American Comics Update: Mighty Marvel Firsts: ‘This Female Fights Back!’ – Ms Marvel #1 from 1977
*Marvel: Ms Marvel, spinning out of Captain Marvel, former background character Carol Danvers got her own set of super-powers and a whole new supporting cast (including new boss J. Jonah Jameson) as she attempted to discover the mystery behind her own origins. Although moderately successful, the series was attacked by critics who derided Carol’s derivative costume, which made her look like Captain Marvel’s sidekick, and the fact that Marvel were offering a ‘powerful, confident’ heroine who suffered from blackouts and amnesia. Despite these jibes, Ms Marvel has been a prominent member of the Marvel Universe for nearly fifty years in one guise or another – whether as Ms Marvel, Binary, Warbird, or an incarnation of Captain Marvel, her chequered history has provided many intriguing plotlines. This is a nice cents copy with great cover colour and gloss and just minor handling wear at edges, with a very soft non colour-breaking crease across the edge of the top right corner. Supple off-white pages and tight, firm staples.
PICTURED: MS MARVEL #1 VF- £35 SOLD