"living computers" called Mother Box. Alternate versions Seven Soldiers of Victory Lightray makes several brief, non-speaking appearances in Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory series, where his human form is a frail man on crutches. Captain Carrot In the miniseries Captain Carrot and the Final Ark, Lightray's counterpart in the "New Dogs" is an anthropomorphic dog named Lightstray. JLA: The Nail In the 1998 Elseworlds JLA: The Nail, Lightray is depicted fighting in a war between New Genesis and Apokolips. Influence Jack Kirby's 1971 design for Lightray's costume influenced the look of artist Al Milgrom's creation of Firestorm in 1978. In an interview from 2019, Milgrom admitted: "The facemask on Firestorm, the way it comes around the chin, was probably inspired by Lightray more than anything... I liked the [Lightray] head-covering thing; I said, "I'm stealin' it!" A July 1971 New Gods story featuring Lightray has been noted as an example of racial bias in 1970s superhero storytelling. In "Death and the Black Racer" (New Gods #3), Lightray — a blond white man — is running desperately to escape the Black Racer, portrayed as a person of color. José Alaniz and Scott T. Smith noted in Uncanny Bodies: Superhero Comics and Disability that the story "suggests a racial dichotomy... in which blackness presents as a threatening force". In other media Television Lightray appears in the shows set in DC Animated Universe: Lightray appears in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Legacy" Pt. 2, in a non-speaking role. Lightray appears in the two-part Justice League episode "Twilight", voiced by Rob Paulsen. When Batman and Wonder Woman arrive on New Genesis to look for Orion, Lightray taunts them, giving Wonder Woman a playful slap on the behind, prompting her to declare "He's worse than the Flash!". This leads to a chase around New Genesis as Batman manages to trap Lightray as Orion arrives. Lightray is later seen with Batman, Wonder Woman, and Orion when they meet with Highfather. Lightray returns in a non-speaking role in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Destroyer". He encounters Lex Luthor, Sinestro and the Secret Society near New Genesis after they have accidentally resurrected Darkseid, who destroyed their base, only to be attacked by Evil Star and have his Mother Box stolen by Luthor, which the villains use to return to Earth. His fate afterwards is unknown. Lightray was originally planned to appear in the Harley Quinn episode