After a lengthy absence, Black Orchid came out of retirement when one of her old foes, Lisa Patrick, once more impersonated her as she had done previously when leading the Legion of Black Orchids. This time, Patrick faced the Super Friends, aided by her new gang in procuring Green Kryptonite she intended to use against Orchid… whom she believed was a Kryptonian! However, it was revealed in this tale, from Orchid's comments to Superman, that she is a native of Earth-One, and removed the radioactive rock before it harmed Superman further. Then, as was her custom, she mysteriously left the scene.
About the same time as that had transpired, over on Earth-Two the original Thorn came out of retirement leading her own gang of Thorns as well as villains-for-hire Sportsmaster and his wife the Huntress in a takeover of Keystone City. The Justice Society of America quickly became embroiled in a conflict with this nefarious nemesis, and despite nearly losing Wildcat's life in the process, succeeded in vanquishing Rose’s adversarial alter ego. Rose Canton and her split persona Thorn would return later to bedevil Infinity, Inc. in Los Angeles, while her Earth-Two counterpart Rose Forrest and her split persona Thorn received their heroic career in Metropolis. Meanwhile, Black Orchid was next seen in Los Angeles to teaming up with Blue Devil and others oddball heroes, concealing the fact that she was a clone of Supergirl, having also developed a split personality originally evil. Her and Supergrl’s Earth-Teo counterpart Power Girl had two split personalities as well, although instead of a cloned body like her Earth-One twin, she has an extra-long lived body kept young for decades.
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