Moondancers

The Moondancers are a fictional DC Comics team of radical pacifist terrorists. They first appeared in World's Finest Comics #295 (September 1983), and were created by David A Kraft, L.B. Kellog and Jerome K. Moore.

Moondancers
The Moondancers confront Batman, art by Jerome K. Moore.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	World's Finest Comics #295 (September 1983)
Created by	David A. Kraft (writer) L. B. Kellog (plotter) Jerome K. Moore (artist)
In-story information
Base(s)	Mobile
Member(s)	Crescent Moon Harvest Moon New Moon

Publication history

The Moondancers are radical pacifist terrorists who go about sabotaging military satellites and weapons installations in a misguided attempt to end all wars. Batman was brought in to investigate the scene of one of their assaults. The next time the Moondancers attempt to prevent the launch of a military communications satellite, Batman attempts to stop them and is nearly killed, causing Superman to be summoned.

During a clash with Superman and Batman, the mysterious benefactor of the Moondancers is revealed to be a Japanese scientist named Nakamura, a survivor of Hiroshima who was unhinged by the event. Nakamura is badly wounded after a failed attempt to destroy the satellite himself.

According to the Moondancers they only employ violence in order to bring about world peace, a credo they share with Wonder Woman. Batman and Superman let the trio go, because as Batman says "We can't condone their methods.. but we can't condemn them for their goals...".^[1]

The Moondancers were last seen in Animal Man #25 (July 1990).

Membership

• Crescent Moon – silver haired woman who uses gravity manipulation to control and levitate the flying platform.
• Harvest Moon – a muscular redhead with the power to increase her size and commensurate strength.
• New Moon – an African-American woman who uses cold manipulation to fire blasts of intensely cold dark energy.

Notes

Other lunar-themed women in DC Comics are:

• Blue Moon, a mercenary occultist hired to kill Ragman, her powers wax and wane with the moon. First appears in Shadowpact #6 (December 2006).
• Lady Lunar, an enemy of Superman. First appears in Wonder Woman series 1 #252 (February 1979).
• Moonbow, an ally of Green Arrow. First appears in Fury of Firestorm #48 (June 1986).
• Moon Maiden, member of the Justice League. First appears in JLA Giant Size Special #3 (October 2000).
• Mother Moon, a matronly member of the Siren Sisterhood that protects the Microcosmos. She has healing powers. First appears in JLA series 1 #213 (April 1983).^[2]

References

1. World's Finest Comics #295 (September 1983) page 23
2. http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/obscure/s.htm#SirenSisterhood Cosmic Teams: Siren Sisterhood

External links

• Cosmic Teams: Moondancers