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Jubilee

Fan-favorite X-Man Jubilee had the ability to create and detonate energy plasmoids, brilliant balls of light that resemble fireworks. She’s been a mainstay of the X-Men and Generation X, and also served as a member of the New Warriors. Now, she leads a new Generation X team in her own ongoing series!

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Baby, You’re a Firework

Mall Rat

in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #244

Orphaned as a teenager, Jubilee made the Hollywood Mall her home and entertained shoppers with her powers for money. When the X-Men stopped by for a day of shopping, they came into conflict with the mutant-hunting M-Squad, and inadvertently saved Jubilee. Fascinated by these heroic mutants, Jubilee secretly followed them back to their base!

Generation Next

in Generation X (1994) #1

Jubilee joined the latest group of Xavier institute trainees under the supervision of X-Man Banshee and former Hellions headmistress Emma Frost. On their way to pick up new team member Chamber, Generation X first battled their vampiric archenemy, Emplate!

The Fresh Princess of Bel-Air

in Jubilee (2004) #1

Superstar writer Robert Kirkman launches Jubilee into her first solo series! After learning that she has a long-lost aunt living in L.A., Jubilee decides to give up superhero-ing and live the life of a normal teenager. But is her newfound relative all that she seems?

Fizzled Out

in Generation M (2005) #2

Jubilee found herself counted among the millions of mutants who lost their powers on M-Day. Instead of giving in to despair, she redoubled her political activism efforts, seeking to prevent the passage of a new mutant registration act.

Wondra Woman

in New Warriors (2007) #1

Despite no longer having superpowers, Jubilee still wanted to do her part to fight crime as well as the oppression she saw after the ratification of the Superhuman Registration Act. Using a high-tech suit derived from The Wizard’s technology, Jubilee took the codename Wondra and joined other depowered mutants to form the New Warriors!

Life Bites

in X-Men (2010) #2

While out shopping with Pixie, Jubilee was doused with a vampire virus after a biological weapon explosion. The virus drew her to the monster that created it, a new dark lord seeking to unite vampires and mutants against mankind! Jubilee submitted herself to him and was bitten by Xarus, son of Dracula!

Little Firecracker

in X-Men (2013) #1

Jubilee rescued an orphaned baby from the devastation caused by Arkea’s arrival on Earth. With the help of the X-Men Jubilee was able to protect the baby boy, named him Shogo, and officially adopted him!

Previously, On X-Men

in X-Men '92 Infinite Comic (2015) #1

The 1990s continue in the pages of this Secret Wars story! The X-Men discover that someone is rehabilitating all of their most dangerous foes in a massive mountain stronghold. Is all as it seems?