The Marvel world can seem oversaturated with male heroes, but how Marvel Comics Have proven time and time again, there is a great range of female characters with immense power too. These women are not only physically strong, with all kinds of cool abilities, but they often also have incredible intellectual and/or emotional strengths.
Whether heroes, villains, or somewhere in between, these ladies prove themselves to be Some of the most powerful women in Marvel Comics, ever.
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Black Widow is a Soviet super soldier and combat expert
(aka Natalia “Natasha” Romanova)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Stories of suspense #54 (1964) |
Stan Lee, Don Rico, Don Heck |
improved physical abilities; weapons expert; hand-to-hand combat specialist; master of espionage; Logistics expert |
Natasha Romanoff, AKA Black Widow is one of Marvel’s most enduring characters, and among its fiercest fighters. From its beginnings as a Soviet espionage, to its time as a perpetual avenger, Widow has developed a skill-set matched by few other fighters. Her training, combined with her Supersoldier Serum-enhanced body, has allowed her to take on many superpowered characters in combat.
Black Widow is also one of Marvel’s most savvy characters, able to outsmart almost anyone. She is a weapons expert, as well as a master of hand-to-hand fighting techniques. Thanks to the supersoldier serum She has a healing factor that allows her to put herself in highly dangerous situations, which she is always ready to do.
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Black Cat is Marvel’s greatest thief
(AKA Felica Hardy)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Amazing Spider-Man #194 |
Marv Wolfman, Keith Pollard |
improved physical abilities; master thief; Luck probability manipulation |
While DC has Selina Kyle, Marvel has Felica Hardy. Black Cat is one of the greatest thieves the Marvel Universe has ever seen. She is a prolific jewel thief and has also managed to steal Spider-Man’s heart several different times. Not only is Felica a master thief, But she also has strong probability manipulation powers. This allows her to always be on the winning side of things, no matter how bad her situation may look, a stroke of luck will always make it so she ends up on top.
Over the years, she flirts with the idea of ​​being an anti-hero and a superhero. Sometimes she is a gang leader who rules the streets of New York, and sometimes she is the first to answer Spider-Man’s call for help. In any case, she is an absolutely beloved character in the Marvel Universe.
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The invisible woman does more than just disappear
(AKA Dr. Susan Storm-Richard)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
The Fantastic Four #1 (1963) |
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
Ability to make yourself and those around you invisible; energy manipulation; Immunity to telepathy; Shield projection |
As a member of “Marvel’s First Family,” the Fantastic Four, Sue Storm is among the company’s early prominent female superheroes. Over six decades after her debut, Sue has become increasingly powerful, with her range of abilities extending beyond mere invisibility, as she is revealed to be a powerful energy manipulator.
Sue is often overlooked, but she has proven herself against the most powerful villains in the Marvel Universe, as well as fellow heroes such as the Hulk. Most notably, the Invisible Woman showed the true power of her powers by killing a Celestial, A cosmic being ranked among the most powerful Marvel.
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Elektra is Marvel’s deadliest woman
(AKA Elektra Natchios)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Daredevil #168 (October 1980) |
Frank Miller |
Expert martial artist, master assassin |
Elektra is often considered one of the deadliest women in Marvel. She was a member of the Chaste and a member of the Hand, and she was a major love interest of Matt Murdock for decades. She was even the personal assassin for Wilson Fisk and killed several people on his orders. Despite the darkness that is inside Elektra, she has tried several times to be a true hero.
During Chip Zdarsky’s run on DaredevilElektra took up the mantle of Daredevil to prove to Matt that she was genuine about being a hero. Since then, she has continued to patrol the streets of New York, doing her best to keep the citizens of Hell’s Kitchen safe. Her relationship with Daredevil was one of the most passionate and destructive relationships in comic book history.
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Jessica Jones is among Marvel’s most badass street-level brawlers
(AKA Jewel, Knighttress, Power Woman)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Alias #1 (2001) |
Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos |
superstrength; healing factor; Skilled private investigator; Experienced fighter |
Jessica Jones is the very model of strength in the face of adversity. Her powers include enhanced strength and armor, which she used as a hero for a time before she fell under the mind-control of the villainous Purple Man, and was forced to serve at his whims.
After being freed from his influence, Jessica discovered the traditional superhero life and became a private eyeAnd a fantastic one at that. Although she doesn’t make a living with her powers, they certainly come in handy as she fights powerful villains like Doctor Doom.
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Spider-Woman is Marvel’s most capable spider-hero
(AKA Jessica Drew)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Marvel Spotlight #32 (1972) |
Archie Goodwin, Marie Severin |
superhuman strength; spider-like reflexes; pheromone control; Bio-energy projection |
Jessica Drew, also known as Spider-Woman, Not only does he have every power that fans have come to associate with a spider-hero, but is also a super spy and private investigator. Physically, Jessica can keep up with Marvel’s most powerful fighters, but she also has a wide range of unique powers that give her more than just a physical edge. She is also tactically and intellectually strong.
Although Spider-Woman has a rather convoluted origin story, she has always been portrayed as a strong character. A member of the Avengers who has experience with SHIELD and HYDRA, Jessica is a valuable ally and dangerous enemy.
