Harpy is a comic book supervillain in DC Comics.

Publication history

The first Harpy was a World War I aviator named Denise de Sevigne and foe of Hans Von Hammer, the Enemy Ace. She first appeared in Star-Spangled War Stories #140 (September 1968), and was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert.

Harpy (Denise de Sevigne)

Fictional character biography

Countess Denise de Sevigne is the sister of Andre de Sevigne, perhaps the fiercest enemy of Hans von Hammer, aka, Enemy Ace. She had conflicting feelings about Hammer, but eventually decided to become a flying ace on her own in order to avenge her brother's death, taking the codename of Harpy.

Harpy (Denise de Sevigne)

References

Comics characters introduced in 1968

DC Comics female supervillains

Fictional World War I veterans

Fictional aviators

Characters created by Robert Kanigher

Characters created by Joe Kubert

Fictional counts and countesses

Cultural depictions of Harpies

Harpy (Denise de Sevigne)