Who Is Polaris? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Polaris is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Lorna Sally Dane, with over 2,949 comic issue appearances. The Mistress of Magnetism, Polaris, is the daughter of Magneto. One of the earliest additions to the X-Men's roster, she has also been a member of X-Factor and the Genoshan Acolytes.

Who is Polaris?

Origin A young Lorna crashing a plane After being married for several years, Lorna's father, a pilot named Arnold, discovers that she isn't his daughter at all. While piloting a plane carrying his wife Suzanna and daughter Lorna, who is 3 years old at the time, Arnold confronts his wife about her affair. Hearing her parents argue, little Lorna gets upset and starts crying and screaming for her parents to stop arguing. Her mutant powers uncontrollably manifest and she unintentionally rips the plane apart in mid-flight. Lorna survives the crash, but her parents do not. Drawn to the crash site by the magnetic pulse Lorna had unleashed, Magneto finds Lorna and orders Mastermind to rewrite Lorna's memories via illusions. The initial manifestation of her powers turns Lorna's hair from brown to green. She keeps her hair dyed so as not to seem different from others and become ostracized.

Key facts

Polaris is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Who Dares Defy The Demi-Men?; A Beast Is Born". The character is published by Marvel. With 2,949 recorded issue appearances, Polaris ranks among the most featured characters in comics.