Who Is Firestar? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Firestar is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Angelica Jones, with over 1,123 comic issue appearances. Trained to be an assassin with her microwave-manipulating mutant powers, Angelica Jones instead grew to be the popular hero Firestar. A founding member of New Warriors, Firestar has also played a key role as part of the Avengers and X-Men.

Who is Firestar?

Origin Angelica Jones Bart Jones was a hard working employee of the nuclear industry, a job that kept him and his family moving around the country. Although he was widowed, he had help from his elderly mother to raise his thirteen-year-old daughter Angelica. The two would often disagree over how to treat Angelica, with her "Nana" trying to raise her spirits and convince her that she was special, and her "Daddy" trying to be more realistic. Moving around the country had been difficult on Nana's health and Angelica's ability to make friends. After their last move, Angel found it more difficult than ever to make new friends. The local girls were initially spiteful, and became exceptionally jealous when the most popular boy in school began to show a romantic interest in Angel. Their taunting in the school cafeteria caused her to subconsciously over-heat her carton of chocolate milk, which subsequently exploded over a teacher and landed her in detention. They later destroyed her entry for the school's ice-sculpting competition, the anger and pain of which caused Angel's powers to melt all the other entries.

Key facts

Firestar is of mutant origin. The character is published by Marvel. With 1,123 recorded issue appearances, Firestar ranks among the most featured characters in comics.