Volcana (Claire Selton) is a supervillain in Superman: The Animated Series. Voiced by Peri Gilpin, she made her first appearance in the episode "Where There's Smoke". Fictional character biography Superman: The Animated Series The supervillainess known as Volcana was originally named Claire Selton. As a teenager, Claire showed an aptitude for pyrokinesis — the ability to start fires with one's mind. Her parents sent her to Metropolis' Center for Paranormal Studies so that she could learn to control and develop her power, but she was soon taken by government agents who had big plans for her. According to the director of the center, the agents "stripped away her past, code-named her Volcana, and tried their hardest to turn her into a living weapon". Volcana would not go along with the plan. She escaped from the agents, became a hunted fugitive and survived the only way she could: by stealing. Following the fire activity on a ship, Volcana contacted her fence Donnie to find a way to get her out of town and to meet at the "usual place". After the call with Volcana, Donnie was approached by three men in suits who ask him about where the "usual place" is. Superman later had contact with Volcana. They fought briefly, then Volcana escaped. When she arrived at the "usual place" to meet with Donnie only to run into Kurt (one of the three men in suits) who mentioned that he was the one who originally kidnapped her. Before Volcana could retaliate, she was hit by a powerful flame retardant by the other agents and captured. Superman later arrived at the same spot and managed to interrogate one of the men that worked for Kurt. Volcana was held in a gas tank in an underground facility where Kurt stated that he will sell Volcana to another government where they will dissect her and discover the source of her abilities. When Superman arrived, he indicated that Kurt was doing this for his own reasons; the original "Project Firestorm" was shut down. During Superman's fight with Kurt's men, the gas tank housing Volcana was damaged enough for her to break out of it. Volcana managed to wreak havoc on the facility to take revenge on Kurt. Her attacks ignited several hydrogen tanks. The explosion stunned her while Superman evacuated the endangered combatants. Superman placed her on a deserted island where Superman delivered her food