Spidey Super Stories: Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel!

[knight_moves]

This is an example of dramatic license being taken in order for a story to work. In real life, no one cares about Carol Danvers.

The Beetle, of all people, kidnaps Jameson, of all people, and Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel run into each other before deciding to team up. Which is pretty funny in the age of Carol being pre-Crisis Superman strong.



I am surprised they gave Ms. Marvel her seventies costume in all its glory. A comic for elementary students isn't as sexless as modern-day Marvel. Odd.

Not much fun to be had in this issue, but next time, Namor. You know that guy's going to be a trip.

Comments

[jkcarrier]

Spidey Super Stories did often "adjust" the costumes of characters like Moondragon and Shanna to be less revealing. So it is indeed odd that Carol's belly-window made the cut. It wasn't long after this that they got rid of it in the main comic. Of course, 90% naked Sub-Mariner was no problem.

(I do like the way Win Mortimer draws Ms. M here. He got that '70s Farrah Fawcett hair down cold!)

[deh_tommy]

Is it bad I always preferred Ms. Marvel’s classic classic costume over the classic black and gold bathing suit?

[scorntx]

The questionable design elements aside (the bare stomach and back for one), the original costume and its colour scheme works better than the bathing suit for selling the image of a legacy character.
No offense to the skills of Dave Cockrum, but the swimsuit is so generic.

(... worked for that Warbird introduced in The Marvels, though.)