The Moondancers are a fictional

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team of radical pacifist terrorists. They first appeared in ''

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'' #295 (September 1983), and were created by David A Kraft, L.B. Kellog and

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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. 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...". The Moondancers were last seen in ''

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'' #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

. First appears in ''

'' series 1 #252 (February 1979). * Moonbow, an ally of

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. 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).http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/obscure/s.htm#SirenSisterhood Cosmic Teams: Siren Sisterhood

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Cosmic Teams: Moondancers
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