Heather Douglas is a physically and mentally formidable Marvel character who is a powerful telepath, martial arts master, minor telekinetic, engineer, and starship pilot. She was originally introduced as Madam MacEvil in Iron Man #54 (January 1973), then became Moondragon in Daredevil #105 (November 1973).

A creation of Bill Everett, Mike Friedrich, and George Tuska, Heather’s story started out when she was a kid in Los Angeles. She was just a little girl when she and her parents were driving through the desert and they accidentally saw Thanos’ ship land. Determined to leave no witnesses, he destroyed their car, but Heather was thrown from the vehicle and survived. Mentor, Thanos’ father, found her and took her back to Titan to have her raised by the monks of Shao-Lom.

Under their tutelage, Heather became a fearsome fighter and she learned about chemistry, genetic engineering, and other scientific disciplines. They helped her unlock her psionic powers, which she developed well beyond her teachers. Using her mental abilities, she contacted a powerful being known as the Dragon of the Moon. It tried to corrupt her, but she was strong enough to fight back and pushed the dragon away. To celebrate her victory over the entity, she took the name Moondragon.

The monks disapproved of her name, leading to a confrontation. She was then approached by one of the Elders of the Universe, known as Runner, who took her out to explore the universe. Sometime after her return, Thanos attacked and destroyed the Shao-Lom monks and the monastery. Moondragon escaped him once again, took a spaceship, and she fled to Earth.