Who Is Astra? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Astra is a Marvel comic book character, with over 147 comic issue appearances. One of the members of the Shi'ar Empires Imperial Guards, Astra is an alien with mass altering abilities which allow her do become intangible. She has seen all the major changes of the Guardsmen allegiances and membership throughout the years.

Who is Astra?

Origin Astra was a founding member of the Imperial Guard and first clashed with the X-Men over the fate of the Shi'ar Empress Lilandra . Later, when Deathbird was Empress, she commanded the entire Imperial Guard to fight the combined forces of the Starjammers and Excalibur so that she could claim the power of the Phoenix Force for herself. During the battle, Astra surprised Shadowcat with the ability to hit her while in an intangible state, since she could match her molecular density. Creation Astra was created by Chris Claremont , Dave Cockrum and Dan Green in 1977 and first appeared in X-Men #107. She is loosely based on the DC Comics character from the 30th century Phantom Girl. She was a part of the initial introduction of Imperial Guard characters that debuted first, fashioned after members of the Legion of Super-heroes. Major Story Arcs X-Men Astra questions the X-Men demanding to know who they are, when the two teams, the Imperial Guard and X-Men meet for the first time, with the X-Men trying to rescue Lilandra from D'Ken's mad schemes. Astra was startled by Wolverine who bore the uniform of Imperial Guard member Fang , in the midst of battle.

Key facts

Astra is of alien origin and first appeared in "Where No X-Man Has Gone Before!". The character is published by Marvel. With 147 recorded issue appearances, Astra ranks among the most featured characters in comics.