Firebird (Marvel)

Firebird is a female comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.

Biography

Bonita Juarez

One of her ancestors was Carlotta Valdez who lived in 1776 where she came to encounter time travelling members of the Avengers. During that time, she had dreams of being a superpowered being where she drew pictures of a Firebird and la Espirita. Hawkeye used one of his ink arrows to scribble a note addressed to Bonita using some of Carlotta's petticoat. He requested Carlotta kept the message safe in either her hope chest or the family Bible. Valdez promised to do so and kept her word. (West Coast Avengers v2 #19) After Carlotta Valdez's death later in 1776, her Bible was taken back to Mexico by the priest who was with her when she died. He used the book in his parish in Ciudad Corazon, Mexico. In 1846, Carlotta's grandniece Isabel Ramirez went to the parish to read from the Bible. There, she read Hawkeye's message to Bonita which caused her to be struck by a divine revelation . Convinced this Bible should belong to her because it belonged to her family before, Ramirez stole it and hid the book inside a hollow tree for decades. (West Coast Avengers v2 #21) Isabel Ramirez kept the Bible hidden in a tree for over 70 years. In 1917, at the age of 82, she showed her most prized possession to her granddaughter Chita. When Isabel died moments later saving a young boy called Benito Juarez when a nearby rope bridge collapsed, Chita took her grandmother's Bible and vowed that in honor of her she had read from it every day. In the end, Chita and Benito married and had a son that would one day become Bonita Juarez's father. (West Coast Avengers v2 #22) Bonita's parents were Mexican immigrants who moved to Buena Vista, a 'barrio' located outside Albuquerque, New Mexico. She and her brothers were born in the United States, their parents working hard to ensure their offspring would have a better life. (West Coast Avengers v2 #4) Devoutly Catholic, Bonita inherited the Juarez family Bible which had been an heirloom for over 200 years, passed on from generation to generation. She kept the Bible near her at all times, unaware it contained a message addressed to her from Hawkeye Clint Barton who had become lost in time on a future mission with the West Coast Avengers. Juarez remained oblivious to it over the years, figuring it was just one of the hundreds of keepsakes that littered the Bible where she only studied the liturgy. (West Coast Avengers v2 #22) Bonita had the chance to go to college. She decided to study social work, earning a degree in that field before her parents' money grew short. (West Coast Avengers v2 #4)

Bonita got a job as a social worker in Albuquerque. She was part of Project Recovery, working tirelessly to make sure underprivileged children had a chance to develop their potential. (Incredible Hulk v2 #265)

Notes

• Firebird was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema where she made her first appearance in the Incredible Hulk v2 #8 (September, 1998).

Appearances

• Incredible Hulk v2: (1998)
• West Coast Avengers v2:
• Scarlet Spider:

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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