Shooting Star (comics)

Shooting Star
Incredible Hulk vol.1 #265 Art by Sal Buscema
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Incredible Hulk vol.1 #265 (November 1981)
Created by	Bill Mantlo (writer) Sal Buscema (penciller)
In-story information
Alter ego	Victoria Star
Team affiliations	The Rangers
Abilities	Expert markswoman and rodeo rider Wears specially-designed "star shooters" and boots which contain miniature gyroscopes

Shooting Star is a comic book superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Bill Mantlo and penciller Sal Buscema and first appeared in Incredible Hulk vol.1 #265 (November 1981). She is a member of the Rangers, the American Southwest superhero team.

Writer Bill Mantlo and penciller Sal Buscema created the superheroine Shooting Star and the superhero team the Rangers, and both first appeared in the story "You Get What You Need!" published in Incredible Hulk vol.1 #265 (November 1981). In addition to their new character, the team consists of western characters Firebird, Texas Twister, the Phantom Rider (Hamilton Slade, then called Night Rider), and the contemporary Red Wolf. The next year, she appeared in the third issue of Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions along with his colleague Texas Twister.

Shooting Star has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear on the cover of the comic book Avengers: The Initiative #1. The character appeared in the issues 2 and 19 of this series.

In 2012, writer Chris Yost chose the Texas team the Rangers to come into conflict with Houston's new superhero Scarlet Spider in the story "The Second Master" in Scarlet Spider #7-9. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, at a question about the antagonists in the story, Chris Yost answered "You'll also be seeing a well known super-hero group from the American southwest named -- wait for it -- The Rangers! Texas Twister! Shooting Star! Red Wolf! Living Lightning! Firebird! Even a new hero or two! And spoiler alert -- Scarlet Spider will fight them.".