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Red Star (a.k.a. Leonid Konstantinovitch Kovar) is a fictional Russian superhero in the DC universe...

Red Star (a.k.a. Leonid Konstantinovitch Kovar) is a fictional Russian superhero in the DC universe. A former member of the Teen Titans, he first appeared under the name Starfire in Teen Titans #18 (Dec. 1968). He is not to be confused with the female DC character Starfire. While still a young teenager, Leonid Kovar and his father Konstantin (an archaeologist) investigate a spaceship that has crashed into the Yenesi River; during their investigation the ship explodes. It imbues Leonid with energy and gives him super-strength, speed, and pyrokinesis. Being a Russian patriot who believes in socialism, he offers his services to his country and becomes the first official Russian superhero in the DC universe; taking the name Starfire. He does not reappear until New Teen Titans (vol. 1) #18 in 1982. A new character named Starfire is on the team at this point, and Leonid subsequently changes his codename to "Red Star". He is one of the heroes that assemble to fight the Villain War in Crisis on Infinite Earths, although his politics cause friction with both Hawk and Negative Woman, a Soviet defector. In New Titans #76 (1991), Red Star joins the Teen Titans. After two years, Red Star leaves