GOBLYN
Group Affiliation: Former member of Beta Flight, former member of the Derangers
First Appearance (appeared): Alpha Flight #48 (named): Alpha Flight #53
Creator: Bill Mantlo & Jim Lee

      Goblyn [Who has no real name... according to legal records she was never born - C] had the extreme misfortune of developing obvious mutations while still in utero. The reason this was unfortunate was because her parents were mutant hating bigots. The parents decided to attempt to use radiation to kill the mutated child, while saving her twin sister, who was apparently not a mutant.
      During the procedure the apparently normal child of the two moved to protect her twin and then the mutated twin vanished. The parents happily concluded that the radiation had vaporized the "monster," and later they gave birth to a "normal" baby girl, named Laura. Neither belief was true.
      Instead, the truth was that the "normal" girl, Laura, had somehow instinctively activated her OWN mutant power while in the womb and created an interdimensional portal. This portal sent Goblyn to the inerdimensional realm of the being called the Dreamqueen. There, the 'queen enabled Goblyn to survive.
      Laura first appeared at the New Life Clinic, the base of Lionel Jeffries, aka Scramble, the Mixed-Up Man. It is unknown what she was doing there. However, she was apparently a captive. She and three fellow prisoners escaped while Alpha Flight was confronting the now obviously insane Jeffries.
      Laura then appeared as part of the Derangers, made up of herself and Scramble's other prisoners. This "team" was put together by Bedlam, an insane creature with mental powers. Bedlam forced the Derangers and Alpha Flight to fight each other. Laura used her powers to switch places with Goblyn, seemingly transforming herself.
      After the fight, Goblyn was "adopted" by Alpha Flight, despite misgivings. She has since made great progress in "civilizing" herself; it is obvious that her nature is actually quite gentle and that any ferociousness resulted from her lack of upbringing. For a time Goblyn and Laura left the team and lived with Kara Kilgrave and her mother. Goblyn's whereabouts and activities since Beta Flight's suspension are unknown. She has not appeared since Alpha Flight v1 #130.
      Just what super-human capabilities Goblyn possesses has never been stated outright. She appears to be swifter than normal, and possesses extremely sharp claws. She is also quite agile. It is worthwhile to note that whenever Kara Kilgrave has attempted to use her mind-controlling powers on Goblyn, a mind-link has been formed instead.