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    This article is about the comics character. For the band, see Dawnstar (band).
    Dawnstar
    Dawnstar as depicted in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5 (September 2008). Art by George Pérez.
    Publication information
    PublisherDC Comics
    First appearanceSuperboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #226 (April 1977)
    Created byPaul Levitz (writer)
    Mike Grell (artist)
    In-story information
    SpeciesAnasazi
    Place of originStarhaven
    Team affiliationsLegion of Super-Heroes
    Notable aliasesBounty
    AbilitiesLight-speed flight
    Long-range tracking

    Dawnstar is a superheroine appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. She was created by Paul Levitz and Mike Grell, and first appeared in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #226 (April 1977).

    Dawnstar has made limited appearances in other media, primarily in association with the Legion. She is voiced by Laura Bailey in JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time and Cynthia Hamidi in the Tomorrowverse.

    Fictional character biography

    Pre-Crisis version of the character. Interior artwork from Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #17; art by Greg LaRocque.

    Dawnstar (her real name, she has no Legion code name) is from the planet Starhaven, a world colonized by Native Americans who were abducted from Earth by an unknown alien species and transformed into winged metahumans.[1] Her name is derived from the appearance on Earth of the planet Venus, the "morning star", thus why she wears an eight-pointed star ornament on her forehead.

    Dawnstar's parents are Mistrider and Moonwalker, and her younger brothers are Greybird and Greatfire.[2] During her late childhood and early teens, Dawnstar's parents build a thriving business using her ability to guide ships through hazardous areas of space.[3][4]

    Dawnstar received an invitation from Legion financier R. J. Brande to attend the Legion Academy,[3] and reluctantly accepts. She is first introduced to the Legionnaires at age 16 as a recent graduate of the Academy.[5] Her tracking and navigation talents earn her full membership on her first mission. Her Legion stipend pays for enhancing her home world's defenses.

    She serves in many missions with the Legionnaires, contributing her talents at tracking and high-speed travel to perform many rescues of her colleagues, as well as investigations of personal disappearances and similar mysteries. Dawnstar has a lengthy, tragic romance with fellow Legionnaire Wildfire, as the two cannot physically touch due to Wildfire's nature as living antimatter.[6]

    After the Legion's timeline is "reset" by the Legion's battle with Mordru,[7] Dawnstar is possessed by the entity Bounty, who amputates her wings and forces her to become an assassin. Dawnstar is later freed from the entity's control.[8][9]

    In DC Pride (2022), Dawnstar is established to be bisexual.[10] Dawnstar's sexuality was previously hinted at during "The Lightning Saga" storyline, where she was shown to be in a relationship with a Thanagarian woman.[11][10]

    Powers and abilities

    Dawnstar is a metahuman who can fly at light speeds and survive in deep space by generating a self-sustaining force field. As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, she is provided a Legion Flight Ring, which enables her to track her location and communicate with other Legionnaires.[2][3][12]

    Other versions

    • Several alternate universe variants of Dawnstar appear in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #105.[13]
    • An ancestor of Dawnstar, known as Wildstar is a member of the 21st-century hero team R.E.B.E.L.S., and has the combined powers of Dawnstar and Wildfire.
    • Dawnstar appears in DC Bombshells.

    In other media

    Television

    Dawnstar makes a cameo appearance in the Legion of Super Heroes (2006) episode "Dark Victory".

    Film

    Miscellaneous

    References

    1. ^ R.E.B.E.L.S. (vol. 2) #3 (June 2009)
    2. ^ a b Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (April 1988)
    3. ^ a b c Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #240 (June 1978)
    4. ^ Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #226 (April 1977)
    5. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
    6. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #58 (March 1989)
    7. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #5 (March 1990)
    8. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #36 (November 1992)
    9. ^ Legionnaires #17 (August 1994)
    10. ^ a b Cronin, Brian (June 18, 2022). "DC Pride 2022 Marked a Major Legion of Super-Heroes Milestone". CBR. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
    11. ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #9 (July 2007)
    12. ^ Who's Who in the DC Universe #6 (August 1985)
    13. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #105 (June 1998)
    14. ^ ""JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time" Target Exclusive Animated Movie". Superman Homepage. Archived from the original on January 20, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
    15. ^ a b c "Dawnstar Voices (Legion of Super Heroes)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 26, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
    16. ^ Couch, Aaron (October 13, 2022). "DC's Legion of Super-Heroes Sets Voice Cast With Meg Donnelly and Harry Shum Jr. to Star (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
    17. ^ Harvey, James (December 5, 2023). "Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths, Part One Arrives January 2024, Press Details". The World's Finest. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawnstar

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