Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Bolton, the character first appeared in Classic X-Men #7 (March 1987).
[2] Chantel's relationship with Shaw had been abusive, and after rejecting his marriage proposal and fearing his reaction, she turned to Emma Frost for support.
[3] She later faked her death during a Sentinel attack with Frost's assistance before reemerging years later on Krakoa, where she joined the Hellfire Trading Company under the codename of Black Queen.
The cover mirrors that of Marauders #2, where Sebastian Shaw previously stood beside Frost as the Black King and White Queen of the Hellfire Club.
[9] Lourdes Chantel was a mutant teleporter and the lover of supervillain Sebastian Shaw,[10] before he became the Black King of the Hellfire Club New York Branch.