BIG BARDA
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APPEARANCES
143
SERIES
Big Barda is a fictional super-heroine (although sometimes portrayed as a villain) appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Mister Miracle #4 (October 1971), and was created by Jack Kirby. Jack Kirby based Barda's physical appearance on Lainie Kazan, who had recently appeared topless in Playboy. Mark Evanier, Kirby's assistant on the Fourth World comics, has stated, "Jack based some of his characters (not all) on people in his life or in the news... the characterization between Scott 'Mister Miracle' Free and Barda was based largely—though with tongue in cheek—on the interplay between Kirby and his wife Roz."
FIRST APPEARANCE
Mister Miracle #4
"The Closing Jaws of Death!"
October 1971
Earliest catalogued appearance of Big Barda.
CREATORS
Writers and artists on Big Barda's earliest appearances.
