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Peek-a-Boo (comics)
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Peek-a-Boo is a fictional character
, a supervillain
in DC Comics
and a member of Wally West's
Rogue's Gallery. Created by Geoff Johns
and Scott Kolins, the character first appeared in Flash
v2, #180, (January 2002).
. Lashawna tried to donate hers, but the procedure activated her latent metagene
, granting her teleportation powers, but making her unable to donate her kidney, because she teleported whenever she was touched. Lashawna decided that she would use her powers to find a matching donor organ for her father.
As Peek-a-Boo, she sneaks into Central City Hospital to steal a kidney, but accidentally destroys a lab because her powers are unstable and dangerous. A random teleport is unintentionally set off by a doctor grabbing her arm, causing an implosion in which she disappeared, and which nearly kills the surprised surgeon. Peek-a-Boo is forced to fight the Flash
and his ally Cyborg
, who are able to defeat her after much difficulty, using a combination of a wall of white noise generated by Cyborg, and disorientation from hundreds of teleportings a second, deliberately triggered by the Flash. The Flash later returns the kidney to the hospital, and Lashawna is convicted and sent to Iron Heights
. The Flash
tried repeatedly to intercede on her behalf, but Warden Gregory Wolfe insisted on following the strict letter of the law, going so far as to drug Lashawna whenever anyone outside came to interview her.
As a result of Gorilla Grodd's
attack on the Iron Heights facility, Peek-a-Boo is able to escape. She goes directly to Central City Hospital in order to check on her father. Tomas Baez' doctors have been able to find a new kidney in time, but his ailing body rejected it
, and Lashawna is just in time to sit with him as he dies. The Flash appears at the hospital, and confronts Peek-a-Boo. Lashawna, sick with grief and embittered by her incarceration, reveals that she had originally intended to become a hero like the Flash whom she had idolized. However, since being branded as a Rogue by Flash, she has rejected him and all he stood for. Nevertheless, Lashawna later saves the life of the Flash's wife, Linda Park
, when Park is injured in the fight between Peek-a-Boo and the Flash. Lashawna then turns herself in to the police believing she has nothing left to live for, and currently remains in their custody.
She's mentioned in Carl Draper
's fictional Checkmate
blog
as still imprisoned, but willing to cooperate with Checkmate by testing the security system with her teleportation abilities and suggested by Draper himself as new possible recruit
. Here, she flirted with Kid Flash and used her abilities to playfully pick on him.
Fictional character
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, a supervillain
Supervillain
A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the villain character type, commonly found in comic books, action movies and science fiction in various media.They are sometimes used as foils to superheroes and other fictional heroes...
in DC Comics
DC Comics
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and a member of Wally West's
Wally West
The Flash is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first Kid Flash and the third Flash....
Rogue's Gallery. Created by Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns is an American comic book writer, best known for his work for DC Comics, where he has been Chief Creative Officer since February 2010, in particular for characters such as Green Lantern, The Flash and Superman...
and Scott Kolins, the character first appeared in Flash
Flash (comics)
The Flash is a name shared by several fictional comic book superheroes from the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1 ....
v2, #180, (January 2002).
Fictional character biography
Peek-a-Boo is Lashawna Baez, a Central City Medical School graduate student who set aside her studies to take care of her father Tomas Baez when he fell ill. Tomas was in desperate need of a kidney transplantKidney transplantation
Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease. Kidney transplantation is typically classified as deceased-donor or living-donor transplantation depending on the source of the donor organ...
. Lashawna tried to donate hers, but the procedure activated her latent metagene
Metahuman
Metahuman is a term to describe superhumans in DC Comics' shared universe, the DC Universe. It is roughly synonymous with both mutant and mutate and posthuman in the Wildstorm and Ultimate Marvel Universes. Use of the term in reference to superheroes was coined in 1986 by author George R. R...
, granting her teleportation powers, but making her unable to donate her kidney, because she teleported whenever she was touched. Lashawna decided that she would use her powers to find a matching donor organ for her father.
As Peek-a-Boo, she sneaks into Central City Hospital to steal a kidney, but accidentally destroys a lab because her powers are unstable and dangerous. A random teleport is unintentionally set off by a doctor grabbing her arm, causing an implosion in which she disappeared, and which nearly kills the surprised surgeon. Peek-a-Boo is forced to fight the Flash
Wally West
The Flash is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first Kid Flash and the third Flash....
and his ally Cyborg
Cyborg (comics)
Cyborg is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez, and first appears in a special insert in DC Comics Presents #26...
