*Marvel: In the Sizzling Seventies, the era of the E.R.A. and Women’s Liberation, Marvel decided to publish a comic celebrating the new, independent woman – and very nearly made a total pig’s ear of it, but with the best of intentions. Carol Danvers, a former supporting character of Captain Marvel, gained super-powers like his, (with an added psychic ‘Seventh Sense’, because ‘girl’) and, despite her clarion calls for equality, was reduced to being in the Captain’s shadow as an imitator of him wearing a skimpier, belly-baring version of his costume. Despite these drawbacks, the title was actually pretty decently written by first Gerry Conway, then Chris Claremont, with a ‘makeover’ issue giving Ms. M, under the artistry of Dave Cockrum, a sleek, chic and non-derivative look that established her as her own woman – only for the series to be cancelled a few issues later! Ms. Marvel had subsequent successful series, becoming a mainstay of the Avengers, and now, having acquired the title of Captain Marvel in her own right, is poised to become the prima diva of the Marvel Universe, and subject of Marvel’s first female-fronted film! This complete high-grade run of her entire first series runs from #1 to #23, highlights including the first issue which establishes the Ms. Marvel identity, the ‘relaunch’ issue #20, and, special bonus for X-Men fans, issues #16 & #17, with cameo appearances by the shape-shifting siren known as Mystique – though she was going by her other name of Raven Darkholme at the time -and #18’s first full appearance of the blue-skinned baddie we all love! Issue #1 is VF+ cents at £60; #16 NM pence £55; #17 VF/NM pence £27; and #18 VF+ pence at £50. For all other issues’ grades and prices, please see details in our online catalogue.