Who Is Lorelei Travis? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Lorelei Travis is a Marvel comic book character, with over 116 comic issue appearances. Lorelei Travis is one of The 198. Her power is prehensile hair and her first appearance was District X #1.

Who is Lorelei Travis?

Origin Lorelei Travis was formerly an exotic dancer at Wildkat Klub in Mutant Town . Despite the hardships presented to her by some of the locals and occasional harassment from customers, she seemed content. Her prehensile and long flowing hair also making her a rather popular attraction and draw at the Wildkat Club. Her powers continued to exist after M-Day , the event which found the majority of the mutant population depowered and without powers. However, a group of militant Purity members, exploiting the vulnerability of lower mutant numbers, identified Lorelei as a mutant and attacked her cutting off all of her prehensile hair. She is saved and taken to the mutant refugee camp situated at the X-Mansion by Toad . At the camp, a mysterious and enigmatic mutant Absolom Mercator, also known as Mr M. He quietly and gently uses his powers to restore her hair, much to Lorelei's delight.

Key facts

Lorelei Travis is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Mister M, Part 1". The character is published by Marvel. With 116 recorded issue appearances, Lorelei Travis ranks among the most featured characters in comics.