Danielle Moonstar (September 7, 1982) This Day In Comics
Danielle Moonstar is a mutant who was born in Boulder, Colorado. One of her first manifestations is a vision of her parents’ death, killed by a demonic bear. Shortly afterwards, her parents disappear and Dani is taken in by her grandfather, Black Eagle. The Hellfire Club attempt to capture her, and in the melee, her grandfather is killed. He has already contacted Professor X to take care of Dani. Xavier, who had been a close friend of Moonstar’s father, offers to teach Dani control over her powers. She joins his group of students called the New Mutants, and shortly afterwards becomes the co-leader of the group, together with Cannonball.
She first appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants (September 7, 1982). Moonstar originally possessed the psionic/psychic ability to telepathically create illusions of her opponents’ fears or wishes. She later developed a wide range of psionic and energy manipulation powers, as well as some magical abilities after a series of adventures in Asgard.
