Laurel Gand was created by Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum, Keith Giffen and Al Gordon. While a part of original Legion continuity, Laurel Gand only existed in the Glorithverse reality created after the Five Year Gap when Glorith took the Time Trapper's place in history. Laurel, in turn, took the place of Supergirl in Legion history as Superboy and Supergirl had been stricken by the villainess from the Legion's continuity.