Annie January
Fictional comic book character
Rebecca Anne "Annie" Campbell, known by the codename "Starlight", is a superheroine in the American comic book series The Boys, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. As Starlight, she is a member of the Seven, a group of superheroes funded by Vought-American in the media franchise), and the love interest of Hughie Campbell. Annie is a former member of the group Young Americans with the ability of light manipulation. Throughout the series, she is portrayed as one of the only members of the Seven who is genuinely a hero, but becomes disillusioned when she sees the corruption of Vought and the other members of the Seven.
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