Years after Wonder Woman had faced the villainous Silver Swan, AKA Helen Alexandros, a new Silver Swan resurfaced in the Post-Crisis continuity, this one named Valerie Beaudry. She was deformed by her parents' exposure to radiation but had nascent abilities to control sound. Industrialist Henry Armbruster seduced and even married her to convince her to submit to experiments that enhanced her sonic powers and transformed her into a beautiful woman. But she remained insecure and emotionally dominated by Armbruster, who used her as a weapon against Wonder Woman.