DIAMOND LIL
Real Name: Lillian Crawly
Other Aliases: "Creepy" Crawly
Group Affiliation: Former member of Alpha Flight, Gamma Flight and Omega Flight
Legal Status: Citizen of Canada with a criminal record; pardoned by the Canadian Federal Government
First Appearance: Alpha Flight #11
Creator: John Byrne

      Absolutely nothing is known of Lillian Crawly's past before she became involved with Department H. The only thing known about her time with H before its original shutdown is that she was a member of the second tier training team called Gamma Flight and that she was romantically involved for a time with fellow member Madison Jeffries.
      Crawly was one of the members of Beta & Gamma Flights recruited by Jerry Jaxon into the criminal organization Omega Flight. Crawly was present for both of the original Omega's confrontations with Alpha.
      At one point in time Alpha operated temporarily under the auspices of the municipal government in Edmonton, Alberta. Stung by Alpha's refusal of their funding (and control) the Federal government decided to create another super-team to take their place. To form this team, which was to be a new Gamma Flight, the government released Crawly and her fellow Omegan known as Wild Child and pardoned them both.
      However, after her release Crawly decided to look up her old flame Jeffries, and ended up accompanying Alpha Flight on their journey through a variety of mystical dimensions at the hands of the Sorcerer.
      After their return to Earth Crawly stayed with Alpha rather than joining Gamma. Eventually she and Madison Jeffries rekindled their romance, and the two are now married. [Compiler's note: It is unknown whether or not Crawly took Jeffries' name after the ceremony; hence her name is listed as above.]
      Lil and Madison recently quarreled over the latter's decision to rejoin Alpha Flight. Not having heard from Madison in some time (and having cooled off a bit) Lil went to Department H headquarters to look for him. There she was forcibly sedated and restrained. Department scientists then began running experiments on her. One experiment apparently involved the removal of some internal tissue. It's unknown what methods the Department used to pierce Lil's skin.
      The experiments eventually evolved to where Dr. Huxley attempted to infect Lil with the Weapon X bacteria. Lil's invulnerability prevented this. When last seen Lil was discovered in a holding tank by Mr. Gentry and Alpha Flight. The Weapon X bacteria were covering her skin. Efforts are presumably being made to remove the bacteria and set Lil free.
      [Compiler's Note: Judging from information gathered from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition, Diamond Lil served as the basis for the Next Men character code-named White Diamond.]
      Diamond Lil possesses superhuman strength and an extreme degree of resistence to injury. Her skin has been characterized as being "diamond hard"; at one time extreme measures were necessary to do a biopsy of a possible cancer tumor. Even Lil's hair shares this resistance to damage; she has in the past employed one of her hairs as a garrotte. The source of Lil's abilities is unknown; she is presumably a mutant.