A little spice can be nice.
Good day! Today we begin telling the story of that alien damsel, the spice that is as exotic as her namesake: I speak of course of Koriand'r of Tamaran, known simply as...Starfire! It began quietly. October 1980's issue of DC Comics Presents (a Superman team-up publication) #26. The issue featured a new version of team that first made its debut in 1964, the Teen Titans. Writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Perez (one of my all-time favs, and I got to meet him!). The issue introduced four already known members (Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl and Beast Boy renamed Changeling) with three new creations by the above-noted duo, Raven, Cyborg and our subject, Starfire. We first see her as she is being chased by alien creatures that have been sent from her home system to stop her escape from slavery. Princess Koriand'r of Tamaran, who was destined to become ruler of her home planet, had a bitter rivalry with her older sister Komand'r (love the names). Things came to a hea...