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Like many (I assume), I was a little confused when I first saw Firestar on Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. The fire powered superheroine was named Anjelica Jones, but visually she looked just like Mary Jane Watson. Peter Parker even had a big crush on her just as he did with MJ in the comics. It looked like maybe she was designed to be MJ and then later given a name change, but I'm not sure what the real story is there.
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I never even got the reasoning for the three of them (Spidey, Ice Man, and Firestar) being roommates in the first place! For instance, was Bobby Drake striking out on his own like he temporarily did with Warren Worthington III back in the Silver Age X-men comic? Did the three of them first meet and team up against some super-villain at a public event all three were separately attending?
The only detailed origin I ever saw in the cartoon was how Angelica Jones first got her powers. Not bad! But, it should have been a two-parter, at least, so the above questions could be answered in greater detail.
You're definitely not the only one. I thought it was MJ at first too.
Companies want their own characters so they don't pay out loads of royalties. Loads of Clark Kent doubles among tons of different tv crews. Red head who is a fire controller? Not exactly a unique idea. Besides, Red Sonja to Red She-Hulk...they are all "Crimson Dynamos"!
@Det. Tobor: Or is that "Dynamolls"? ;-)
I don't know whether Firestar was ever meant to be MJ, but I read somewhere that in the original concept for that series the fire-using hero was going to be Johnny 'Human Torch' Storm... only it turned out that Marvel had leased the cartoon rights to him to some other company, so he wasn't available for this and they had to create an original character instead.
I only saw one or two episodes, which didn't include the one with Firestar's origin story: What was her origin, then, was she just another mutant (as as the case when she finally was incorporated into the mainstream Marvel universe) or was some other factor involved?
IIRC Yes, Firestar was a mutant.
BTW @Anon1040: #badpunnocookie
Unclear if Firestar was ever meant to be Mary Jane, but her look was definitely based on her per Tom Brevoort.
https://www.cbr.com/john-romita-firestar-mary-jane-concept-art/
@Daviticus: comparatively better than Bova of Wundagore as "the Crimson Dynamoo!"
Carycomic actually had the nerve to use that in an on-line fanfic. :-(
Okay, Angelica and Bobby in this continuity were both X-Men whom Charles Xavier sponsored to enroll in Empire State University. The at the time DUO began to attract the interest of J Jonah Jameson,who told Peter that Spider-man was old news and he wanted pics of Iceman and Firestar. Peter bumps into them when Angelica's dog, Ms Lion
Spidey also encounters F and I as they all attempt to stop the Beetle from stealing Tony Stark's latest supercomputer. (one encounter ending with Spidey telling Stark to be glad HE'S not a superhero. It can really ruin your day.)
A fire in the ESU& science lab leads to Peter discovering Angelica's identity as he setsa camera that she triggers upon entering an empty room to transform in. Peter catches it on his film, allowing him to guess Bobby's identity and offers to be a team. So he brings them home as boarders to help Aunt May with money issues.
(And yes... Firestar was my first superhero crush.)
Cover of the month!
*Steals cookiee from Daviticus; gives it to Anon1040.*
Nice confront but DC Firehawk would also do fine.
Like wiseass Stan Lieber said in MallRats.
Thats classified.
What do you supposed was going on in the 70s with two dudes and a chick under same ceiling with just a total oblivious old May downstairs?
Use your imagination cuz i think not even Rule 34 bothered to answer that obvious one.
I wonder if Firestar needs KF's help to put Capt. Atom and the Red Hulk on ice?
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