Tag Archives: Ms. Marvel

This weekend’s escapist, light-hearted superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog looks at additional 70s tales of Ms. Marvel. Part One is HERE.

MS. MARVEL Vol 1 #11 (Nov 1977)

Title: Eve of the Elementals

Villains: The Elementals and Hecate

Synopsis: After corralling a gang of thieves, Ms. Marvel turns back into Carol Danvers and heads from her editorial office at Woman Magazine to Cape Canaveral, Florida. She is there to interview an old friend of hers turned astronaut – Salia Petrie.

Just as the launch involving Petrie is about to happen, Carol must become Ms. Marvel to fight the Living Mummy’s old foes the Elementals (Hellfire, Magnum and Hydron), who have captured tomb raider the Asp as well as their renegade female member Zephyr.

Our heroine destroys three earth monsters created by Magnum but is then attacked by the Elementals’ new leader – the villainess Hecate making her first ever appearance. Continue reading →

This weekend’s escapist, light-hearted superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog looks at the earliest adventures of the original Ms. Marvel – Carol Danvers.

MS. MARVEL Vol 1 #1 (January 1977)

Title: This Woman, This Warrior

Villain: The Scorpion

NOTE: Ms. Marvel’s secret identity was Carol Danvers, a character that Marvel first introduced in the supporting cast of their original male Captain Marvel series in 1967. Carol was introduced as the head of security at Cape Canaveral, so even before becoming a superheroine she had a very solid role.

Carol made regular appearances alongside Captain Marvel (Kree Captain Mar-Vell) through the cancellation of his first solo series in August 1970. She made a few guest appearances in the pages of The Avengers during the original Kree-Skrull War (1970-1971) and was even impersonated by the Super-Skrull.

Synopsis: Readers are caught up with Carol Danvers’ life via flashbacks. During one of Captain Marvel’s battles with Yon-Rogg she was exposed to Kree technology which accidentally endowed her with super-strength plus the power of flight and a large degree of invulnerability. Continue reading →