Who Is Amanda Sefton? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Amanda Sefton is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Jimaine Szardos, with over 471 comic issue appearances. Amanda is the former ruler of Limbo. She is also the former girlfriend of Nightcrawler from the X-Men. She has been a member of Excalibur.

Who is Amanda Sefton?

Origin Amanda and her mother Jimaine is the daughter of Margali Szardos , the Gypsy sorceress who raised her own children, Jimaine and Stefan , alongside her adopted son Kurt Wagner (aka Nightcrawler of the X-Men ). After Kurt left the circus where Margali worked as a fortune-teller, both Margali and Jimaine heard that a "demon" had killed Stefan . Margali was certain that the "demon" was Kurt and held him responsible for her son's death. Jimaine, however, believed there was more to the story and went to America to find Kurt and determine the truth. Creation Amanda Sefton was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum and first appeared (in a minor appearance) in The (Uncanny) X-Men Vol.1 issue 98 (1976). Major Story Arcs Heading to America In America, Jimaine took on the identity of Amanda Sefton, became a flight attendant, and eventually began dating Kurt. She did not reveal her true identity to him, wanting to find out if he truly could have been responsible for her brother's death. Eventually Margali and Amanda discovered that Kurt had killed Stefan in self-defense.

Key facts

Amanda Sefton is of human origin and first appeared in "Merry Christmas, X-Men — The Sentinels Have Returned!". The character is published by Marvel. With 471 recorded issue appearances, Amanda Sefton ranks among the most featured characters in comics.