The original Wildfire (Carol Vance Martin) was female, and one of the first female super heroes. Her name was changed to Firebrand out of respect for the male version created 40 years later.For the Golden Age Quality Comics character, see: Wildfire (Golden Age).Wildfire is a fictional DC Comics superhero. Created by Cary Bates and Dave Cockrum, the character debuted in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #195 (June 1973). The story is set in a fictional universe's 30th and 31st centuries.