WOMEN OF MARVEL (in comics and behind the scenes) Appreciation 2020

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Storm and the Birds of Prey

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It's crazy thinking how many women were being blocked from the MCU because of Fox's rights. X-Men alone has so many iconic women: Storm, Jean Grey, Rogue, Emma Frost, Mystique, Psylocke, Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, etc. that I hope we start seeing them soon.

Possible when they individually appear in movies in the cinema and Disney+ series... Storm in BP2? Rogue in CM2? Psylocke in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings?

Major X-MEN Character (PSYLOCKE)
Making An Appearance In Shang Chi

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Uncanny X-Men #192 Apr 1985
"Fun 'n' Games"
Colossus, Nightcrawler and Rogue are engaging in an outdoor training session,
in which Nightcrawler succeeds in trouncing both by tricking them into landing in a nearby lake.
When they take a break, Rogue tells Colossus to focus,
however his mind is stuck on Kitty Pryde, who is finally returning from Japan with Wolverine
and he is still upset over hurting her after revealing his romance with Zsaji during the Secret Wars.

When Rogue tries to relate to him, with her guilt over what she did to Carol Danvers,
Nightcrawler begins to wonder if Rogue also absorbed Carol's seventh sense
and attempts to find out by ticking her by using his teleportation powers.
She gets angry that he is touching her and she hits him a little too hard
but saves him from being smashed against some rocks.
When Nightcrawler cheekily asks for a kiss she drops him in the water and flies away.
Nightcrawler realizes that Rogue is uncomfortable with any sort of intimacy thanks to her powers.
Nightcrawler and Colossus decide to go and make amends with her
and notice that she flew toward an abandoned mansion nearby.
Before they can go their attention is turned to a bright glow from up in the sky,
some strange thing has fallen out of the sky and crash landed near the old mansion.

Meanwhile, at Kennedy Airport, Professor X, Storm, Illyana, Lockheed and Rachel wait for Wolverine and Kitty to return from Japan.
As Rachel waits she picks up stray thoughts with her telepathic power
and is depressed by how many anti-mutant thoughts are in the crowd around her.
This causes her to recall back to her last moments in the future time she comes from.
She and Kate Pryde Using 'Colonel Carol Danvers Air Force Intelligence' as a cover identity were attempting to
break into the Project Nimrod facility to destroy the newest mutant killing robot being developed by the humans.
Trapped in a room that Kate could not phase out of and with Nimrod trailing on them, Kate would say the word
"Dark Phoenix", causing Rachel to use her powers based on a post hypnotic suggestion and send herself back in time.

Her recollection causes her to be faint and she is righted by the modern day Kitty Pride who has just got off the plane with Wolverine.
Their reunion is warm, and Kitty suddenly recognizes Rachel for who she is. Explaining
that when her future self briefly possessed her body her mind was briefly in the future.

Meanwhile, back at the abandoned mansion, Colossus and Nightcrawler investigate the crash site of whatever landed nearby.
To their surprise a number of the trees and a deer have been infected with
the same Transmode Virus as that used by the New Mutant known as Warlock.
Colossus recalls how Warlock explained that he fled his home world to escape his father and wonders if the worst has happened.

Elsewhere in the ruins, Rogue, having been knocked out by the crash landing
awakens to find that Warlock's father the Magus has arrived on Earth.
When he attempts to assimilate Rogue, she fights him off, causing damage by ripping off one of his tendrils.
Before Magus can counter attack Colossus and Nightcrawler arrive. When the Magnus attempts to attack Colossus,
Nightcrawler grabs a portion of the Technarc and teleports away causing him serious damage.
Rogue then flies in and attempts to use her absorption powers on Magus.

This causes Rogue to absorb the Technarc physiology and the feed back knocks her away from the battle.

Colossus and Nightcrawler rush to her aid as she fights off it's effects. This allows Magus to escape,
projecting a holographic image warning the X-Men to turn over his son Warlock or the Earth will suffer.

Later the other X-Men arrive to help try to track the Magus down, however their search turns up nothing.
When a police officer arrives the Professor is forced to use his mental powers to alter the officers perceptions
to protect their double identities and because they cannot find a trace of the Magus, they leave.
When the officer gets back into his squad car he is shocked when he is assimilated by the Magus.
Taking close measure of humanity, a race that he has heard previously defeated Galactus
he decides never to under estimate them again. He then leaves the scene to try and locate his son.

A few months later, Professor Xavier has begun giving lectures at Columbia University.
Just as schools are closing for the Christmas break, Xavier begins to walk home.
Along the way he thinks about human mutant relations when he pauses at an anti-mutant slogan spray painted on a wall.
He is suddenly attacked by an anti-mutant mob. Attempting to defend himself with
his mental powers fails and he is struck with a brick and beaten nearly to death.
The mob flees and leaves him to die in the street.
However, someone has witnessed the beating and drags Xavier away into a nearby alley.

Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green.

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X-Factor #53 Apr 1990
"Ghosts"
Caliban attacks Archangel, who is wounded after his fight with Sabretooth. Elsewhere,

Marvel Girl and Cyclops go for a romantic walk in the park.

Meanwhile, Bobby and Opal Tanaka try to go out for dinner, but the restaurant Bobby has chosen is closed.
As they head to Opal’s apartment to eat in, they are followed by Mole, the Morlock.

While not far away, Caliban and Archangel battle on a New York rooftop,
with Archangel being seriously injured. Elsewhere,

Cyclops proposes to Marvel Girl.

During their stroll to Opal's apartment, Nathan Christopher’s stroller suddenly spots Mole,
who accidentally phases through a crane and topples steel beams onto Bobby and Opal.
Bobby saves them with an ice barrier.

