THE STATEN ISLAND STAR

Real Name: Russell Feldman

Identity/Class: Human hyperathlete (see comments)

Occupation: See comments

Group Membership: Anti-Registration Underground (All-Out/Unarmed Training Automaton Attacker/Richard Taine, Awe-Striker/Cecily Johnson, Basic Black/Norman Gentry, Battlestar/Lemar Hoskins, Brain Spasm/Dennis Hoxie, Canasta/Henry Cavanaugh, Captain Kinship/Edward Randlebuck, Dahntu/Charles Luc Phan, Freeware (Kurt Duryea),  Gladiatrix/Robin Braxton, Green Guardswoman/Natalie Bell, Harbormaster/Sean Beckett, Haunter/Mark Runnemyer, Human Haze/Steve Cochrane, Iguanid/Tom Boldstep, Johnny Justice/Jonadab Megyscol, Kruzado/Dorothy Cardoza, Lawman/Leon Frankfurt, Leather Angel/Andrew Mussawyr, Masked Rose/Josie Tyler, Natural/Beru Addison, Network/Valerie Martin, Orange Crusher/Andy Gardner, Panthrax/Alex Mitchell, Peace-Lover/Barry Kanczeski, Qiblah/Jared Nelson, Saint Hildegard/Sonya van Jagt, Scorecard/Bill Merrick, Skybolt/Zack Zimmerman, Solo/James Bourne, Spaceheat/Charles Yaméogo, Stone-Tough/Ted Pendleton, Tosser/Ferris Hartke, Typeface/Gordon Thomas, U.S. Annie/Harriet Best, Warbug/Bernard Van Buren, Winter Woman/Angela Stover, Xantippe/Mandy Atkinson, Zapster/Langley Saint-Margaret, others) (see comments)

Affiliations: Anti-Registration Underground, others (see comments)

Enemies: At least formerly S.H.I.E.L.D. and its "Cape-Killers" (see comments)

Known Relatives: See comments

Aliases: See comments

Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
    previously an unidentified Anti-Registration Underground safehouse in Manhattan, New York, USA (see comments)

First Appearance: (unidentified) Civil War: Front Line#4 (September, 2006);
   (identified) Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 14 (2010)

Powers/Abilities: See comments

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6'2") (see comments)
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 178 lbs.) (see comments)
Eyes: Unrevealed (see comments)
Hair: Brown (see comments)

History: See comments.

(Civil War: Front Line#4 (fb) - BTS / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 14 - Anti-Registration Underground entry (fb) - BTS) - Following the Stamford disaster, where hundreds had perished during a battle between New Warriors and four Raft escapees, Iron Man (Tony Stark), Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) and others worked with US officials to develop the Superhuman Registration Act (SHRA), outlawing any crimefighting activities by unregistered superheroes.

    Vigilante Typeface, although his identity was already known, resolved to fight a perceived assault on freedom, and he organized an Anti-Registration Underground, beginning with ex-government operative Battlestar and anti-terrorist Solo, to support superheroes who continued fighting crime without SHRA approval. Their ranks were soon supplemented by mystic-armored Freeware; bodysuit-enhanced Green Guardswoman; Masked Rose, leader of super-team T.J.A.W. (Truth, Justice, and the American Way), empowered by accidental mutant blood exposure; exoskeleton-empowered Network; and cyborg Skybolt. Via a covert interview with Alternative reporter Sally Floyd, ARU members publicized their perspective, and several other anti-registration heroes joined, including the Staten Island Star.

(Civil War: Front Line#4) - The Staten Island Star was present with the ARU when S.H.I.E.L.D. raided the ARU's safehouse and arrested most of its members.

