One of the most exotic creatures in all of comicdom, Starfire, as brought to life in this wonderful commision from George Perez. (I found this one on the Twelfth Night website, a great resource) Princess Koriander's story is a troubled one, sold into slavery by her evil sister Komandr and forced to endure untold horrors at the hands of her alien slavers, hers is a story of survival. Her origin can be found in Tales of the New Teen Titans # 4 (1981) an exellent story by the great team of Wolfman and Perez. The great news is it can usually be picked up for one or two bucks..Unlike those whingers over in the X-Men, no matter what problems the Titans had, and they had a lot individually and collectively, they never let them grind them down and always had time for a laugh and some fun, and that is one of great charms of this comic book in an era of gritty socially conscious storytelling. Starfire always maintained a beautiful innocence even in light of the tortures and degradations she recieved, A wonderfully conceived character, apart from her obvious charms.
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