Valerie Van Haaften (New Earth)

Puzzler
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Valerie Van Haaften
Main Alias	Puzzler
Affiliation	Intergang
Base Of Operations	Metropolis
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Black
Hair	No Hair
Skin	Grey
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Geoff Johns · Pascal Ferry
First Appearance	Superman Vol 2 #187 (December, 2002)

History

Little is known of Valerie Van Haaften's past. For years she admired Superman, even having the idea of becoming a heroine and joining a team of superheroes to draw his attention. Unable to realize her dream, Valerie started a life of crime. She was hired by Intergang to kill Superman but was unable to defeat him. She recently joined a group of other villains to get a "Get out of Hell Free Card" from the Secret Six.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Unique Physiology: Puzzler consists of numerous indestructible puzzle pieces, which she can control, fling, shoot as fast as bullets, etc.
  • Invulnerability: She cannot be hurt in a conventional sense, she just breaks into pieces.
  • Flight

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• Character Gallery: Valerie Van Haaften (New Earth)

Footnotes

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