    As the ARU members debated whether to seek and join Captain America (Steve Rogers)'s Secret Avengers, a better organized and equipped anti-SHRA unit, or to remain independent, armored S.H.I.E.L.D. Cape-Killers, accompanied by Iron Man, Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers), Wonder Man (Simon Williams) and at least ten unidentified flying heroes, raided the base. Caught by surprise, few ARU members managed to effectively fight back against their more powerful and organized opponents. Although S.H.I.E.L.D. captured over 40 members, the Harbormaster, the Awe-Striker, Canasta, Dahntu, the Green Guardswoman, and the Tosser evaded capture, as did the Masked Rose, who had been absent seeking new recruits.

(Civil War: Front Line#5/2) - ARU prisoners, such as Typeface, were seen being sent to the Prison 42.

(Civil War I#6 - BTS) - The Secret Avengers and the Superhuman Registration Act resistance arrived at Prison 42 to free the prisoners.

(Civil War I#7 - BTS / Amazing Spider-Man I#538 / Civil War: Front Line#10-11 - BTS) - The Secret Avengers penetrated Prison 42, freeing many prisoners. When the combined anti-registration forces were confronted by Iron Man's pro-registration forces, Secret Avenger Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) teleported both groups to Manhattan. Freed ARU prisoners took part in the battle between the pro and anti-registration heroes, spanning from the Negative Zone prison to the streets of New York. In the ensuing battle, which caused severe damage, the Thunderbolts' Venom (Mac Gargan) apparently killed Typeface. Other fatalities may also have occurred. Following Captain America's surrender to forestall further civilian risk, Battlestar and possibly others avoided recapture.

    The government offered amnesty in return for registration. Although Gladiatrix rejected the offer, Network registered under the 50 State Initiative, while Solo also registered but pursued independent interests. Presumably, additional ARU members followed Gladiatrix's example, others followed Network's or Solo's, and still more remained at large.

Comments: Created by Created by Paul Jenkins and Ramon Bachs.
    Codename, real name, and nature provided by Ronald Byrd.

   During the production of the Civil War: Battle Damage Report (2007), writer Paul Jenkins provided Ronald with authorization to provide identities, real names for the various background Anti-Registration Underground characters, and to flesh them out as much as he wanted. Ronald provided identities and real names for the Anti-Registration Underground entry in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 14 (2010). There wasn't room to provide much more than that in that entry. However, Ronald had backgrounds and histories in mind for these characters when he provided their names.
    While the information is unofficial until it sees print, here is the full story behind the Staten Island Star:

REAL NAME: Russell Clifford Feldman
ALIASES: The Masked Man of Mylar
IDENTITY: Known to US authorities, suspected by various members of the general public
OCCUPATION: Comic book store owner, former substitute teacher
CITIZENSHIP: USA
PLACE OF BIRTH: New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City, New York
KNOWN RELATIVES: Gene Feldman (father), Bonita Feldman (nee Nendz, mother); Arturo Feldman, Curtis Feldman, Dan Feldman, Reuben Feldman (brothers)
GROUP AFFILIATION: Formerly Anti-Registration Underground
EDUCATION: College degree
SHRA CLASSIFICATION: Hyperathlete
FIRST APPEARANCE: Civil War: Front Line #4 (2006)

HISTORY: As a youth, Russell Feldman demonstrated a natural affinity for athletics and, in adulthood, aspired to compete in the Olympics, only to learn that a previously undiagnosed heart condition disqualified him from such endeavors. Undaunted, he decided to instead use his talents as a costumed adventurer, developing specialized fighting techniques and acquiring specialized equipment for this purpose. As the Staten Island Star, he became well-known for descending upon gloating criminals with his battle cry of "Aah, Shaddap!"

