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50 Female Marvel Heroes

The Top 50 most powerful and most popular female Marvel Superheroes

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Midnight Suns #2

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Midnight Suns #2
 
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Origin of Agatha Harkness, a younger version of the witch

Strange Tales #126

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Strange Tales #126
 
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1st appearance of Dormammu, ruler of the Dark Dimension

1st appearance of Clea, future wife of Doctor Strange, unnamed

Doctor Strange first uses the phrase 'By The Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth

Thor: God of Thunder #8

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Thor: God of Thunder #8
 
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1st team appearance of the Goddesses of Thunder, Thor's future granddaughters: Atli, Ellisiv and Frigg

Invincible Iron Man #9

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Invincible Iron Man #9
 
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1st full appearance of Riri Williams, suits up in prototype armor

Fantastic Four #45

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Fantastic Four #45
 
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1st team appearance of the Inhumans, a race created by the Kree: Triton, Karnak, Lockjaw, Gorgon, Medusa, Crystal and Black Bolt

1st cameo appearance of Black Bolt

1st appearance of Crystal, ability to manipulate the elements

1st appearance of Karnak, a skilled fighter and advisor to Black Bolt

1st appearance of Triton

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1
 
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1st appearance of Moon Girl, Lunella Lafayette

Secret War #2

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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Secret War #2
 
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1st appearance of Quake, Daisy Johnson

Giant-Size Creatures #1

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Giant-Size Creatures #1
 
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1st appearance of Tigra, formerly Cat

Marvel Team-Up #95

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Marvel Team-Up #95
 
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1st appearance of Bobbi Morse as Mockingbird

Hidden Message: interior panel of a vehicle in an airport parking lot with a vanity plate that reads FUQ

Tales to Astonish #44

Marvel ⋅ 1963

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Tales to Astonish #44
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Wasp

Fantastic Four #1

Marvel ⋅ 1961

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Fantastic Four #1
 
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1st team appearance and origin of the Fantastic Four: Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, The Thing

1st appearance of Mole Man

1st appearance of Giganto, a Deviant Mutate from Monster Isle

1st appearance of Tricephalous

Landmark issue that launched the Marvel Age of comics

💰 In April 2022, a 9.2 sold for $1.5 million

💰 In September 2024, a 9.6 sold for $2,040,000

Fantastic Four #36

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Fantastic Four #36
 
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1st team appearance of the Frightful Four: Madame Medusa, Paste-Pot Pete, Sandman, Wizard

1st appearance of Medusa

Uncanny X-Men #244

Marvel ⋅ 1989

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Uncanny X-Men #244
 
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1st appearance of Jubilee, a Chinese-American teenager with the ability to emit fireworks from her fingers

Inhumans #5

Marvel ⋅ 1999

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Inhumans #5
 
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1st appearance of Black Widow, Yelena Belova

[September 2022 - confirmed for the Thunderbolts movie]

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: it is disputed whether this is a full or cameo appearance. CGC labels this issue "1st appearance of the new Black Widow (Yelena Belova, face not shown)"

Generation X #40

Marvel ⋅ 1998

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Generation X #40
 
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1st appearance and origin of the real Monet St. Croix

Origin of Claudette and Nicole St. Croix

Origin of Emplate

Avengers, The #144

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Avengers, The #144
 
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Patsy Walker becomes Hellcat after finding the first Cat's superhero suit

All-New, Marvel Now Point One #1

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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All-New, Marvel Now Point One #1
 
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1st full appearance of Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel in-story

1st appearance of Bruno Carrelli

1st appearance of Tanalth the Pursuer

1st appearance of Dawn Greenwood, an ally of the Silver Surfer

Copies ordered by retailers: 32,929

Thor #2

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Thor #2
 
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1st full appearance of Jane Foster as Thor throughout the story, previously appeared in final page cameos

Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #2

Key Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #2
 
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Variant cover art by Chris Bachalo

1st cover appearance of Gwenpool, does not appear in story

Young Avengers #1

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Young Avengers #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Young Avengers: Kate Bishop, Patriot, Asgardian aka Wiccan, Hulkling, and Iron Lad, who is later revealed to be a young variant of Kang

[October 2022 - Wiccan aka Billy Kaplan, son of Scarlet Witch is rumored to appear in the Agatha TV series / October 2024 - the Agatha TV series confirms Joe Kaplan is Billy, the son of Scarlet Witch]

Defenders #4

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Defenders #4
 
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1st appearance of Barbara Norris as Valkyrie

Valkyrie joins the Defenders

Guardians of the Galaxy #5

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Guardians of the Galaxy #5
 
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1st full appearance of Angela in the Marvel Universe, later revealed to be Thor's sister

Marvel acquired the rights to Angela after nearly a decade of litigation between Todd McFarlane and Neil Gaiman in which Gaiman was victorious

Angela makes her first cameo in the Marvel Universe in Age of Ultron #10

Amazing Spider-Man #4

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Amazing Spider-Man #4
 
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1st full appearance of Silk, a Korean-American girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #4 and #5

Marvel Spotlight #32

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Marvel Spotlight #32
 
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1st appearance and origin of Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew

1st appearance and death of Otto Vermis

[June 2021 - Issa Rae will voice Spider-Woman in Into The Spider-Verse 2 / May 2023 - an animated Spider-Woman movie is in development]

Marvel Super-Heroes #8

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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Marvel Super-Heroes #8
 
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1st appearance of Squirrel Girl

Uncanny X-Men #4

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Uncanny X-Men #4
 
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1st team appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants led by Magneto

