Catseye (comics)
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The New Mutants #16 (Jun. 1984) |
Created by | Chris Claremont Sal Buscema |
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Alter ego | Sharon Smith |
Species | Human Mutant |
Team affiliations | Hellions New Mutants |
Abilities | Can transform herself into a purple, humanoid feline or a panther-like wildcat. |
Catseye (Sharon Smith) is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Catseye was created by Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema in The New Mutants #16-17 (June–July 1984).[1]
Fictional character biography
Sharon Smith was a member of the original
Emma Frost takes advantage of the New Mutants' emotional turmoil after an incident where a cosmic being called the
Catseye and Wolfsbane later meet at a formal dress party sponsored by the Hellfire Club. The two sneak off, leave their dresses behind and romp in their animal forms.[5]
Later, the two teams clash high above Manhattan. Both had learned about the existence of
The White Queen later causes a confrontation between her team and the
Soon after, Emma threw another party which the Hellions as well as the X-Men Gold team attended. It was there that Trevor Fitzroy—a member of the villainous group known as the Upstarts—crashed the party with the goal of killing Emma in order to gain points within the group. Some of the Hellions died in the initial firefight. The rest, including Catseye, were killed in order to fuel Fitzroy's teleportation portal.[8]
Post Death Illusions
Catseye makes a
Also in the
Necrosha
Catseye, along with all the other deceased Hellions, is resurrected by Selene and Eli Bard. After breaking into Utopia with the help of Cypher, she and the other Hellions confront Emma Frost and taunt her for not saving them. She is subdued by Cyclops when she goes to attack Emma.[11] Part of her return was also portrayed in two issues of the then-current New Mutants series.[12]
Powers and abilities
Catseye's
Even in her human form, she retained some catlike physical features such as slitted pupils and a tail.
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
Catseye was still alive in the alternate reality called the Age of Apocalypse and was a Hellion. She and the others were hunted down and apprehended by the X-Men, after being knocked out by an enraged Wolfsbane while attempting to flee the beat-down of her fellow Hellions.[13]
What If
In a reality where the original X-Men team disbands after the marriage of Cyclops and Marvel Girl, Catseye is recruited to fill the ranks of the new X-Men team. However, while investigating the presence of a new mutant, she - as well as the other X-Men and Professor X - is captured by the living island Krakoa and killed by being drained of her life energy.[14]
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ The New Mutants #31
- ^ The New Mutants #17
- ^ The New Mutants #38-40
- ^ The New Mutants #53
- ^ The New Mutants #56
- ^ The New Warriors #9-10 (March–April 1991)
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men #281 (1991)
- ^ Generation X Annual (1997)
- ^ Generation X #55-56
- ^ X-Necrosha #1 (October 2009)
- ^ New Mutants #8-9 (2009)
- ^ X-Men: Age of Apocalypse #1
- ^ What If vol. 2 #60