Oldest child of the Royal family of the planet Almerac, the fiery-tempered Maxima
came to Earth in search of a suitable mate, leaving behind
Ultraa, her betrothed.
She and Superman are genetically compatible; she could give him what no Earth woman could - children. She was infuriated when Superman rejected her offer, saying he had no desire to father despots.
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Maxima
later
found herself reluctantly working with Brainiac who had destroyed Almerac with the Warworld. She
turned against him, and helped Earth's heroes defeat him, subsequently joining a reformed Justice League for her own reasons after the League saved Almerac from
Starbreaker. As a Leaguer, she helped in the fight against Doomsday, and when that version of the League disbanded, she became a member of
Captain Atom's
Extreme Justice. She considered both Captain Atom and
Amazing-Man as potential mates, but neither were interested. During the period of her flirtation with Captain Atom, an angry jilted Ultraa attacked him, Maxima eventually stopped the brawl and sent Ultraa back to Almerac.
She
offered herself to Superman again, hoping that her recent good deeds would offset her earlier ruthlessness.[3] Superman, now married to Lois Lane, was even less interested in her proposal than before. Angry and humiliated, she joined the
Superman Revenge Squad. S
he swore that Superman had rejected, humbled and humiliated her for the last time, and threatened that the next time they meet, it would truly be war.