1st appearance of Scarlet Witch

1st appearance of Quicksilver

1st appearance Mastermind, later becomes Jason Wyngarde

1st appearance of Toad

2nd appearance of Magneto

Although the Scarlet Witch's costume is colored green on the cover, it is red in the story

[December 2023 - a Brotherhood of Mutants projects is rumored to be in discussion for the MCU slate]

Black Panther #2

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Black Panther #2
 
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1st appearance of Shuri, T'Challa's sister and future Black Panther

1st appearance of S'yan, the uncle of T'Challa who held the throne after T'Chaka's assassination

Thor #136

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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Thor #136
 
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1st appearance of Sif as she is depicted going forward which is visually different than Sif from Journey Into Mystery #102 (1964)

1st appearance of the Lurking Unknown, a Fear Lord

Avengers Annual #10

Marvel ⋅ 1981

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Avengers Annual #10
 
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1st appearance of Rogue

1st cover appearance of Mystique

1st and only appearance of a girl named Maddy Pryor, not to be confused with Madelyne Pryor aka the Goblin Queen

Amazing Spider-Man #265

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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Amazing Spider-Man #265
 
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1st appearance of Silver Sable

1st team appearance of the Wild Pack

[October 2024 - there is chatter once again that Sony has put a Silver Sable project back into development]

Astonishing X-Men #6

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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Astonishing X-Men #6
 
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First mention of S.W.O.R.D., Sentient Worlds Observation and Response Department, a division of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1st full appearance of Abigail Brand

Avengers Academy #20

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Avengers Academy #20
 
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1st cameo appearance of the White Tiger, Ava Ayala

X-Force #8

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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X-Force #8
 
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1st appearance of Domino, previously seen in New Mutants #98 impersonated by Copycat

Origin of Cable

New Mutants Annual #2

Marvel ⋅ 1986

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New Mutants Annual #2
 
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1st appearance and origin of Betsy Braddock in U.S. comics, renamed Psylocke by Mojo

1st appearance of Meggan in U.S. comics

Daredevil #168

Marvel ⋅ 1981

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Daredevil #168
 
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1st appearance and origin of Elektra

1st cameo appearance of Robert 'Goldy' Goldman, dialogue only

First solo written work on Daredevil by Frank Miller - previous co-writer credit first occurred in issue #165

Elektra misspelled 'Elecktra' on the cover

Marvel Graphic Novel #4

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Marvel Graphic Novel #4
 
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1st team appearance of New Mutants: Cannonball (1st), Psyche (1st), Wolfsbane (1st), Sunspot (1st), Karma

Psyche aka Dani Moonstar later becomes Mirage

1st appearance of the White Rook, a member of the Hellfire Club

Savage She-Hulk #1

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Savage She-Hulk #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of She-Hulk, the cousin of Bruce Banner

Giant-Size X-Men #1

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Giant-Size X-Men #1
 
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1st appearance of the new X-Men: Storm (1st), Nightcrawler (1st), Colossus (1st), Thunderbird (1st), Wolverine (3rd)

Many resources label this the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk #182 a second cameo

1st appearance of Illyana Rasputin as a child, later becomes Magik

Introduction of Krakoa, the Living Island

First use of the sound effect 'snikt' associated with Wolverine's claws

Bloodstone #1

Marvel ⋅ 2001

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Bloodstone #1
 
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1st appearance of Elsa Bloodstone, daughter and successor of the famous monster hunter, Ulysses Bloodstone

1st appearance of Nosferatu in the Marvel Universe

[November 2023 - a Bloodstone project is rumored to be in development]

Uncanny X-Men #101

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Uncanny X-Men #101
 
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Debut of new powers, Jean Grey is reborn as the Phoenix

Ten years later this moment would be further developed where the Phoenix is an actual cosmic entity of vast power that copied Grey’s physical form while placing her body in a cocoon to heal from her injuries

1st full appearance of Black Tom Cassidy

Uncanny X-Men #129

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Uncanny X-Men #129
 
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 1

1st appearance of Kitty Pryde

1st appearance of Emma Frost, the White Queen

1st cameo team appearance of The Hellfire Club, in shadows

Avengers, The #257

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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Avengers, The #257
 
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1st appearance of Nebula, the adopted daughter of Thanos

Daredevil #9

Marvel ⋅ 1999

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Daredevil #9
 
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1st appearance of Echo, a highly-skilled martial artist who is also deaf

Strange Tales #180

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Strange Tales #180
 
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1st appearance of Gamora

2nd appearance of Pip the Troll

3rd appearance of Magus

Debut of new Adam Warlock costume

Alias #1

Marvel ⋅ 2001

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Alias #1
 
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1st appearance of Jessica Jones

[May 2022 - Ritter tweeted a picture of her and actor Mike Colter with initials of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage plus the hashtags #marvel and #bigtease / rumored to appear in She-Hulk]

Marvel Premiere #21

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Marvel Premiere #21
 
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1st appearance of Misty Knight, the first black female Marvel hero without superpowers

Amazing Spider-Man #194

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Amazing Spider-Man #194
 
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1st appearance of the Black Cat

NYX #3

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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NYX #3
 
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1st appearance of X-23, Laura Kinney

Laura Kinney debuted in the animated series X-Men: Evolution (2003)

Ms. Marvel #1

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Ms. Marvel #1
 
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1st appearance of Carol Danvers as Ms. Marvel

Carol first appears without powers in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 and gains powers in Captain Marvel #18

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16
 
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1st appearance of Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau later becomes Photon, then Spectrum

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