Who Is Dead Girl? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Dead Girl is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Moonbeam, with over 179 comic issue appearances. A mutant whose powers didn't activate until after she died. She became a member of the new X-Force and later X-Statix.

Who is Dead Girl?

Origin Moonbeam originally moved to New York City as a young teenager to pursue an acting career in the big city. While there, she met a fellow actor who had fallen on similar hard luck in the rough big city acting business. After a period of time, she fell in love with her coworker and they decided that they would move in together. One fateful night in a hotel her lover murdered Moonbeam, then he hurriedly took the body and sealed it in a mausoleum. That night Moonbeam's mutation activated on her necrotic tissue and she was revived. However, she found herself still effectively sealed within her tomb. While in this state she managed to discover her ability to communicate with the deceased buried around her. The dead who's spirits were free to roam planted a seed of doubt in Moonbeam's killer, eventually luring him back to the crypt in which he had buried Moonbeam.

Key facts

Dead Girl is of mutant origin and first appeared in "One of Us". The character is published by Marvel. With 179 recorded issue appearances, Dead Girl ranks among the most featured characters in comics.