Who was the first female superhero in Marvel?

The first female superhero from the newly named Marvel Comics was the Invisible Girl, a.k.a. Susan Storm, charter member of the Fantastic Four. Although female characters would develop and become cornerstones of the Marvel Universe, their early treatment would show a struggle to be recognized as equals.
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Who was the first female superhero?

Fantomah was the first female superhero with superhuman powers to appear in print, in Jungle Comics #2 (Feb 1940). The first masked and costumed superheroine (and of “natural” birth), however, was the Woman in Red, created by Richard Hughes and George Mandel for Thrilling Comics #2 (Mar 1940).
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Who was the first woman superhero in DC?

The first widely recognizable female superhero is Wonder Woman, from All-American Publications, one of three companies that would merge to form DC Comics.
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Who was the first black female in Marvel?

Marian Michaels, AKA The Butterfly, the first Black female superhero.
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Is there a butterfly superhero?

Nearly four years before the debut of Marvel's Storm in May 1975, and almost six years before DC's Bumblebee first appeared in June 1977, there was the Butterfly, the first black female superhero.
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Who was the 1st black superhero?

The first black superhero in mainstream American comic books is Marvel's the Black Panther, an African who first appeared in Fantastic Four No. 52 (July 1966). He was originally conceived by Jack Kirby as a character named "Coal Tiger".
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Who was the first female Marvel villain?

Catwoman, the very first of the female super villains, is Selina Kyle, but in her first appearance, she was known only as "The Cat," and did not appear in costume.
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Is Wonder Woman an avenger?

Wonder Woman Joins the Avengers Against Thanos in Near-Perfect Fan Edit. Wonder Woman joins The Avengers in their quest to defeat Thanos in a gorgeous fan-made video. A new video on YouTube offers what might be the closest glimpse yet at a DCEU and MCU crossover film.
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Is Wonder Woman a marvel?

The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously ever since. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira, her official title is Princess Diana of Themyscira.
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Is Black Widow a girl?

Black Widow's real name is Natalia Alianovna Romanoff in the MCU. She has several aliases, including Natasha Romanoff (often shortened to “Nat”), Natalie Rushman and The Notary. A founding member of the Avengers, she's a master assassin and spy who was born in 1984 in what was then Stalingrad in the Soviet Union.
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Who is the most powerful female Marvel character?

1 Scarlet Witch Has Done Some Amazing And Terrible Things

Scarlet Witch is the most powerful woman on Earth – there's pretty much no denying that. She's a master of magic and can alter reality itself, which is how she depowered most of the mutant race throughout the multiverse.
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Who is the girl Avenger with red hair?

With her presence in The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch will not only be counted as one of the newest heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but she will also be presenting a whole new kind of power set.
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Who was the 1st Marvel superhero?

Pulp-magazine publisher Martin Goodman started the company later known as Marvel Comics under the name Timely Publications in 1939. The first publication of Timely was Marvel Comics #1, which introduced Carl Burgos's android superhero the Human Torch and Bill Everett's Namor the Sub-Mariner.
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Who was first Marvel or DC?

DC Comics was first released in 1934, making it five years older than Marvel. It was first published under National Allied Publications. It was changed to DC Comics much later in 1977, whose inspiration came from their popular series Detective Comics, which featured Batman.
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What is the oldest Marvel superhero?

Here are the ten oldest Marvel heroes, ranked.
  1. 1 Galactus (Before Time)
  2. 2 The One Above All (Before Time) ...
  3. 3 The Celestials (Beginning Of Time) ...
  4. 4 Living Tribunal (Beginning Of Time) ...
  5. 5 The Watchers (Beginning Of Time) ...
  6. 6 The Eternals (5 Million Years) ...
  7. 7 Odin (Millions Of Years) ...
  8. 8 Apocalypse (5000 Years Old) ...
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Who would win Thor or Wonder Woman?

1 Winner: Wonder Woman

Thor may be mighty, but Wonder Woman is the stronger of the two characters. Without Mjolnir, Thor wouldn't stand a chance against the likes of Wonder Woman. Furthermore, Wonder Woman's evolution as a character has set her on a journey that has inspired millions of fans all over the world.
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Is Deadpool an avenger?

Deadpool was actually a really solid Avenger because he was constantly out to prove himself a worthy member of the Earth's Mightiest. He even (mostly) refrained from putting peeps in the ground when he hung with the A team.
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Is Gal Gadot in endgame?

Starring Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Chris Evans (Captain America), Robert Downey Jr (Ironman), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Chris Hemsworth (Thor) & Josh Brolin (Thanos)." You can check out the video above.
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Why was Hela so evil?

Hela is extremely wrathful, ambitious, sadistic, callous, and manipulative. Her easily angered and impatient nature make her prone to killing and maiming anyone who stands in her way. These traits made her an effective and brutal leader, and essential to Asgard's violent conquest of the Nine Realms.
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Are Hela and Thor siblings?

Thor: Ragnarok's revelation that Hela (Cate Blanchett) isn't just the Goddess of Death, but also Thor's sister, might have come as a surprise to those who've followed the comic adventures of Marvel's God of Thunder for decades.
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Who would win Thanos vs Hela?

1 Thanos Had The Infinity Gauntlet

Naturally, the clearest and most obvious reason why Thanos would win in a fight with Hela would be his Infinity Gauntlet. In the Mad Titan's possession, it would be incredibly difficult for Hela to defeat him either in a straight fight, or some other means.
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Who was the first non white superhero?

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's Black Panther is often credited as the first Black superhero, having debuted in Marvel's Fantastic Four #52 in 1966, but in 1947 Black journalist Orrin C Evans created All-Negro Comics, the first ever all-Black comic book.
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Who was the first superhero of color?

In the late 1960s, the first African-American superhero appeared in a mainstream comic: Samuel Wilson, aka "Falcon." Introduced by Stan Lee and Gene Colan in 1969 in Captain America, he could fly on mechanical wings and controlled birds via telepathy.
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Who was the 1st superhero?

DC Comics introduced the first costumed superhero, Superman, in Action Comics #1 (June 1938).
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