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Ironheart is one of Marvel’s smartest characters
(AKA Riri Williams)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Invincible Iron Man #7 (March 2016) |
Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato |
Super-genius inventor, skilled inventor and engineer |
There are tons of brilliant minds in the Marvel Universe, from Reed Richards to Tony Stark, and one of the brightest and youngest minds is Riri Williams. At the age of five years old, Riri was diagnosed as a super genius And her parents moved her to a special school, which could better take care of her budding genius.
Riri intends to use her genius to create inventions that would help superheroes fight crime, But after her family is caught in the middle of a gang shooting, RiRi decides to start building her own Iron Man suit to fight crime. After stealing dozens of parts and reverse engineering an old Tony Stark Iron Man suit, Riri is able to join the superhero community and help fight in the Second Superhero Civil War on Iron Man’s side.
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The upper level of Monica Rambo’s power is almost limitless
(AKA Spectrum, Photon, Captain Marvel)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (1982) |
Roger Stern, John Romita, Jr. |
energy conversion and manipulation; lightspeed travel; Stronger leadership qualities |
Monica Rambo has gone through a number of superhero names over the years. Originally, she was a former New Orleans Harbor Patrol lieutenant who Received exposure to extradimensional energy, and gained the power to turn into any form of energy along the electromagnetic spectrum. This gave her the ability to fly at the speed of light, shoot lasers and take the form of all kinds of energy.
Monica was the first woman to use the Captain Marvel moniker. Portrayed as a member of both the Avengers and the Ultimates, the powers of her spectrum form have a wide range of applications, making her an asset to any team in a wide variety of different missions.
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Cassandra Nova
(AKA anti-self)
The forgotten twin sister of Professor Charles Xavier, Cassandra carries the same telepathic powers of her brother and anything Charles could have potentially inherited.. Although Cassandra is a terrifyingly powerful psionic user, her real power is her ability to manipulate DNA. She can manipulate someone’s DNA right down to the genome, adding or removing any quality she wants from them. She is also capable of regenerating at incredible speeds and can even phase straight through objects, rendering her completely immune to damage. Combine that with Cassandra’s absolute sadism and she is unbelievably dangerous.
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Madeline Prior
(AKA Goblin Queen)
Madeline Prior is a clone of Jean Grey, and as such, she has all the same mutant abilities as her “sister.” These include things like Telepathy, telekenesis, a low level of reality warping, mind alteration and dozens of others. But if these abilities are not enough, she also has demonic augmentation of bargaining with the demon sea. Thanks to this, she also has demonic abilities, such as dark magic that she can add onto her already incredibly impressive telepathy. As far as dangerous women go, having all the powers of Marvel’s most powerful telepath on top of demonic magic is pretty hard to beat.
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Hope Summers
(AKA White Phoenix)
Mutants are major things in the Marvel Universe. Some of the most powerful characters Marvel has to offer are mutants. Legendary characters like Magneto, Cyclops, Wolverine, even Apocalypse and Hope Summers can defeat them all. Hope’s mutant power allows her to mimic the powers of any mutant she is close to. The powers she imitates are immediately in their full power and she doesn’t need to learn how to use them. She also has the power to shut down all mutant powers around her, removing their powers. Although Hope isn’t very useful against non-mutants, she is a god compared to any mutants.
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Ilana Rasputina
(AKA Magik)
Illyana is in a strange situation when it comes to her power. While she is a mutant, it is not her being a mutant that makes her dangerous. Her mutant power is creating “stepping discs” that essentially allow her to teleport anywhere she wants. But that’s not what makes her dangerous. Illyana is also known as the Sorceress Supreme of Limbo. She has vast magical abilities, such as energy manipulation, astral projection, binding and summoning. Basically anything Doctor Strange can do, Illyana can do too. She also wields the Soulsword, a massive blade capable of disrupting most spells and directly attacking incorporeal beings, such as souls.
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hello
(aka Goddess of Death)
As Thor is the God of Thunder, his counterpart is the Asgardian Goddess of Death. Hela has all the exceptional power of an Asgardian, having incredible physical strength and durability, she is also immortal unlike her Asgardian family. Another major difference that sets her apart is her mastery of magic. Hela is able to manipulate Asgardian magic to do whatever she wants. This includes astral projection, time travel and illusions. But by far the most powerful ability she has is her control over life and death. Since she is the Asgardian Goddess of Death, she can claim any soul that does not die in a heroic battle. These souls are then brought to Hell’s field, where they receive complete control.
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Kamala Khan is one of Marvel’s most prodigious young heroes
(AKA Ms. Marvel)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
All-New Marvel Now! Point one #1 (2014) |
Sana Amanat, Adrian Alphona, Jamie McKelvie, Stephen Wacker, G. Willow Wilson |
physical malleability; ability to shift; healing factor; unspecified mutation; Inhuman genetics |
Kamala Khan has only been a Marvel hero for a short time compared to some of the other characters on this list, but her ascent to a position of prominence in the company’s heroic pantheon has been swift. It is also guaranteed, vi Kamala has captured the spirit of classic Marvel stories in a way many previous characters have become detached from.
