#329 – Alison Blaire

Today we talk about Alison Blaire, best known as Dazzler, a singer who can also turn sound into light thanks to her mutant powers. Very useful for stage presence and also a little bit of X-men shenanigans! Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Uncanny X-Men (1963) #130-131, 148, 210-251, 259-260, 392-393, 502-534, 541-542, 600 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #203 -Fantastic Four (1961) #217 -Dazzler (1981) -Avengers (1963) #211, 221 -Marvel Team-Up (1972) #109 -X-Men: Beauty & The Beast (1984) -New Mutants (1983) #29-31, 42 -Secret Wars II (1985) #1, 4, 8-9 -Fantastic Four Vs. X-Men (1987) -X-Men Vs. Avengers (1987) -Mephisto Vs. (1987) #3-4 -X-Men Annual (1970) #11-13 -Strange Tales (1987) #9 -Marvel Fanfare (1982) #38 -X-Factor (1986) #38-39 -X-Men (1991) #5-7, 10-11, 47, 112-113 -Wolverine (1988) #102.5 -X-Force (1991) #60-61 -X-Men Unlimited (1993) #32 -Deadpool (1997) #67 -House of M (2005) #2 -New Excalibur (2005) -X-Men: Die by the Sword (2007) -X-Men Legacy (2008) #215-216, 220, 227, 250 -X-Men: Manifest Destiny (2008) #5 -Wolverine: First Class (2008) #16 -Hulk Team-Up (2009) #1 -X-Force (2008) #21-23, 25 -Nation X (2009) #1-2 -Nation X: X-Factor (2010) #1 -X-Men: Second Coming (2010) -X-Men: Hellbound (2010) -Dazzler (2010) -X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - Storm & Gambit (2010) #1 -X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - X-Men Vs. Vampires (2010) #1 -X-Men: To Serve and Protect (2010) #4 -X-Men Giant-Size (2011) #1 -Wolverine: The Best There Is (2010) #7, 10-12 -Iron Age (2011) #3 -Iron Age: Omega (2010) #1 -X-Men: Regenesis (2011) #1 -Uncanny X-Men (2011) #1, 12 -X-Treme X-Men (2012) -X-Men: X-Termination (2013) -X-Factor (2005) #259 -All-New X-Men (2012) #15, 18, 31 -Deadpool (2012) #29-32 -All-New All-Different Avengers (2015) #0 -A-Force (2016) -IVX (2016) #0-1 -Cage! (2016) #3-4 -Domino (2018) #1-2 -Dazzler: X-Song (2018) -Astonishing X-Men (2017) #14-17 -Age of X-Man (2019) -Marvel Comics (2019) #1001 -X-Force (2019) #9, 12, 43 -X-Factor (2020) #7, 9 -Way of X (2021) -Deadpool: Black, White & Blood (2021) #2 -X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation (2021) #1 -X-Terminators (2022) -X-Men: Hellfire Gala Last Rites Infinity Comic (2023) #1 -X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2023) -Dead X-Men (2024) -Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #2, 4 -X-Men: Forever (2024) #2 -Part of the FCBD preview of Barda -Free Comic Book Day list -The Boy Wonder announcement Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.