Northstar
Jean-Paul Beaubier
Created by Chris Claremont & John Byrne
First Appearance
The Uncanny X-Men #120 (1979)
Appearances
360
Primary Team
X-Men
Debut Era
1970s
A Canadian mutant speedster who can fly and generate blinding light. Jean-Paul Beaubier was one of the first openly gay superheroes in mainstream comics and the first to have a same-sex wedding published by Marvel. A former Olympic skier and Alpha Flight member, he brought speed and sharp-tongued confidence to the X-Men.
Appearances Over Time
Series
Most Appearances By Series
Alpha Flight (1983) 87 issues
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 47 issues
Astonishing X-Men (2004) 19 issues
Amazing X-Men (2014) 18 issues
Uncanny X-Men (2019) 12 issues
Alpha Flight (1997) 12 issues
Alpha Flight (2011) 11 issues
X-Factor (2020) 10 issues
X-Men: Legacy (2008) 8 issues
X-Men: The Trial of Magneto (2021) 8 issues
Events
Event Participation
Utopia (2009) 2/4
Necrosha (2009) 1/13
Second Coming (2010) 4/22
Schism (2011) 1/12
Age of X (2011) 4/6
Age of X-Man (2019) 7/31
First Appearance
The Uncanny X-Men #120
1979
First X-Men Appearance
The X-Men #120
April 1979