Finally, the fight between Archangel and Caliban ends after they fall to the streets below.
A triumphant Caliban leaves Archangel in the care of Officer Jones.

Elsewhere, Bobby angrily encases Mole in ice.
Opal asks Bobby to release Mole, as he is her friend.

Meanwhile, Marvel Girl troubled by Phoenix and Madelyne’s memories, turns Cyclops down.

Elsewhere, Opal and Bobby continue to her apartment and Mole
returns to the sewers where Sabretooth is waiting for him.

Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Terry Shoemaker and Al Milgrom.

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The comicbook character Marvel Girl has the Phoenix Entity's memories of making love with the comicbook character Cyclops on top of a butte..

Uncanny X-Men #132 Apr 1980
The Dark Phoenix Saga: Part 4 of 9 - "And Hellfire is Their Name!"
Following their near defeat by the White Queen and fearing that the mansion is no longer safe for them
Cyclops takes the team to the former X-Man Angel's aerie in New Mexico.
He asks to talk to Angel privately, who then flies him to the top of a butte out in the middle of the desert
much to the chagrin of Professor X who wanted them to return to the school immediately.
Cyclops recounts the X-Men's recent adventure and states that they were targeted by a group called the Hellfire Club.
Warren finds this hard to believe as he and his girlfriend Candy are members of the Hellfire Club.

Scott goes on to explain that he's worried about changes in Jean’s personality.
Before he can explain any further, Jean herself arrives and interrupts them to have a private picnic with Scott.
Warren leaves them alone and Jean gets Scott to take off his visor.

Much to his surprise, she telekinetically holds his optic blast in check.
The two embrace and make love on the butte as the sun sets.

A week later on a stormy night, the X-Men return to New York City to
infiltrate the Hellfire Club and learn why they are targeting the X-Men.
Wolverine and Nightcrawler travel through the sewers to sneak into the club from below.

As they are passing through the rapidly flooding tunnels, Wolverine slices open some electrical wiring
pointing out that they could use a distraction later if things get hairy, a move that Nightcrawler finds very sneaky.

Meanwhile, with invitations organized by Warren, Scott and Jean,
and Peter and Ororo attend a prestigious party within the club.
Before they go in, they radio back to the Professor and Angel in New Mexico
to advise them of their plan so that they can carry on if they fail.

As Scott and the others enter the party and try to blend in, they are
spotted on the club’s security monitors by the Hellfire Club's inner circle:
the cybernetic Donald Pierce and mutants Sebastian Shaw, Harry Leland and Jason Wyngarde.

Shaw tells Wyngarde this is his chance to prove that he has full control over Jean Grey and sends him out into the party.
Sure enough, as Scott and Jean are dancing, Wyngarde cuts in and sweeps Jean off into another one of his illusions.
She instantly believes she’s in the 18th century and that Wyngarde is the love of her life, ignoring the perplexed Scott.

Wyngarde takes Jean upstairs and Scott follows after them. Scott is shocked when Wyngarde drops
the illusion to reveal himself to be none other than the X-Men's old foe Mastermind. Chasing after them,
he is blasted by Jean who has now been transformed into the Black Queen and is under Mastermind's full control.

Hearing Scott's scream of pain over the crowd, Storm and Colossus change into costume
and charge after their friend. Running upstairs, they encounter Sebastian Shaw.
Colossus learns the hard way that Shaw can absorb any physical attack inflicted on him
and transform it into strength and invulnerability. Shaw easily defeats Colossus in
battle but Storm manages to escape by creating a thick fog to obscure his vision.

Down in the basement, Wolverine and Nightcrawler emerge from the sewers only to be attacked by Pierce and Leland.
Pierce locks Nightcrawler in a chokehold. But while Wolverine manages to damage Pierce's cybernetic arm,
Leland uses his mass-increasing powers to increase Wolverine's weight until he breaks through
the floor and lands in the sewers below, where he is swept away and presumed to have drowned.

Upstairs, Storm is tracked down by Sebastian Shaw who easily defeats her in hand-to-hand combat.
The X-Men have all been defeated and the inner circle members celebrate their victory.
Sebastian Shaw silently notes Jason Wyngarde's cockiness and suspects that he will attempt to replace him
as leader of the Hellfire Club. A toast is proposed to the newest member of their club -- the Black Queen!

Down below in the sewers, meanwhile, Wolverine emerges from the waters alive and well.
He is incredibly angry, having taken the Hellfire Club's best shot and he is ready to show them his own.

Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin.

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Uncanny X-Men #260 Apr 1990
"Star 90"
After a crazed Eric Beale’s attempt on her life,

Dazzler agrees to Fred Stanachek's plan to promote Dazzler – the movie, to draw the killer out.
She wonders though if this is truly what she wants out of life.

Shortly before the premiere, in a careless moment,
Ali is abducted and beaten unconscious.

Later, almost powerless,

she faces a drug-crazed Beale,

intending to kill her.

Using what’s left of her power to influence his mood, she actually calms
and helps Beale and realizes that helping people is what she wants of life.

Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green.

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Avengers #316 Apr 1990
"Spiders and Stars!"
Order has been restored to the universe!
But the lady that caused the chaos escapes!


Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the wondrous wall-crawler blast off into outer space
to rendezvous with Nebula's massive starship on the other side of the moon!
Shell-Head and the synthezoid avenger arrive at the spaceship first
and begin working their way through Nebula's guard force!
And minutes later Cap, Thor, Spidey and Sersi join the attack!

By all accounts it looks like the Avengers will finish this caper without expending too much energy!
But stranger things have happened in outer space…very strange!

Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes).

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She-Hulk and the Female Furies

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Yo, they banned 616marvel what the hell???

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