Traci Thirteen is a member of the
Homo magi, a lineage of humans with inherent sorcery abilities. Her father, Doctor Thirteen, prohibits her from practicing magic due to her mother's death caused by magical influences. Traci relocates to
Metropolis' Suicide Slum, determined to live independently alongside her pet iguana Leeroy. There, she discovers and harnesses the "urban magic" of the city, adopting the moniker
Girl 13 and becoming a sort of superhero. She crossed paths with
Superboy (Conner Kent), who developed an attraction to her, though the feeling was not reciprocated. Utilizing her magical abilities, Traci defended an injured Superman from a spectral female ninja, alongside fellow "Supergirls"
Natasha Irons and
Cir-El, forming a friendship with them.
Day of Vengeance In the one-shot
Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special, Traci joined a large group of mystical heroes, including
Doctor Occult, the
Phantom Stranger, and
Rex the Wonder Dog in cleaning up one of the Spectre's many rampages. The
Rock of Eternity had exploded over
Gotham City, unleashing multiple mystical horrors. The group soon recreated the rock, trapping the demons again.
One Year Later She resides with her father in Doomsbury Mansion, the ancestral home of her family, annoyed by his skepticism and boring outlook.
Blue Beetle #16 established that Traci was raised and trained by
Ralph Dibny and his wife
Sue some time after her mother's death. A member of the Croatoans, the paranormal detective organization shown in
52, she travels around the world, sometimes with her father, and sometimes solo, fighting paranormal menaces with her growing magical abilities. She has recently started a relationship with
Jaime Reyes, the current Blue Beetle. As a result of Jaime becoming a full-time member of the
Teen Titans, she has also begun interacting with his teammates, such as during a recent Christmas adventure. For a period of time,
Red Devil appeared to feel annoyed by Traci's presence as she distracted his new friend Blue Beetle. However, after she bought him a series of much desired video games, she became quickly accepted by Eddie. She is also featured on the cover of
Teen Titans vol. 3 #66 as a potential new member. She opted not to join however, feeling it would be too weird to be on a team with her boyfriend, despite how much fun it would be to mess with his head. She does remain an ally of the Titans, helping them when they need it, especially during the prison riot caused by
Shimmer and
Jinx, using her magic to disable Jinx's connection to the Earth, thus undoing her barrier spell. Beginning in May 2010, Traci began co-starring in a back-up feature in
Teen Titans alongside
Black Alice and
Zachary Zatara. The feature ended in September 2010, when
Teen Titans reverted to a standard 22-page format.
DC Rebirth During the 2016
DC Rebirth event, a newer version of Traci Thirteen was introduced. The character seemingly retains some of her earlier history in her previous version, being the daughter of the witch and homo magi Meihui Lan and Doctor Terry Thirteen, a well-known ghost hunter and skeptic. Unlike prior versions, the Thirteen family is depicted as being a family line of detectives and investigators who generally are irrationally skeptical of the supernatural. It is also expressed that in this continuity, while how her mother died is unknown, her father blames Traci and forbids her from using her magical abilities. When he suddenly disappeared, she became a freelance problem-solver specializing in the supernatural in Metropolis. She was later reunited with her father, who was revealed to have been possessed by demons shortly after her mother's death.
Superwoman (2016- 2017) Traci first appears in the
Who Killed Superwoman storyline, warning Steel, Natasha, and Lana of
Lena Luthor's plans, who has since taken the identity of "Ultrawoman", converted her body into a mechanized chassis, and worked to discredit her brother,
Lex Luthor (now known as the "Superman of Metropolis"), whom have used her
paraplegia (in which he inadvertently contributed to due to his arrogance in the past concerning her treatments) to his advantage as her contributions to LexCorp was kept secret with Lex gaining all the credit. Creating Bizarro Superwoman as her servants, she began causing havoc in Metropolis, prompting Traci 13's attention due to the nature of her powers making her have an affinity for its well-being, including becoming with concerns with acts that damage the city itself. Traci later appears in the
Midnight Hour storyline, with Natasha and Traci having been dating and Traci's powers having weakened. She helps the Superman Family and
Maxima battle M1dn1ght, a computer program created by Lena Luthor that Superwoman inadvertently gave sentience. She informs the team of the connection as M1dn1ght uses black holes to kidnap Metropolis civilians. M1dn1iht manages to capture Superwoman, revealing her origin as a program made to save Lena should she be captured as a failsafe, before Superwoman escapes. Traci sends Superwoman into the "Void", a digital dimension of computer code, to battle M1dn1ght once more.
DC Universe (2018- Current) In between her appearances in
Superwoman and
Raven: Daughter of Darkness, it is mentioned in the 2018
Titans Special series by Natasha that Traci and Natasha had broken up. In the
Raven: Daughter of Darkness series, Traci is approached by
Baron Winters to combat the Shadowriders, a group of entities who are magicians. While skeptical due to his reputation (from her father's account), she eventually briefly joins Winter's Night Force (consisting of familiar young magic users:
Raven,
Klarion the Witch Boy,
Zach Zatara,
Black Alice and newcomers Skye and Robert Diaz) to combat the magic murdering villains and reveals herself as a fan of the Teen Titans hero, Raven. She later appears in the Blue Beetle run, revealing she used to date Jamie like in the previous literations. == Characterization ==