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Psi
Psi
	Interior artwork from Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #4 (March 2014, DC Comics), art by Neil Edwards.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #1 (November 1982)
Created by	Paul Kupperberg (writer); Carmine Infantino (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Gayle Marsh
Team affiliations	Suicide Squad; Black Lantern Corps
Abilities	Psychic; Psychic ability to trigger fear in others; Psychokinesis; Telekinesis; Teleportation; Telepathy; Empathy; Energy manipulation; Energy projection; Energy absorption; Matter transmutation; Matter disintegration; Flight;

Psi (Gayle Marsh) is a supervillain appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of Supergirl. She was created by Paul Kupperberg and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #1 (November 1982).

Fictional character biography

Gayle Marsh is an orphan who is raised by the scientist David Pendergast to battle a villain called "the Decay". After inadvertently transforming Pendergast into the Decay, Gayle helps Supergirl defeat him.

Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity reboot, Psi joins the Suicide Squad before being killed in battle with the Rocket Red Brigade.^[1]

In Blackest Night, Psi is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern.^[2]^[3] In The New 52 continuity reboot, Psi is permanently resurrected and appears as a prisoner of A.R.G.U.S. Steve Trevor and Killer Frost recruit her in an unsuccessful attempt to free the Justice League from the Firestorm matrix.^[4]

In other media

Psi appears in Supergirl, portrayed by Yael Grobglas. This version was "a law-abiding citizen of Skokie, Illinois" until she "snapped" and began robbing banks.
- A separate incarnation of Psi appears in the tie-in digital comic Adventures of Supergirl.^[5] This version is a Kryptonian psychic who works in the maximum security prison Fort Rozz, controlling the prisoners' dreams to secure their mental health.

References

^ Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1 (1988)
^ Suicide Squad #67 (January 2010)
^ Secret Six (vol. 3) #18 (February 2010)
^ Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #4
^ White, Brett (December 15, 2015). "DC Announces "Adventures of Supergirl" Digital Series From Gates, Bengal". Comic Book Resource. Retrieved 8 June 2017.