Sunfire (comics)

Sunfire
Sunfire, as depicted in X-Men (vol. 2) #93 (August 1999).
Art by Alan Davis.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceX-Men #64 (January 1970)
Created byRoy Thomas
Don Heck
In-story information
Alter egoShiro Yoshida
SpeciesHuman mutant
Team affiliationsAvengers Unity Squad
X-Men
Horsemen of Apocalypse
Death's Champions
Pacific Overlords
X-Corporation Mumbai
The Twelve
Big Hero 6
Marauders
Notable aliasesFamine
Abilities
  • Flight
  • Plasma blasts
  • Ability to view infrared
  • Radiation immunity

As Horseman of Famine:

  • Ability to emit hunger-inducing light

Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida (吉田 四郎, Yoshida Shirō)) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Sunfire is a mutant and sometime member of the X-Men.

Sunfire is a Japanese mutant who can generate superheated plasma and fly. Not suited for teamwork due to his temperament and arrogance, Sunfire was briefly a member of the X-Men and has kept limited ties to the team since.[1]

  1. ^ Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 160. ISBN 978-1605490564.