Tellus (comics)

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Tellus
Publisher DC Comics First appearance Created by Paul Levitz Steve Lightle
Characteristics Alter ego Ganglios Affiliations Legion of Super-Heroes Abilities Telepathy, Telekinesis

Tellus is a DC Comics superhero and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes featured in comic books published by DC Comics. Tellus was co-created by writer Paul Levitz and artist Steve Lightle.

Tellus--whose real name is Ganglios is a native of the water planet Hyrakius. All Hyrakians are water-breathers and cannot survive above water without special breathing apparatus (in Tellus' case, a special helmet). Like all members of his race, Tellus was both telepathic and telekinetic, and it was his skill with these powers that helped gain him entry into the Legion Academy and later the Legion itself. He joined the Legion alongside Polar Boy, Magnetic Kid, Sensor Girl and Quislet in Legion of Super-Heroes v.3 #14. Tellus' induction did not violate the Legion's 'duplication of powers' rule since at the time of his induction founder Saturn Girl was not a member.

He was the first (normally) non-humanoid Legionnaire. (Quislet, who joined at the same time, did not have a body in the normal sense. It has been shown that Durlans (Chameleon Boy's race) had a 'default' form that was non-humanoid, but Chameleon Boy normally kept his humanoid form.)

Tellus served in the Legion for many years but did not appear during the "Five-Year Gap" storyline. He has not appeared since before the Legion reboot after the Zero Hour event.