Line #8 ComicBook/Dazzler


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4	''Dazzler'' is a series published by Creator/MarvelComics in TheEighties.
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6	Published from the early to mid 80's, 'Dazzler' was an attempt on Marvel Comics' part to draw a female audience by putting a title on the stands that was half superhero action and part soap opera. Or, at least, that's what the series was like for most of its first two years. Towards the end of its second year it took a turn towards being more soap opera than superhero book. In the series' final 5 issues it made a return to superheroics, with Dazzler's well-known blue costume making it's first appearance in issue 38.
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8	Issue 1 of Dazzler was the first ever "Direct Market Only" comic, giving the book a large hype at the time, since a lot of readers who bought their comics at newsstands did not manage to get a copy. There was also a graphic novel published named Marvel Graphic Novel issue 12: Dazzler the Movie, set between issues 34 and 35 of this series. Years later, a special Dazzler one-shot was published, which was an aftermath of the Necrosha-X crossover as well as a special homage to this original series.
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10	For tropes pertaining to the character Dazzler, please see her [[Characters/{{Dazzler}} character page]].
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13	!!''Dazzler'' provides examples of the following:
14	* AbortedArc: The final issue of ''Dazzler'' ended with Allison seeking a new status quo, and ComicBook/{{Beast\|Marvel Comics}} suggesting that she join ComicBook/XFactor, the new team he and several of his former X-Men teammates were putting together. Dazzler did not end up appearing in ''X-Factor'', as the plan to have her be the team's fifth member was changed when editorial decided to resurrect ComicBook/JeanGrey and have her be part of the group instead.
15	* AttackBackfire: In issue #9, when she is blackmailed into being a research subject at Project: Pegasus, the villain Klaw who is also a prisoner there (as the project studied supervillains with energy-related powers) thinks he'll use Dazzler due to her naivete to escape, not realizing her power is to absorb an infinite amount of sound and store it to convert into light. Being a creature of pure sound energy, all his attack do is push her power into overdrive, resulting in his being completely consumed by her.
16	* BuriedAlive: In issue #33, Alison is hired to appear in a music video that was a thinly-veiled copy of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The preparation for one scene calls for the zombie dancers (including Alison) to be buried alive, so they can [[RiseFromYourGrave crawl out of their graves]] during the video. However, the director, [[FilmFelons having arranged a series of accidents to draw publicity to a "jinxed" production]], removed the air hose from Alison's plot, hoping to suffocate her. She was not amused, and [[EngineeredPublicConfession got a confession from him in front of the news crew he'd invited for the "accident"]].
17	* DisproportionateRetribution: In the series, ComicBook/TheEnchantress wanted Dazzler dead for offending the gods by ''having a better singing voice than her''. (Both of them auditioned for a part, and the manager, though obviously infatuated with Amora, reluctantly admitted that Allison [[SecondPlaceIsForLosers was slightly better]].) Her first assault against Allison to tap into a dimensional rift in order to kill her rival in the middle of her performance via RapidAging, only to attract the attention of New York's other heroes and was defeated (and as a result, ruining what was her true plan, using the rift to gain ultimate power). She then tried to get the Asgardians to punish Dazzler, kidnapping her and dragging her to Asgard and demanded a mock duel, which she [[DuelToTheDeath tried to turn into a real one.]] Fortunately, Dazzler was saved by Odin's untimely arrival; he agreed that Dazzler ''does'' have a better singing voice, ordered Enchantress to drop the matter, then sent the girl home with the promise that the Asgardians would not hurt her.
18	* FilmFelons: In issue #33, Dazzler is recruited to dance in a music video that is a thinly veiled ''Thriller'' reference. The director has been engineering stunts to create the appearance that the production was cursed, all to increase publicity for himself; he went so far as to blow up his own car. He set up a scene for the video where the zombie dancers would emerge from their graves, but removed the air hose from Alison's plot so that she would suffocate before having the chance to emerge. She managed to escape anyway, and got a full confession from the director in front of the news crew he'd brought in to witness the "accident".
19	* GroinAttack: In one issue, ComicBook/XMen's [[ComicBook/WarrenWorthingtonIII Angel]] got a [[KissOfDistraction kiss]] from a {{Stripperiffic}} girl [[https://berkeleyplaceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_0241.jpg before said girl landed her knee on his crotch]] (WHUMP! [[BondOneLiner "You fool!"]] EvilLaugh). It's hard enough not only to make him groan ("Owwwww!") but also make his eyes became [[ImpairmentShot bleary]] as he watched the girl reveal herself to be none other than [[VoluntaryShapeshifting the shapeshifter]] ComicBook/{{Mystique}} who's already an established fan of this.
20	* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: In issue #19, Dazzler teamed up with Black Bolt in a battle with the Absorbing Man, a guy who gives ComicBook/TheMightyThor fits on a regular basis. Black Bolt supercharged Dazzler with so much raw sound that she was able to completely overload the Absorbing Man's powers and knock him out. Keep in mind that the Absorbing Man is a guy who's tanked cosmic energy blasts and cyclones from '''Odin''', Thor's father and a PhysicalGod.
21	* InstrumentOfMurder: In issue #20, Dazzler faced Johnny Guitar, who wielded an electric guitar that fired sonic blasts. He had a partner in Dr. Sax, and you can probably figure out the rest on your own.
22	* LethalHarmlessPowers: Dazzler has the power to convert sound into light. Then it turned out she could focus the lights into lasers. Dazzler eventually channels the ocean's roar into a beam [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu strong enough to stun]] ComicBook/{{Galactus}}.
23	* ManOfKryptonite: Dazzler is one to anybody with sonic attacks, since she can absorb any sound and convert it to [[LightEmUp light]]. Basically, the louder you are, the stronger she gets. Ulysses Klaw (who's made of solidified sound) learned this to his horror after tricking her into helping him escape confinement at Project Pegasus (where she'd been blackmailed into going by the government). Using his sonic powers on her resulted in her powers getting so greedy for more that they completely consumed him.
24	* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The series ended with the title character seeking a new beginning, with Beast recommending that she join the new team he was putting together.
25	* SmokingIsGlamorous: In issue #16, ComicBook/TheMightyThor's villainess Amora makes a grand entrance in a toned-down version of her classic costume, high-heel boots, and smoking a cigarette in a medium-length holder. The glamor aspect is played up as she [[DistractedByMyOwnSexy poses and preens]] and exhales a deliberate stream of smoke, all while a nightclub owner practically drools over her while exclaiming that she is the [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman most gorgeous woman]] he's ever seen.

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