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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. comic book publisher has decided to let Princess Diana rest in peace, dropping plans to reincarnate her as a mutant comic superhero this fall, the company said on Thursday. Marvel Enterprises Inc. said in a statement that "upon reflection" it will remove Diana and all references to the royal family in its upcoming "X-Statix" monthly comics. The about-face follows a recent announcement by Marvel Comics that it planned to introduce Diana as one of a team of super-powered mutants in a five-series storyline called "Di Another Day." Company spokespeople were not immediately available to...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Princess Diana will be reincarnated as a mutant comic book superhero this autumn, according to publisher Marvel Comics. The character will appear in a five-series storyline called "Di Another Day" in Marvel`s "X-Statix" monthly comic, a spinoff from its popular X-Men, Marvel spokesman Brian Reinert said on Monday. "X-Statix" writer Peter Milligan said the late princess was "tailor-made" for the series because she is "someone famous for being famous." "At a glance, Diana may not resemble the flying, teleporting, lethally oscillating characters that populate my comic, but the strange power she exerts from beyond the grave...

'Di Another Day' outrageJuly 8 2003Princess Diana will be reincarnated as a mutant comic book superhero this autumn, according to publisher Marvel Comics. The character will appear in a five-series storyline called "Di Another Day" in Marvel's "X-Statix" monthly comic, a spinoff from its popular X-Men, Marvel spokesman Brian Reinert said today. The first of the comic books will go on sale on September 10. Di appears as one of the team of super-powered mutants in a satirical look at fame and pop culture, Reinert said. "They're more concerned about their bank accounts than saving people from injuries and saving...