Guide Note

Emma Frost is a fictional super hero from the Marvel Universe and a member of the team of mutant superheroes known as The X-Men. Previously an enemy of the X-Men, Emmma Frost eventually joined them and even started a romantic relationship with Scott Summers, a leader of the X-Men with the codename Cyclops. The Emma Frost character has never had a comic book series specifically about it, but it has appeared in several comic books and a few of the cartoon adaptations about The X-Men.

Fast Facts

1. First appearance: Uncanny X-Men #129 (1980)
2. Created by: Chris Claremont and John Byrne
3. Powers: Telepathy; can also turn her body into diamond
4. AKA "The White Queen"
5. Currently in a relationship with Cyclops
6. Was leader of the Hellions
7. Helped instruct the X-team, Generation X

Before her tenure with the X-Men, Emma Frost was known as the evil White Queen, part of a secretive group of evil mutants who called themselves The Hellfire Club. The top tier named themselves after chess pieces, with a White King, Black Queen, and Black King among their ranks. She also led and guided a group of young mutants called The Hellions, who often clashed with the X-Men. Eventually renouncing her evil ways, she joined the X-Men in a leadership role, training youngsters and filling in for Professor Xavier when he went missing for a time.