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Adrienne Frost

fictional character in Marvel Comics

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 11, 2026
Entity authorityQ2063687
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Adrienne Frost is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jay Faerber and Terry Dodson, Adrienne Frost first appeared in Generation X #48 (February 1999). The character appeared in stories set in the Marvel Universe, commonly in association with the X-Men. She is the older sister of Emma Frost, Christian Frost, and Cordelia Frost.

Publication history

Adrienne Frost made her debut in Generation X #48 (February 1999), and was created by writer Jay Faerber and artist Terry Dodson.

Fictional character biography

Early years

Adrienne is the first-born child of Hazel and Winston Frost. Her siblings, Christian, Emma, and Cordelia, were born later. Adrienne established herself as the "perfect child" and was the favorite of their father, with her hoping to gain his favor and inherit the Frost family fortune.

Adrienne is a power monger and shows little remorse or emotion when hurting her siblings, both emotionally and physically. At an early age, Adrienne discovers her mutant ability of psychometry: the ability to touch an object and instantly know the object's history in terms of events surrounding its past, present, and future owners.

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