Origin

When Angelica first discovered her powers when they came about at age 13, both Charles Xavier (Professor X) and the Emma Frost felt it. They both tried to get Angel to go to their schools, but Emma sweet talked her into her school, Massachusetts Academy. Emma put Angel under a minimal mind control, kept her away from fellow students, and unknowingly to Angelica trained her to be an assassin. When she was sent to kill Xavier, he was able to break her of all control.

She later was manipulated into joining the New Warriors where she met her goofy future fiancé Vance Astrovik (Marvel Boy/Justice). She later proved herself to be vital in the Maximum Carnage storyline when Carnage gets his power upgrade. Her microwave-based powers are the only thing still effectively able to hurt Carnage. But even with all of his murders she refuses to kill him herself.

After the New Warriors series ended they joined the Avengers after proving their worthiness by taking down the supervillain Whirlwind, who had foiled most of the other Avengers at once.

Angelica learned that her powers were slowly causing her to become sterile and began to use her powers more sparingly. She later told the team of her condition and Dr. Hank Pym created a uniform that would siphon off excess radiation so it would not harm her any longer.

Firestar and Vance retired from super heroism to concentrate on their relationship education, but soon after called their engagement off; Angelica felt that she hadn't experienced enough of life on her own, and felt apprehensive about getting married. She tried to settle into a normal life, going to college and living on her own. Shortly thereafter, however, she and the majority of Earth's heroes were faced with the Superhuman Registration Act, which would force them to reveal their civilian identities to the general public. Tired of the lifestyle of a hero, Angelica responded by giving up her status as Firestar, and retiring from heroism altogether.

When M-Day took its many victims, Firestar became one of the few mutants who retained their powers. She was not among the team of New Warriors who died during the explosion in Stamford.

It has been stated that Angelica will resume her role as Firestar in the near future as a member of a new team of superhumans assembled by [[Cable]]. The tean will travel to the future to protect the mutant baby who was recently the focus of the [[Messiah Complex]] storyline.

Powers

Firestar's powers includes the ability to generate, absorb and manipulate microwave radiation, fire/plasma blasts, light generation, disruption of electronics and psionic powers and flight.

Microwave Energy Generation: can tap into Earth's electromagnetic field and convert it into microwave radiation emissions.

Microwave Energy Manipulation: can focus microwaves on a specific target, and cause it to burst into flame, or explode, or melt and can also sense microwave signals and disrupt electronics with her microwave emissions

Microwave Emission Heat: microwave energy allows her to generate intense heat

Microwave Emission Flight: projecting her plasma aura downwards in a tightly focused stream, she can generate enough upward thrust to fly at high speeds

Microwave Emission Immunity: immune to the microwaves she emits 

Status

Height:5'2"

Weight:101 lbs (46 kg)

Hair:Red

Eyes:Green

Known Relatives: Bartholomew Jones (Father) & Nana (Grandmother, Deceased)

Citizenship: Citizen of the United States

Place of Birth:Unrevealed

Marital Status:Single

Occupation: Retired Superhero (Formerly: Student, Adventurer, Terrorist, Assassin-in-training & Avengers Reservist.)

Education: High School Level Education at Massachusetts Academy & West Morris High School

Alternate Realities

Earth-1298

In the Mutant X universe, her mutation got to the point that she is now a body of microwave energy. She is also one of many people who are resisting the rule of Madelyne Pryor. She eventually died in the final battle along with other heroes.

Earth-3062

The Firestar from alternate reality Earth-3062 was forced to become a member of the Weapon X group that appeared in Exiles. She was killed by her own powers when she unleashed a megablast to kill Spider.

Earth-8107

In this reality Iceman works together with Spider-Man and Firestar as the Spider-Friends.

Earth-398

Firestar of Earth-398 was known as Lady Comet and was a member of the Queen's Vengeance.

Earth-982

In the alternate future of MC2, Firestar is one of the last heroes to die in the last mission of the Avengers.

Earth-2149

In the Marvel Zombiverse, she is one of the heroes that answer the distress signal coming from Colonel America. Little did they knew that it was a trap to turn them into zombies.

Earth-1610

In the Ultimate Universe, Firestar will join Iceman and Spider-Man to form the ultimate version of the Amazing Friends. While attending a beach party With her friends Peter Parker, Bobby Drake, Johnny Storm (Human Torch), Kitty Pryde and Mary Jane, Liz Allen suddenly became ablaze and is shown to be telling herself to be not a mutant because of her innate fear of them.

Creators

Firestar was created by Tom DeFalco, Dan Spiegle, Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr.