce" story - uncredited writer, Jack Kirby (art), Joe Simon (editor)

First posted: 03/29/2025
Last updated: 03/29/2025

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