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Starlight is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Created by Steve Gerber and Sal Buscema, she first appeared in Defenders # 35 (May 1976).
[edit] Fictional character biography
Tania Belinsky was born in Leningrad, in the former Soviet Union. Tania became a young neurosurgeon and left the USSR at the request of Doctor Strange, adopting the costumed identity of the Red Guardian and joining the Defenders.
Tania fell under the influence of Sergei Krylov, alias the "Presence", a mad scientific genius who had become one of the most influential men behind the scenes of the Soviet government. He used a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster to transform Tania into his super-powered thrall, currently called Starlight. Since her mutation by the Presence, Tania continually emits harmful radiation which she can harness for a variety of effects, including superhuman strength and durability, flight, and energy blasts.
