Darkstar (Marvel Comics)

Darkstar
Darkstar
	The Laynia Petrovna version of Darkstar
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Champions #7 (August 1976)
Created by	Tony Isabella (writer); George Tuska (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Laynia Sergeievna Petrovna Krylova
Species	Human mutant
Team affiliations	X-Corporation; Soviet Super-Soldiers; Winter Guard; Siberforce; Champions of Los Angeles; Exiles (Earth-616); KGB
Partnerships	Vanguard ; Titanium Man; Crimson Dynamo; Griffin
Notable aliases	Tyomni Zvyozda (Russian translation of codename); Formerly "Great Beast"
Abilities	Darkforce manipulation granting: Energy constructs projection; Teleportation; Flight; ; Skilled hand-to-hand combatant;

Darkstar is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Tony Isabella and George Tuska, the Laynia Petrovna version of Darkstar first appeared in The Champions #7 (August 1976). Darkstar belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. She has been depicted as a member of various super-teams in her career, including X-Corporation and Champions of Los Angeles.