Husk (comics)

Husk (Paige Guthrie) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. First appearing in Rom Annual #3 (Nov. 1984) as the younger sister of X-Men member Cannonball, she was created by Bill Mantlo and William Johnson. Paige was later re-established by Fabian Nicieza and Tony Daniel as a mutant hero known as Husk, with the ability to remove one layer of skin—or "husk"—revealing an epidermis of a different composition beneath. She often changes into metal or stone form, but can shift into a variety of substances. Husk is from a Kentucky coal mining family and, unlike her brother, she is self-conscious of being seen as a "hick". She was initially a member of the X-Men's 1990s-era junior team Generation X, and later joined the X-Men.