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Name the Female or Women Superheroes

Powerful women gifted with extraordinary skills have been gracing comic book pages for over sixty years. Just like their male counterparts, they serve as physical embodiments of righteousness and morality, fighting against the evils of the world. Whether the women are in groups or on their own, their superhuman abilities come to the fore in illustrated stories and movies.
  1. Wonder Woman

    • Wonder Woman's first appearance came in All Star Comics, back in December 1941. The creator, William Moulton Marston, wanted to create a female hero in a market overrun with male heroes. Wonder Woman's true identity is Princess Diana, one of the Amazons. She has superhuman strength, super speed and flight. She has in her arsenal the Lasso of Truth, an invisible plane and indestructible magical bracelets.

    Jean Grey

    • Jean Grey was one of the first members of the comic "X-Men" when it was first published by Marvel in September of 1963. First known as Marvel Girl, Jean Grey has strong telepathic and telekinetic powers, fostered and matured with the help of the leader of the X-Men, Professor Xavier. Jean Grey had several encounters with the entity known as the Phoenix Force, and the two combined as a powerful entity Grey called the Phoenix.

    Storm

    • Ororo Munroe, known by her code name Storm, first made an appearance in the second wave of X-Men in "Giant-Size X-Men" #1. Abandoned as an orphan at five years old after her parents were killed, she grew up as a thief. Years later, Professor Xavier invited her to join the X-Men team. As her name suggests, she controls the elements of weather, using strong winds to give her the gift of flight.

    Invisible Woman

    • Susan Storm Richards was one of four members on a star ship bombarded with intense radiation. The result was the popular Fantastic Four superhero team, which made its debut in November 1961. As a result of the radiation, Richards can make herself invisible, along with other people and things. As well, she can send out strong blasts of "psionic" force to combat foes.

    She-Hulk

    • She-Hulk was created when the radiated blood of Bruce Banner, the Hulk, was transfused into the body of Jennifer Walters. After that moment, Walters became She-Hulk, a super strong, damage resistant fighting machine, but without the moments of insanity that plague Bruce Banner. In her transformed form, she stands 6 feet 7 inches, and weighs 650 lbs. Her first appearance was in February 1980.

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