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History

Origin

The story of the Starjammers began with Christopher Summers, a military pilot returning with his family from a trip to Alaska. Without warning, their plane was attacked. Chris's wife, Katherine, strapped their two sons (Scott Summers and Alexander Summers who later became the X-Men Cyclops and Havok) to their only parachute and pushed them out of the plane, saving their lives. The husband and wife were then teleported from their plane to the ship of an advanced alien race called the Shi'ar. This had been a zoological scouting mission to bring in a human specimen. They were brought before D'Ken, the then ruler of the Shi'ar Empire, who was immediately smitten with Katherine, making her his concubine and sending her husband to the slave pits. Eventually, Christopher escaped and reached D'Ken's private quarters to try to assassinate him. However, he was caught and punished by having his wife murdered before his eyes, and his unborn son cut out of her womb. His spirit broken, he was sent to a mining camp on another planet. For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English[1] Spoken language(s) English 85. ... Cyclops (Scott Summers) is a fictional character who exists in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero who is the field leader of the X-Men. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Apollo 15 capsule landed safely despite a parachute failure. ... This article is about the satellite communications facility. ... “Green people” redirects here. ... The Shiar, also called the Aerie, are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Zoology (rarely spelled zoölogy) is the biological discipline which involves the study of non-human animals. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin: wise man or knowing man) in the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... In biology, specimen is an individual animal or a plant or a microorganism that is used as a representative to study the properties of the whole population of that species. ... DKen Neramani is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... assassin, see Assassin (disambiguation) Jack Ruby assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald in a very public manner. ... Vulcan (Gabriel Summers) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ...

Cover to X-Men Spotlight on the Starjammers #1.
Artist Dave Cockrum.

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Formation of the team

While working in the mining camp, Christopher witnessed the guards mercilessly beating a feline-like female. He stepped in, trying to get them to stop, but was then beaten himself. The woman was taken to the holding cells and Christopher huddled up in a corner, ashamed of himself. A little while later, Raza and Ch'od passed by and asked Christopher for the whereabouts of their comrade Hepzibah. Unfortunately, Chris was too afraid to answer. After they had left, Chris felt guilty and went to the guards' quarters, starting a fight after killing one of them. Surrounded on all sides, Christopher's cause seemed hopeless when Raza and Ch'od jumped in. After getting past the guards, they freed the cat-woman and snuck on board a Shi'ar starship. Christopher used his pilot call-sign, Corsair. Naming Christopher their captain, they became the Starjammers, a group of space pirates rebelling against D'Ken's leadership. “Feline” redirects here. ...

Further adventures

The Starjammers have had many adventures across the universe, many of them on Earth with the X-Men, during which Christopher Summers finally met his long lost sons, now X-Men. At times, the group ran with Professor X and even his consort, the Shi'ar ruler, Lillandra. The group participated in the defeat of the cosmic threat Magus, assisted by Professor X and the New Mutants. When the Skrulls made an incursion into Shi'ar territory, the Starjammers were overwhelmed, kidnapped and duplicated. They were later rescued from their imprisonment by the X-Men. The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... The Shiar, also called the Aerie, are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Magus is the name of two fictional characters in Marvel Comics universe. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... The Skrulls are a fictional alien race in Marvel Comics universe. ...

The Hulk and Silver Surfer recruited the Starjammers to assist in a raid on Troyjan held space, to rescue several friends of the Hulk. A violent fight broke out, with the Starjammers slaying several enemies. It was ended with an alien bureaucrat offered the option of the Starjammers and allies simply asking to see the person they wished to confront. The group were also temporary allies of the Avengers. For some time, they were prisoners of the Collector, a cosmic being interested in preserving unique specimens of life. They became trapped in a conflict between the Collector, Galactus and the well-meaning but dangerous efforts of Wolverine of the X-Men. The Incredible Hulk in popular media, see Hulk. ... The Silver Surfer is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. ... The Collector is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... It has been suggested that Power Cosmic be merged into this article or section. ...

A recent Starjammers series introduced a new member of the Starjammers. Although some readers believed it was out of Marvel Universe continuity, the events of the series were referenced in a recent entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe series, confirming its canonical status. This does not cite any references or sources. ... In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. ... The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, also known as OHOTMU, is a guide which attempts to detail the fictional universe of Marvel Comics. ...

The Rise and Fall of the Shi' ar Empire

Later the Starjammers appeared in the Uncanny X-Men story arc "The Rise and Fall of the Shi' ar Empire", this 12 issues long story was a follow-up on X-Men: Deadly Genesis.

Here the third son of Corsair 'Gabriel Summers' codenamed Vulcan, came to Shi'ar space for revanche on D'Ken and the Shi'ar empire. The long lost 3rd son of Christopher married Deathbird and killed not only D'Ken, but also his own father while claiming the throne of the Shi'ar. Vulcan is now emperor of the Shi'ar empire together with his new wife Deathbird.

Hebzibah got stranded on earth and had no wish to return to the Starjammers because of Corsairs death, so she decided to stay with the X-Men on earth and joined the Uncanny X-Men Team as of #486.

Havok made the choice to stay with the Starjammers and took over his fathers role as their leader. His long time lover Polaris, their teammate Marvel Girl and her brand new love Korvus decided to join the Starjammers as well, all determined to help Lilandra getting back her throne. The current Starjammers are now: Havok, Polaris, Ch'od, Marvel Girl, Raza, Korvus and Cr+++.

The further adventures of the Starjammers will continue in the upcoming series: X-Men: Emperor Vulcan, this mini series (5 issues) will be written by Chris Yost and pencilled by Paco Diaz.

Membership

• Corsair: Leader, father of the X-Men Cyclops, Havok, and Vulcan
• Ch'od: Large reptilian creature, a member of the Saurid race.
• Cr+eee: a white, furry companion for Ch'od which only he can understand
• Hepzibah: Corsair's lover, a member of the Mephitisoid race; her true name is nearly unpronounceable to humans
• Raza Longknife: a Shi'ar cyborg.
• Lilandra Neramani: Empress of the Shi'ar Empire.
• Binary: a mutated form of Carol Danvers which controlled vast amounts of cosmic energy, had superstrength, flight, and the ability to survive unaided in space
• Sikorsky: Insect-like robot, expert-physician
• Waldo: the artificial intelligence of the Starjammers' ship, destroyed beyond repair
• Keeyah: a Kree who briefly acted as pilot.
• Korvus: descendant of a Shi'ar host for the Phoenix Force, has gone rogue.
• Havok: Alexander Summers, former X-Man, fires plasma blasts.
• Polaris: Lorna Dane, former X-Man, controls magnetism.
• Marvel Girl: Rachel Summers, former member of the X-Men and Excalibur; telepath/telekinetic, has been a host for the Phoenix Force.

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Other media

• The Starjammers appeared in an X-Men animated series five-part episodes called the Phoenix Saga.
• The Starjammers appear to be an homage to a team of traders who appeared in the Poul Anderson book Satan's World. That team included a human, a dragon-like alien, and a cat-like female alien.

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External links

• MarvelDatabase:Starjammers
• MarvelDatabase:Character Gallery Starjammers
• Uncannyxmen.net feature on the Starjammers