Dazzler

Dazzler
Dazzler as seen on the cover of Secret Invasion: X-Men #3. Art by Terry Dodson.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Uncanny X-Men #130 (February 1980)
Created by	Group of Marvel Comics staff: Tom DeFalco John Romita, Jr. Louise Simonson Roger Stern
In-story information
Alter ego	Alison "Ali" Blaire
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Gladiators New Excalibur The 198 S.H.I.E.L.D. X-Men Wildways Rebellion A-Force
Notable aliases	The Disco Dazzler
Abilities	Highly skilled athlete Trained singer, actress and dancer Highly accomplished roller-skater Ability to convert sound into light beams of various forms and intensity

Dazzler (Alison Blaire) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually associated with the X-Men. She first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #130 (February 1980).

A mutant with the ability to convert sound vibrations into light and energy beams, Dazzler was originally developed as a cross-promotional, multi-media creation between Casablanca Records and Marvel Comics until the tie-ins were dropped in 1980. The character was created by a committee of Marvel staff, principally writer/editor Tom DeFalco and illustrator John Romita, Jr.

Despite the fact that Dazzler was originally commissioned as a disco singer, the character shifted to other musical genres, including rock and adult contemporary. She starred in a self-titled solo series in the early 1980s which lasted forty-two issues, a Marvel Graphic Novel titled Dazzler: The Movie, a four-issue limited series co-starring The Beast titled Beauty and the Beast, and later joined the cast of the X-Men. She was briefly a member of the spin-off group Excalibur but has since re-joined the X-Men.

Dazzler was originally a project commissioned by Casablanca Records in the mid-to-late 1970s to be a cross-promotion in the mold of KISS, who had two successful comic book tie-in super-specials by the end of 1977. Marvel Comics would develop a singing superhero, while Casablanca would produce a singer. The two companies would then work with Filmworks and produce a tie-in motion picture; Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter wrote a treatment for the project.