Emma Frost

Emma Frost is a fictional comic book character appearing in the Marvel Universe. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, she first appeared Uncanny X-Men #129 (January 1980). She was named IGN Comic's "Hottest Comic Book Babe" in 2005, ranked #21 on IGN Comic's "Top 25 X-Men" in 2006 and took 69th place on Wizard’s 200 Greatest Characters of All Time List in 2008 ranking way ahead of some of the more prominent members of the X-Men. An urbane, mutant telepath with a well-noted dry wit initially known as the White Queen (complete with revealing white attire for which she is known), Frost has changed from one of the X-Men's more infamous foes to one of their most prominent members. She was originally one of the wealthy, mutant elites who composed the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club. There she led the club’s junior team, the Hellions. The death of the entire squad was a turning point in her life. Haunted by her failure with one group of students, she joined... full article at wikipedia