Like Ms. Marvel, her story only got more exciting as she was revealed to be part-Inhuman/part-mutant, died and resurrected, and most excitingly, was written by Iman Vellani, the actress who portrays Kamala in the MCU .
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Wasp was an original Avenger, named the team and trained with Captain America
(AKA Janet Van Dyne)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Stories to Astonish #44 (1963) |
Stan Lee, Ernie Hart, Jack Kirby |
advanced technological proficiency; super-intelligence; flight; energy blasts; Size manipulation |
Janet Van Dyne is the partner of the other diminutive hero of the Marvel Universe, Ant-Man. However, Janet is more than an expert in shrinking. Wasp is able to manipulate her body’s bio-electric energy and release it in the form of her iconic “stingers”. Janet also has a few genetic modifications that allow her to sprout functional wings and antennae.
Janet has often proved herself a Highly qualified leader, constantly assuming a primary role among Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. She has also proven herself time and time again in combat, having been trained to fight by fellow original Avenger Captain America himself.
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Emma Frost is as ice-cold and cruel as Marvel heroes get
(AKA The White Queen)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Invisible X-Men #129 (1980) |
Chris Claremont, John Byrne |
Omega-level telepathy; Ability to shift into diamond form (secondary mutation) which provides additional strength, physical invulnerability and immunity to telepathic attack |
The White Queen, Emma Frost, Has strong telepathic powers, which allow her to enter other people’s minds almost at will. She can also understand exactly what someone is thinking, as long as she is in close enough proximity to them. In the comics, this proves to be a very beneficial skill, as she can easily manipulate and distract her opponents.
As part of her secondary mutation, Frost can also transform her body into a diamond form. While in this state, she is completely impervious to psychic attacks, which could otherwise harm her. On top of that, her diamond form gives her enhanced strength, and makes her nearly invulnerable to harm.
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The best Wolverine in the Marvel Universe is not Logan
(Laura Kinney, AKA X-23, Talon)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
NYX #4 (2004) |
Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost |
healing factor; superhuman strength and agility; Adamantium-laced claws (hands and feet); Expert in close-quarters combat |
Laura Kinney was introduced to Marvel Comics as X-23, but she has since taken up the mantle of Wolverine. The biological daughter of the original WolverineLaura was raised by an evil organization to be an incredibly ruthless fighter, and she has the same healing ability as her father.
The mutant power makes her one of the most invincible characters in the Marvel worldAnd since breaking free from the clutches of those who raised her, she has often fought alongside the X-Men. Laura also has an immensely sharp intellect, showing fluency in many languages ​​and styles of martial arts.
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Gamora is the daughter of Thanos
(AKA Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Weird Tales #180 (March 1975) |
Jim Starlin |
Artificially Enhanced Physiology, Enhanced Strength, Superhuman Agility, Superhuman Reflexes, Precognition, Regenerative Healing Factor |
There are few characters in the Marvel Universe as despised as the Mad Titan Thanos, and few characters hate Thanos more than his own daughter, Gamora. Thanos found Gamora after the slaughter of her people and Raised her to be the deadliest woman in the galaxy, and she succeeded.
Since then, Gamora has been on tons of adventures, sometimes as a ruthless assassin and sometimes as a hero in the Guardians of the Galaxy. Gamora even gained the Time Stone at one point and kept it for so long that she managed to retain some residual abilities from it, such as precognition. She also owned all the Infinity Gems, which is a feat Her father Thanos was constantly searching, since he failed to impress Lady Death With his crazy wishes for general genocide.
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Moondragon, born of tragedy, is a cosmic powerhouse
(AKA Heather Douglas)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Daredevil #105 (1973) |
Bill Everett, Mike Friedrich, George Tuska |
telepathy; telekinesis; physical combat prowess; Transformation into dragon form |
Heather Douglas experienced tragedy at a young age when her family was struck down by the mad titan Thanos. From this terrible experience, one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe was born. Moondragon was taken by the priests of Shao-lum, who helped Heather unlock her true psychic potential.
Moondragon is one of the strongest telepaths Marvel has to offerRaving mutants such as Professor X or Jean Grey. Not only are her mental powers exceptionally strong, Heather can also become a real dragon, giving her a combination of​​ powers that make her one of Marvel’s most powerful forces.
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Even Thor considers Storm Marvel’s “Goddess of Thunder”
(AKA Ororo Munroe)
First appearance |
Creators |
Powers |
Giant-sized X-Men #1 (1975) |
Dave Cockrum, Len Wayne |
weather manipulation and control; flight; Strong leadership qualities |
An iconic X-Men Character, Storm has powers of weather manipulation; Although, in some ways, this is a colossal understatement. In some storylines, Storm is able to wipe out entire areas by summoning a tsunami. Her weather control powers are so powerful that The God of Thunder himself, Asgardian All-Father Thor, considers thunder to be on his level.
Lightning tends to be Storm’s favorite weapon, as she can call it down from the sky at any given time to shock her opponents into submission. In addition to her own abilities, Storm is also a natural leader who tends to bring out the best in other powers.