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Revision as of 00:33, 30 December 2009
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Men #107 (Oct 1977) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum |
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| Team affiliations | Imperial Guard |
| Notable aliases | Midget |
| Abilities | Size manipulation |
Scintilla is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
Publication history
The character first appeared in X-Men #107-109 (October 1977-February 1978), and was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum. She was not named on-panel initially.
The character next appears as Midget in X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers #2 (June 1990). The character subsequently appears as Scintilla in Avengers West Coast #81 (April 1992),[1] Quasar #32-33 (March-April 1992), Starjammers #4 (January 1996), JLA/Avengers #1 (September 2003), Uncanny X-Men #477 (October 2006), #480 (January 2007), and X-Men: Emperor Vulcan #3 (January 2008), and #5 (March 2008).
Midget appeared as part of the "Imperial Guard" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #6.
Fictional character biography
Scintilla is a long-time member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. She is one of the few who survived the battle with Vulcan.[volume & issue needed]
Powers and abilities
She can shrink to a small percentage of her normal stature.
Inspiration
Several of the members of the Imperial Guard are at least partly based on members of the DC Comics' team Legion of Super-Heroes. (Dave Cockrum, co-creator of the Guard, also had a long run as artist on the Legion.) Scintilla appears to be an homage to LSH member Shrinking Violet.[2]
References
- ^ The Marvel Index to the X-Men refers to the character as Midget, but actually she was never named on-panel before Avengers West Coast #81; there she is called Scintilla.
- ^ Kaminski, John. "Scintilla," Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe. Accessed Apr. 22, 2009.
External links
- Scintilla at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe