Sunspot
Roberto 'Bobby' da Costa
Created by Chris Claremont & Bob McLeod
First Appearance
Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants (1982)
Appearances
422
Primary Team
New Mutants
Debut Era
1980s
A wealthy Brazilian mutant who absorbs solar energy and channels it into superhuman strength. Bobby da Costa is brash, confident, and privileged — qualities that both serve him and get him into trouble. His friendship with Sam Guthrie is the emotional anchor of the New Mutants, and his evolution from hot-headed teenager to calculating power broker mirrors the franchise's own growing complexity.
Appearances Over Time
Series
Most Appearances By Series
X-Force (1991) 90 issues
The New Mutants (1983) 83 issues
New Mutants (2009) 58 issues
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 28 issues
X-Men: Legacy (2008) 16 issues
X-Men: Red (2018) 11 issues
Fallen Angels (1987) 8 issues
Avengers vs. X-Men (2012) 7 issues
The New Mutants Annual (1984) 6 issues
New Mutants (2020) 6 issues
Events
Event Participation
Inferno (1989) 3/14
Onslaught (1996) 4/31
Utopia (2009) 1/4
Necrosha (2009) 6/13
Second Coming (2010) 8/22
Age of X (2011) 6/6
AXIS (2014) 4/9
First Appearance
Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants
1982
First X-Men Appearance
The New Mutants #1
March 1983