And here we feature a heavenly creation of Magneto’s who gives a new meaning to the old adage “All style and no substance”! With the looks of a drop dead gorgeous woman and the mind of a naïve three-year old, entrancing Lorelei is Marvel Comics’ answer to Melody Jones!
Oh, sure, she had a mutant power, all right- when she sang her sweet love song, all the dudes in Maggy’s secret lair immediately became transfixed and frozen in captivation, a power that didn’t do much good when one member of the X-Men was a red-blooded American GIRL, and it was Jean Grey indeed who eventually put the kibosh on Magneto and his New Men’s plans!
Expertly crafted by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, Lorelei really stands out as one of the prettier mutants in a the X-Men canon (and that’s really saying something!) but unfortunately, Lorelei and her fellow Savage Land Mutates only made two or three more appearances (in the silver age), and sadly, none of them featured Neal Adams on pencils!
Talk about rare appearances! In fact, most of my life growing up, I only had TWO things with Lorelei in it: X-Men #63 and a battered old issue of FOOM which featured the X-Men, and had some new artwork regarding Magneto’s merry mechanically-engineered mutants!
And by the way, at the end of X-Men #63, the Mutates appear to be losing their powers and reverting back to their former selves…when Lorelei appeared next in the Avengers, she not only had her powers back- but had gone from blond to redhead! How the heck did THAT happen? I guess when Magneto fills you up with Mutant Powers, even the residue has a bit of kick!
Oh, and interesting side note about Lorelei’s attack on the Avengers…once again, all the members became entranced when she sang her song-except for the two girls there (Scarlet Witch and the Lady Sif)…and THE VISION! Hahaha, this really screwed him up because even a synthezoid like him knew that if sexy little Lorelei doesn't turn you on, something's wrong! Ahahahaha!
Lorelei
First Appearance: X-Men #63
Created by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams
