Mirage
Danielle 'Dani' Moonstar
Created by Chris Claremont & Bob McLeod
First Appearance
Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants (1982)
Appearances
452
Primary Team
New Mutants
Debut Era
1980s
A Cheyenne mutant who creates psychic illusions drawn from people's deepest fears and desires. Dani Moonstar is a natural leader — fierce, principled, and unwilling to compromise. She became a Valkyrie of Asgard, led the New Mutants, and never stopped fighting for her people. One of the most underrated characters in the X-Men canon.
Appearances Over Time
Series
Most Appearances By Series
The New Mutants (1983) 79 issues
New Mutants (2009) 57 issues
X-Force (1991) 54 issues
New Mutants (2020) 30 issues
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 30 issues
New X-Men (2004) 27 issues
New Mutants (2003) 16 issues
Uncanny X-Men (2019) 14 issues
X-Men: Legacy (2008) 8 issues
Uncanny X-Men (2013) 7 issues
Events
Event Participation
Inferno (1989) 3/14
Decimation (2005) 1/10
Utopia (2009) 1/4
Necrosha (2009) 4/13
Second Coming (2010) 9/22
Age of X (2011) 6/6
Schism (2011) 1/12
Age of X-Man (2019) 6/31
X of Swords (2020) 1/23
First Appearance
Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants
1982
First X-Men Appearance
The New Mutants #1
March 1983