Who Is Corsair? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Corsair is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Christopher Summers, with over 828 comic issue appearances. Christopher Summers is the father of Cyclops, Havok and Vulcan. He also commands the Space Pirate group known as: The Starjammers.

Who is Corsair?

Origin Corsair started out as a test Christopher Summers, pilot for the National Aeronautical Space Administration of the United States Air Force. He met his wife Katherine Anne and not soon after the where married, the couple had two sons, the eldest son being Scott , and a second son, named Alex . As part of his job, Christopher took on many flights testing airplanes and transporting cargo. On many occasions, Christopher brought his family along for these flight, not knowing one of the flight would soon spell disaster for him and his family, as his life would never be the same again. Creation Corsair was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum in 1977 and first appeared in X-Men # 104. Major Story Arcs Shi'ar Empire Major Christopher Summers was flying himself, his wife and their two young sons in their private plane down the Western American coast from Alaska. During this trip their plane is suddenly attacked by a starship from the alien Shi'ar Empire on an exploratory mission to Earth. The Shi'ar pursue Summers's craft to prevent them from making their presence on Earth known to the general public.

Key facts

Corsair is of human origin and first appeared in "The Gentleman's Name is Magneto". The character is published by Marvel. With 828 recorded issue appearances, Corsair ranks among the most featured characters in comics.