Carol Danvers/Ms. Marvel/Captain Marvel
Carol Danvers debuted as Ms. Marvel in 1977. Self-consciously designed to be both one of Marvel’s premier female superheroes and specifically, its premiere feminist superhero, she and her namesakes have gone through many iterations since, which productively reflect – in good and bad ways – the gender politics of their day.
An Introduction to Carol Danvers as Ms./Captain Marvel
Carol Danvers debuted as Ms. Marvel in 1977, in a story written by Gerry Conway & pencilled by John Buscema. She was self-consciously designed to be both one of Marvel’s premier female superheroes and specifically, its premiere feminist superhero. 1/11 #CaptainMarvel #TheMarvels
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An Introduction to Carol Danvers as Ms/Captain Marvel
Ms. Marvel, Feminism, and Sexist Tropes
Debating Empowerment in the Ms. Marvel Lettercols
Revisiting the Infamous Avengers #200–and its Aftermath
Carol Danvers, Rogue, Trauma, and Redemption
Postfeminism in Ms. Marvel vol 2 (2006-2010)
The Polymorphic Powers of Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan
Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Intersectional Feminism
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