Who Is Fantasma? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Fantasma is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Fantasia, with over 30 comic issue appearances. Fantasma is a Dire Wraith sorceress who was once a member of Russia's national superhero team, the Winter Guard.

Who is Fantasma?

Origin Believed to be a human sorceress, Fantasma was raised as a foundling and trained by the Russian Executive Security Committee to work with the People's Protectorate. Creation Fantasma was created by Mark Gruenwald , Kieron Dwyer and Al Milgrom in 1989 and first appeared in Captain America # 352. Mayor Story Arcs The Winterguard After the original Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna) was killed, she left the team alongside Vanguard and Starlight , and several others. Alongside them, she formed The Protectorate , and entered Immortus ' realm in order to try and persuade him to revive Darkstar. After spending a year figh ting off the Dire Wraiths in Immortus's realm, she was ultimately revealed to be herself a Dire Wraith, and fled back to Earth. Once there, she and The Presence attempted to revive an army of Dire Wraith who lived inside the Winter Guard's base. However, the remaining members of The Protectorate followed her, and after a fight they managed to banish her back to limbo - but not before she dragged Starlight in with her. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

Key facts

Fantasma is of alien origin and first appeared in "Refuge". The character is published by Marvel. With 30 recorded issue appearances, Fantasma ranks among the most featured characters in comics.