Red Star (a.k.a. Leonid Kovar) is a fictional Russian comic book superhero in the DC universe. A former member of the Teen Titans, he first appeared under the name Starfire in Teen Titans Vol. 1, #18 (Dec. 1968). He is not to be confused with the female DC character Starfire. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Len Wein (born June 12, 1948, New York City, New York) is an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics Swamp Thing and for reviving Marvel Comics X-Men. ... Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Superman and Batman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ... The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... Starfire is the name of a number of superheroes who have appeared in comic books published by DC Comics. ...

History

Leonid's father, Konstantin, was an archealogist, and when the two investigated a spaceship that had crashed into the Yenesi River, the ship exploded. It imbued Leonid with energy, and gave him powers of superstrength, speed, flight, and pyrokinesis. Being a Russian patriot who believed in socialism, he offered his services to his country and became the first official Russian superhero in the DC universe, taking the name Starfire. He would not reappear until New Teen Titans #18 in 1982. A new character named Starfire was on the team at this point, and so Leonid changed his codename to Red Star. The Human Torch of Marvel Comics Fantastic Four can harmlessly envelop himself in flame at will (Flame on!), which allows him to fly, shoot flame offensively, and absorb heat energy. ... Socialism is any economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled collectively or a political philosophy advocating such a system. ... Starfire is the name of a number of superheroes who have appeared in comic books published by DC Comics. ...

In New Titans #76 (1991), Red Star joined the Teen Titans. After two years, Red Star left the Titans with Pantha and Baby Wildebeest, forming a unique and somewhat dysfunctional family unit (New Titans #114, 1994). He was not seen again until the JLA/Titans miniseries in 1999. He made a few minor appearances over the next few years and was mosty recently seen in Infinite Crisis #4, in which he was frozen solid by Superboy-Prime after witnessing the brutal murder of Pantha and Baby Wildebeest. He was last seen weeping over the dead bodies of his "family" in the issue of Teen Titans dealing with the Superboy event. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Character History Pantha was a cat-like member of one of the incarnations of the Teen Titans. ... Wildebeest is a name used by many characters in DC Comics New Titans series. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Cover to Infinite Crisis #1. ... Superboy-Prime is a fictional superhero turned supervillain in the DC Universe. ...

Although some writers such as Marv Wolfman had plans for him, he never reached the spotlight, and fell back to become a rarely-used reserve member of the Titans. Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ...

Teen Titans animated series

Red Star appeared in the Teen Titans animated series episode Snowblind. He assisted Starfire during a mission in Russia and quickly became an ally to her and the Titans. His powers are similar to Starfire's, since he has super strength, and can fire red energy beams. In the cartoon show, Red Star's powers were the results of scientific experiments performed by the Soviet government and Professor Chang, in the hopes of producing a new super-soldier (similar to Marvel's Captain America). Unfortunately, Red Star lost control of his powers and the energy within him burst out and exploded, causing mass destruction. Fearing that he could lose control of his powers again, Red Star locked himself away in an abandoned nuclear power plant, releasing his excess energy into canisters to regulate his powers. But when bacteria mutated from a nuclear radiation leak began to attack the Titans and a nearby town, Red Star courageously defeats the monster. At that point, he begins to lose control of his powers again and told Starfire to take him far away. She took him to the void of space where he disappeared in a massive explosion. He made a surprise reappearance in "Titans Together", and participated in the battle against the Brotherhood of Evil. He helps by stopping Steamroller from tackling Beast Boy. This origin of Red Star was made up by Story Editor/Writer Rob Hoegee. Teen Titans was an American animated television series created by Sam Register and Glen Murakami and produced by Warner Bros. ... This page contains a list of the minor characters made specifically for Teen Titans. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers), is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Brotherhood of Evil is a group of DC Comics supervillains, arch-enemies of the original Doom Patrol. ... Antique steam powered steamroller A modern road roller in action - powered by a diesel engine this machine has the same purpose as a steam roller A steamroller is a type of heavy machinery which consists of a large tractor and a heavy cylinder that sits in front of it and... Beast Boy (real name Garfield Mark Gar Logan) is a shape-shifting superhero in the DC Comics universe. ...

Red Star was voiced by Jason Marsden. Jason Christopher Marsden (born January 3, 1975 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA) is an American screen and voice actor largely known for numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as his role in the TV series Eerie, Indiana. ...

External links

• Titans Tower Biography
• List of all of Red Star's appearances