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Betsy Braddock (character)
Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe, she first appeared in ''Captain Britain'' (vol. 1) #8 in 1976 as a supporting character for her twin brother Brian Braddock. Although she is initially depicted as a precognitive telepath, Betsy is later established to be a mutant, a subspecies of humans born with an " X-gene" that grants superhuman abilities, when she joins the X-Men in 1986 and becomes one of its most prominent members as Psylocke. A 1989 story written by Claremont and illustrated by Jim Lee redesigned Betsy as a Japanese woman, which was retroactively revealed years later to be the result of a body swap with the ninja assassin Kwannon. Following nearly 30 years of publication history, both women were returned to their original bodies, and Betsy took up the mantle of Captain Britain from her brother while Kwannon became the second Psylocke. The char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellions (Marvel Comics)
Several fictional groups of mutants have used the name the Hellions in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Hellions have always been portrayed as rivals of various teams of younger mutant heroes in the X-Men franchise, initially as actual villains and later on a team that was more of a school rival than actual enemies of the X-Men. The first and most notable incarnation of the Hellions were students of Emma Frost and the Hellfire Club's Massachusetts Academy, and were rivals of the New Mutants. The original Hellions first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #16 (June 1984), created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Sal Buscema. This version of the Hellions ended after an attack by Trevor Fitzroy and a squadron of Sentinels that killed several Hellions. Two later groups known as the Hellions or New Hellions both fought against various X groups such as Generation X and X-Force. In ''New X-Men: Academy X'' (2004), a new group of Hellions were introduced. This time they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |