Post by Silver Age Fan on Mar 28, 2012 22:37:04 GMT
Anyone have any views on the mutant character Dazzler, who first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #130 (1980)?
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This is a character that I did grow to like very much. I believe Dazzler was created as a cross-promotional deal between Casablanca Records and Marvel Comics. When I first came across the character, whilst reading an X-Men issue in the mid-80s, I did feel she may have been a gimmick character. I also wasn't that keen on the idea of a character from the music industry being a superhero, even though musical bands had appeared in comic book tales.
Anyway, I was wrong. She carved out her own niche, even getting her own title at one point. Her powers are actually pretty cool and I consider them to be the most interesting powers of any mutant in the Marvel universe. I mean, what's not to like about a character who can utilize music in so many ways, all of them capable of making life difficult when she converts sound into light? What a great power, eh?
The character has been around thirty one years and whilst she may not have soared to the same heights as other superheroes, she's done pretty well. I think everything about her is intriguing and exciting.
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This is a character that I did grow to like very much. I believe Dazzler was created as a cross-promotional deal between Casablanca Records and Marvel Comics. When I first came across the character, whilst reading an X-Men issue in the mid-80s, I did feel she may have been a gimmick character. I also wasn't that keen on the idea of a character from the music industry being a superhero, even though musical bands had appeared in comic book tales.
Anyway, I was wrong. She carved out her own niche, even getting her own title at one point. Her powers are actually pretty cool and I consider them to be the most interesting powers of any mutant in the Marvel universe. I mean, what's not to like about a character who can utilize music in so many ways, all of them capable of making life difficult when she converts sound into light? What a great power, eh?
The character has been around thirty one years and whilst she may not have soared to the same heights as other superheroes, she's done pretty well. I think everything about her is intriguing and exciting.