, who are able to defeat her after much difficulty, using a combination of a wall of white noise generated by Cyborg, and disorientation from hundreds of teleportings a second, deliberately triggered by the Flash. The Flash later returns the kidney to the hospital, and Lashawna is convicted and sent to Iron Heights
Iron Heights
Iron Heights Penitentiary is a fictional setting in the , a maximum-security prison which houses the many Flash rogues and superhuman criminals of Keystone City and Central City when captured...
. The Flash
Wally West
The Flash is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first Kid Flash and the third Flash....
tried repeatedly to intercede on her behalf, but Warden Gregory Wolfe insisted on following the strict letter of the law, going so far as to drug Lashawna whenever anyone outside came to interview her.
As a result of Gorilla Grodd's
Gorilla Grodd
Gorilla Grodd is a supervillain appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. He debuted in Flash v.1 #106 , and was created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino....
attack on the Iron Heights facility, Peek-a-Boo is able to escape. She goes directly to Central City Hospital in order to check on her father. Tomas Baez' doctors have been able to find a new kidney in time, but his ailing body rejected it
Transplant rejection
Transplant rejection occurs when transplanted tissue is rejected by the recipient's immune system, which destroys the transplanted tissue. Transplant rejection can be lessened by determining the molecular similitude between donor and recipient and by use of immunosuppressant drugs after...
, and Lashawna is just in time to sit with him as he dies. The Flash appears at the hospital, and confronts Peek-a-Boo. Lashawna, sick with grief and embittered by her incarceration, reveals that she had originally intended to become a hero like the Flash whom she had idolized. However, since being branded as a Rogue by Flash, she has rejected him and all he stood for. Nevertheless, Lashawna later saves the life of the Flash's wife, Linda Park
Linda Park (comics)
Linda Park is a fictional character in the DC Universe. She first appeared in Flash #28. Linda is Korean-American...
, when Park is injured in the fight between Peek-a-Boo and the Flash. Lashawna then turns herself in to the police believing she has nothing left to live for, and currently remains in their custody.
She's mentioned in Carl Draper
Carl Draper
Carl Draper is a fictional character in DC Comics, an enemy of Superman. He has gone by the names Kator, Master Jailer, and Deathtrap. Draper made his first appearance in Superman Vol 1 #331 , written by Martin Pasko and drawn by Curt Swan and Frank Chiaramonte.-Pre-Crisis:In Pre-Crisis comics,...
's fictional Checkmate
Checkmate (comics)
Checkmate, a division of Task Force X, is a fictional covert operations agency within the DC Comics universe. It first appeared in Action Comics #598 and proceeded to have its own ongoing title in Checkmate!...
blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
as still imprisoned, but willing to cooperate with Checkmate by testing the security system with her teleportation abilities and suggested by Draper himself as new possible recruit
Powers and abilities
- She can teleportTeleportationTeleportation is the fictional or imagined process by which matter is instantaneously transferred from one place to another.Teleportation may also refer to:*Quantum teleportation, a method of transmitting quantum data...
by breaking down her molecular structure and then re-assembling her body elsewhere possibly by unconsciously entangling her moleculesQuantum teleportationQuantum teleportation, or entanglement-assisted teleportation, is a process by which a qubit can be transmitted exactly from one location to another, without the qubit being transmitted through the intervening space...
with molecules local to her destination. - Whenever someone touches her, she teleports a short distance away, this makes her difficult to capture.
- Peek-a-Boo's teleportation powers can create dangerous implosions at their exit point if she isn't careful.
- Lashawna has an advanced knowledge of medicine and first aidFirst aidFirst aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert, but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care...
.
Other versions
An adolescent version of Peek-a-Boo appeared in Tiny TitansTiny Titans
Tiny Titans is an Eisner Award-winning comic book series by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani. It is published by DC Comics, beginning publication in February 2008. The first issue was also released as part of the annual Free Comic Book Day promotion in May 2008.Tiny Titans stars alternate versions...
. Here, she flirted with Kid Flash and used her abilities to playfully pick on him.