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 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

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3. Real Power Part 12: Lois Lane
4. Real Power Part 5: Supergirl
5. Real Power Part 11: Harley Quinn

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