X-Men Poster #144 Polaris Issue 50 Cover Jim Steranko Uncanny Avengers

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Iceman, Marvel Girl, Angel, Cyclops, Beast and Polaris! The X-Men lagged in sales behind Marvel’s other comic franchises. In 1969, writer Roy Thomas and illustrator Neal Adams rejuvenated the comic book and gave regular roles to two recently introduced characters: Havok/Alex Summers (who had been introduced by Roy Thomas before Adams began work on the comic) and Lorna Dane, later called Polaris (created by Arnold Drake and Jim Steranko). Polaris’ powers enable her to sense and control magnetism, including manipulating metals which are susceptible to magnetism. Her powers come from celestial technology that reactivated her x-gene as proven by Cerebro. Polaris can generate magnetic energy pulses, create force fields, manipulate the Earth’s magnetic field, and allow herself to fly, By concentrating, Polaris can perceive the world around her solely as patterns of magnetic and electrical energy. She can perceive the natural magnetic auras surrounding living beings as well. She has bright green hair, the first indication of her mutation. At first, she dyed her hair brown to hide this, but later she appears with her characteristic green hair. I have this image in pin-up form…look for X-Men Pin-up #29.

Near mint condition.