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The Women of Marvel Comics Part 1
A couple of years ago, while I was on vacation, I ran a series of Blog post on the subject of the Women of the DC Universe. My inspiration for was the wonderful Adam Hughes poster The Real Power of...
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The Women of Marvel Comics Part 2: Invisible Woman
Let’s start off with Susan Storm Richards of the Fantastic Four (aka Invisible Girl and Invisible Woman). She first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961, and was the first female superhero...
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The Women of Marvel Comics Part 3: Black Widow
Soviet-spy, Natasha Romanoff, first appeared with Iron Man in Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964), although her trademark skintight black costume didn’t appear until The Amazing Spider-Man #86 (July...
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The Women of Marvel Comics Part 4: Elektra
Elektra is the world’s most lethal assassin – male or female – and she is one of the most popular heroines in the Marvel Universe. She was created by Frank Miller and first appeared in Daredevil #168...
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The Women of Marvel Comics Part 5: Jean Grey and Phoenix
Jean Grey is an Omega-level mutant, and is one of the physical hosts of the Phoenix Force. She is an original X-Men (as Marvel Girl) and first appeared in X-Men #1 (1963). She has been a staple in the...
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The Women of Marvel Comics Part 6: Storm
Ororo Munroe first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). Storm was one of the first black comic book characters, and the first black female, to play either a major or supporting role at either...
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The Women of Marvel Comics Part 7: Mary Jane Watson(-Parker)
Not every female heroine in the Marvel Universe needs to have superpowers (you may recall that I added in Lois Lane when I did my Real Power of the DCU). Mary Jane Watson was created, that is to say...
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