OCT 31, 2026
DAZZLER WAS ALMOST A REAL POP STAR — A RECORD LABEL INVENTED HER TO LAUNCH AN ACTUAL SINGER, AND SHE WAS DESIGNED AFTER GRACE JONES!
She was designed to sell records for a real singer who never existed. The comic was the only part of the plan that survived.
Developed in 1978–79 by Casablanca Records and Marvel as a real-singer multimedia launch, Dazzler was designed by John Romita Jr. after Grace Jones; the deal collapsed, Marvel kept the character, and she debuted in Uncanny X-Men #130 (1980) before headlining a 42-issue solo series.
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