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The Women of Marvel Comics Part 2: Invisible Woman

August 16, 2010
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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 created by Marvel in the Silver Age of Comics. She’s the brother of Johnny Storm the Human Torch and the wife of Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic and have been the desire of many men including Namor and Dr. Doom. Over the years her powers have changed and grown and is now considered the most powerful (and sometimes dangerous) of the FF.

Let’s take a look at some of her collected editions:

  • Fantastic Four Omnibus: Lee/Kirby 1-2 and Millar/Hitch
  • The Fantastic Four Masterworks Volumes 1-12
  • The Essential Fantastic Four Volumes 1-8
  • Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Volume 5: All 4 One Collects #17-20. Sue Storm, Secret Agent!?
  • First Family Collects the 6 issue mini series. Untold secrets of the Fantastic Four’s earliest days are revealed.
  • The Life Fantastic Collects FF #533-535, The Wedding Special, Special 2005, A Death in the Family. It’s hard to believe Reed and Sue tied the knot 40 years ago… and it certainly doesn’t seem that much time has passed to Reed and Sue themselves when a special evening out gives them a chance to look over their entire life together— past, present and future! The Invisible Woman is dead! As Reed cradles his murdered wife, lost in grief, and Ben rampages after Sue’s killer, Johnny defiantly decides to do whatever it takes— no matter the cost or consequence— to see his sister alive again.
  • Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms Volume 1 Collects #1-3. Early days of brother and sister: Johnny and Sue Storm.

She was portrayed by Jessica Alba in the 2005 film Fantastic Four and the 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

The Women of Marvel Comics Part 1

August 15, 2010
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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 the DC Universe that featured 11 heroines. For each of my posts I ran a little biography of each character and a few Collected Editions that are worth owning.

This time around I switch companies and will focus on the Women of the Marvel Universe. Before I get specifics there are a few Collected Editions you may want to consider:

 

Women of Marvel
2006, 224 pages, softcover
Collects Avengers #221 (She-Hulk), Uncanny X-Men #151-152 (White Queen and Storm), #182 (Rouge), #244 (Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Dazzler and Jubilee), Amazing Spider-Man 86 (Black Widow), Ms. Marvel 1 (Ms. Marvel), The Cat 1 (Tirga), Dazzler 1 (Dazzler); Shanna, the She Devil 1 (Shanna)

Women of Marvel 2
2007, 224 pages, softcover
Collects Avengers #83 (Lady Liberators – Black Widow; Wasp; Medusa; Enchantress and Amora, posing as the Valkyrie); Strange Tales #10-11 (Black Cat and Dagger), Spider-Woman #10 (Spider-Woman), West Coast Avengers #15 (Tigra), Vision & the Scarlet Witch #12 (Scarlet Witch), Uncanny X-Men 168 (Kitty Pryde), #189 (Magik), #201 (Rachel Summers), #218 (Rogue, Psylocke and Dazzler)

Marvel Divas TPB
2010, 96 pages, $14.99
Collects Marvel Divas #1-4, Hellcat, Black Cat, Firestar, and Photon
What happens when you take four of the Marvel Universe’s most fabulous single girls and throw them together, adding liberal amounts of suds and drama? You get the sassiest, sexiest, soapiest series to come out of the House of Ideas since Millie the Model! Romance, action, ex-boyfriends, and a revelation that changes everything! Let your inner divas out with this one, you won’t regret it!

Girl Comics HC
September 2010, 120 pages, $19.99
Collects Girl Comics #1-3
With stories featuring your favorite Marvel characters, from the Punisher to Mary Jane, don’t miss what will be one of the most talked-about series of the year!

Women Of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades
2010, 104 pages, $9.99, Square Bound Magazine Format
Part of the 70th Anniversary Celebration, this square-bound spectacular places the spotlight on Marvel’s extraordinary lady heroes and their astonishing adventures! Spider-Woman, Sue Storm, Ms. Marvel, Kitty Pryde, Rogue, the Savage She-Hulk and many more will grace the 100-plus pages of this oversized monster magazine. Join us in celebrating the triumph of Marvel’s leading ladies in handpicked classic reprints as well as brand new features and retrospectives on these fantastic female phenoms. Featuring a collectible 50/50 cover by the legendary Alan Davis!

Women Of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades TPB
2010, 344 pages, $24.99
Collects Mystic Comics #4, Marvel Mystery Comics #82, Venus #1, Lorna the Jungle Queen #1, Lovers #75, Tales of Suspense #53, Tales of Suspense #64, Amazing Spider-Man #43, X-Men #108, Ms. Marvel #20, Daredevil #168, Fantastic Four #284, Uncanny X-Men #258, Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #1, Araña: the Heart of a Spider #1, X-23: Target X #6, and All-New Savage She-Hulk #1
Continuing the WOMEN OF MARVEL celebration, this colossal collection features a hand-picked assortment of the most exhilarating tales of Marvel’s female heroes throughout the publisher’s storied history! From the fabulous Fifties to today, see how women in Marvel comics have evolved from role players to some of the most popular and powerful characters in the world. It’s a decade-by-decade review that is sure to please any fan of Marvel’s distaff half.

Women Of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Handbook TPB
2010, $19.99
This is the year of Marvel’s women, and the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is joining the celebration with this collection of profiles of the brightest female stars in the Marvel firmament! This encyclopedic volume covers the entire span of Marvel Comics and features hundreds of eye-catching characters! Entries include the good (Aurora, Big Bertha, Dazzler, Psylocke, Squirrel Girl), the bad (Hela, Moonstone, Selene, Titania, Viper) and everyone in-between (Gamora, Millie the Model, May Parker, Valeria Richards, Typhoid). This is a vital resource for any fan of the Women of Marvel!

Women Of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus HC
November 2010, 1160 pages , $125.00
Collects Tales To Astonish (1959) #51-58, X-Men (1963) #57, Night Nurse #1-4, Cat #1-4, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #8, Giant-Size Creatures #1, Marvel Premiere #42, Shanna The She-Devil (1972) #1-5, Ka-Zar: Lord Of The Hidden Jungle #2, Daredevil (1964) #108-112, Marvel Two-In-One #3, Marvel Graphic Novel #12, #16 & #18, Firestar #1-4, Sensational She-Hulk: Ceremony #1-2, Captain Marvel (1989) #1, Captain Marvel (1994) #1, Millie The Model #100, Patsy And Hedy Annual #1, Solo Avengers #9, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #36 and Marvel Fanfare #59