I've read a few things here and there that suggest Shooter viewed Hank Pym as a "failed" character, compared to the likes of fellow Avengers founders...
I suspect the writer of that wasn't the least bit interested in Blackfire, and certainly not the least bit interested in giving Blackfire a daughter....
I never understood Levitz's refusal to admit that he wrote Phantom Girl and Shadow Lass to be such utter bitches. Then again, I never understood his...