 Following the passage of the Superhuman Registration Act (SHRA), the Star, although aware that he was expected to register despite lacking superhuman abilities, refused to do so out of deep distrust of the SHRA's most noted advocate, Tony Stark (aka Iron Man), whom the Star felt belonged in prison for tax fraud, violation of State Department directives, sabotage of U.S. government resources, and other crimes. Eventually he was recruited into Typeface's Anti-Registration Underground and was present when SHIELD raided the ARU's safehouse. The Star unwisely attacked an armored SHIELD agent and was immediately knocked unconscious, then taken into custody. The Star was detained in the Negative Zone Prison 42, indicating he maintained his refusal to register following his arrest. Denied medication in prison, he grew more irrational by the day, hysterically accusing Stark of elaborate conspiracies with subversive criminal organizations, such non-human Earth-based societies as Subterranea and Deviant Lemuria, and even demons and extraterrestrials. Following the SHRA's repeal, the Star was released without further incident, although he was subsequently hospitalized due to health complications resulting from his head injury and his prolonged lack of medication, recovering after several days of treatment.

HEIGHT: 6'2"            WEIGHT: 178 lbs.
EYES: Brown            HAIR: Brown (wears red wig as part of costume)

ABILITIES/ACCESSORIES: The Staten Island Star possesses the peak human strength, speed, and agility of a human male of his age, height, and build, who engages in intensive regular exercise. He is an accomplished athlete, acrobat, and hand-to-hand combatant, who has undergone Olympics-level training in multiple disciplines. Although confirmed to be a baseline human without superhuman abilities, he has unusually durable bones and skin, as well as a remarkably high pain threshold and a mild case of congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP). He has a heightened metabolism which allows his adrenal glands to produce above-average levels of epinephrine under sufficient stress. In his costumed identity, he wears a outfit (its designer as yet unidentified) with deceptively thin padding specially designed to minimize the risk of minimizing injuries. During his day-to-day activities, he typically wears weight-bands of at least twenty pounds on his wrists and ankles, to maintain and improve his physical fitness; when in action, he wears similar weights on his hands and feet to guarantee maximum force from a punch or kick. The Star is renowned for having phenomenal good luck, but there is no evidence that this constitutes an actual superhuman trait. He requires regular medication for bipolar disorder.

    This profile is posted as a tribute to Marvel Comics writer/researcher and long-time Appendix contributor Ronald Byrd. The profile was completed based on notes and information submitted by Ronald, as he was not able to get the profile fully completed before his untimely demise. Rest in peace, Ronald..  --Proto-Man

Profile by Ronald Byrd, Snood and Multi-Tasking Mike Fichera.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Staten Island Star should be distinguished from:

images: (without ads)
Civil War: Front Line#4, p9, pan1 (Staten Island Star, main image)
Civil War: Front Line#5, p17, pan2 (Staten Island Star, headshot in prison uniform)
Civil War: Front Line#5, p17, pan1 (Staten Island Star being led to Prison 42 alongside other captured superhumans)

Appearances:
Civil War: Front Line#4 (September, 2006) - 1st story - Paul Jenkins (writer), Ramon Bachs (penciler), John Lucas (inker), Tom Brevoort (editor); 3rd story- Paul Jenkins (writer), Sean Chen (penciler), Rick Magyar (inker), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Civil War: Front Line#5 (October, 2006) - 2nd story - Paul Jenkins (writer), Steve Lieber (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Civil War I#6 (December, 2006) - Mark Millar (writer), Steve McNiven (pencils), Dexter Vines (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Civil War I#7 (January, 2007) - Mark Millar (writer), Steve McNiven (pencils), Dexter Vines, John Dell & Tim Townsend (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 14 (2010) - Jeff Christiansen & Mike Fichera (head writers/coordinators), Markus Raymond & Mike O'Sullivan (coordination assistants), Stuart Vandal, Sean McQuaid, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Markus Raymond, Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Kevin Garcia, Gabriel Shechter, Jacob Rougemont, Rob London, Rich Green, Chris Biggs, David Wiltfong, Jeph York, Mark O'English, & Mike Gagnon (writers), Jeff Youngquist & Jennifer Grunwald (editors)

First posted: 10/29/2026
Last updated: 10/29/2026

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