Salu Digby; Shrinking violet is hooked up to the video dream scanner and it shows her dreaming of being squashed by a giant monster. Brainiac-5 and Saturn girl are monitoring the scanner. Violet is convinced a monster will trample her if she shrinks her self down again. This all began with an accident in the gym when she was almost crushed by Sun Boy's boot when she was three inches tall. Saturn Girl tells Brainiac not to underestimate the power of the human mind. In Violet's condition, Saturn girl warns that finding herself reduced might be a shock she may never regain her normal size.
Violet gets unplugged from the machine and asks how the examine went, Brainiac side steps the question and sends her off to get something to eat. When Salu is gone Brainiac asks what would happen if he hypnotized her with his beamer. Saturn Girl tells him that she was telepathically linked with her during the mind session and she sensed her sanity is hanging on by thread that could break under the slightest stress. Brainiac-5 tells her that is a problem and if she does not snap out off it soon Shrinking Violet might have to quit the Legion.
Disregarding Saturn Girl's suggestion Brainiac lets him self into Shrinking Violet's quarters while she is sleeping and uses his Hypno-Beamer to have her do and say as he commands. Brainiac leads her to the Landing Deck atop the headquarters and gets her inside a cruiser. Knowing that the others would not approve of what he plans he leaves discretely. Ultra Boy and Colossal Boy are on monitor duty and note that Brainiac is authorized to take the ship. Brainiac-5 heads the ship to the planet Klorra a perfect spot for Violet's recovery he thinks to himself. Brainiac's plan is to have her come out of the trance and make himself scarce and monitor how she reacts to an Imaginary giant menace that he will project with his Illusion Meter. A little later Violet wakes up not sure where she is and finds herself three feet tall on a giant table shrunk against her will. A panic stricken Violet hears an awful sound followed by a robot creature more frightful than her worst nightmare. The creature is ejecting some sort of glob onto her, she tries to evade but loses her balance and starts to fall, she tries to use her flight ring but it is too late and she is covered in the glob. Brainiac-5 who is also covered in glop is remorse full that his plan to help violet got them in this situation. He picked Klorra because it was a planet once inhabited by giants who were wiped out years ago after a terrible plague. He thinks he should of listened to Saturn Girl and not tamper with Violet's mind. But he figured it would help if she mad her think she was small by putting her among these huge pieces. What he did not figure on was an automated "Pet" left behind by a Klorran. He got trapped before he could use is illusion Meter. The robot was programmed to collect and dispose of refuse and it mistook Violet and himself as scraps. All of a sudden the robot short circuits disabling it self. Violet appears crawling out of its computerized brain after crossing the circuits. She explained when the Robot forced her off the travel the air currents did not slow up her fall like they should have if she were only a few inches tall which made her realize she was still normal sized. So she quickly shrank down and slip from the glodpand disable the robot. Brainiac thanks her for saving his life and Violet thanks her for teaching her no matter how small you are, if you have confidence in yourself, you're 10 feet tall.
Bits of Legionnaire business:
Roll Call:
- Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby)
- Brainiac-5
- Saturn Girl
- Colossal Boy
- Ultra Boy
- Medical Lab
- Monitor Room
- Shrinking Violet's Quarters
- Landing Deck
- Video Dream Scanner
- Hypno Beamer
- Cruiser Lx-4
- Flight Ring
- Illusion Meter
- Klorra
Notes:
Page 1:
- Violet is hooked up to a dream scanner, would this not come in handy for dream girl when she has a dream and is trying to figure out what it means, but no I do not think this equipment is ever used again.
- Brainiac does not answer Violets question and just sends her off for food.
- Grell draws a hot looking Saturn Girl.
- Stalker B-5 breaks into Shrinking Violet's bedroom
- Probably not the first time Shrinking Violet has had goo ejected on her.
- Well Brainy this is another fine mess you have gotten us into.
- Dead Robot
I know I usually do Member Profiles in separate posts but I thought I would do a quick one here on this stories spot light Character:
Member Profile: Shrinking Violet
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Real Name: Salu Digby
- Home Planet: Imsk
Known Relatives: Arn Digby (Father)
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 105 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Boy friend: Duplicate Boy
1st App: Action Comics 276
Created By: Jerry Seigel and Jim Mooney
Powers: To shrink down to subatomic level
Notes:
Shrinking Violet like all members of her race has the power to alter her size to as small as an atom. Violet is a long time member of the team but has been used sparingly over the years, at this point in Legion History she is known for being Duplicate boy's girl Friend and for being the object of a Crush from Colossal Boy. Like most members of team she is fleshed out more in latter runs, Like being and expect in hand to hand combat and changing her sexual orientation, but that is a ways away.
Currently She is a member of the Espionage Squad.
Next time:
Superboy # 215 where we visit a members home world and meet a Legion Sibling.
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