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As superheroes began to fade out of fashion in the post-World War II era, comic-book publishers scrambled to explore new types of stories, characters, and audiences.In an attempt to appeal to young female readers, comics companies began introducing more female superheroes, including Timely's Blonde Phantom, Golden Girl, Namora, Sun Girl, and Venus, and its teen-humor star Millie the Model.
Miss America (also spelt as Ms. America) is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of Miss America, Madeline Joyce , first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #49 (September 1943). [ 1 ]
Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant , the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.
She had a brief run in Military Comics #1-7, [4] then faded into obscurity to a degree that Timely Comics (later Marvel Comics) soon felt free to create an unrelated character with the same name. Initially, Miss America did not have a superhero costume, largely using her powers surreptitiously.
Character Real Name Joined Notes Miss America: Joan Dale Young All-Stars Annual #1 Retconned into the Golden Age team; it is unclear if this retcon is still valid after the retcon of Hippolyta into the Golden Age team (see below). Hawkgirl: Shiera Sanders-Hall Justice Society of America (vol. 2) #1
Pages in category "United States-themed superheroes" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Meggan (character) Mercury (Marvel Comics) Layla Miller; Nico Minoru; Miraclewoman; Miss America (Madeline Joyce) Mockingbird (Marvel Comics) Moon Girl (Marvel Comics) Moondragon; Moonglow (comics) Danielle Moonstar; Motormouth (comics) Ms. Marvel; Murmur (Marvel Comics) Mystique (character)
The Legend of the Blue Lotus. The following is a list of female superheroes in comic books, television, film, and other media. Each character's name is followed by the publisher's name in parentheses; those from television or movies have their program listed in square brackets, and those in both comic books and other media appear in parentheses.