Scarlet Witch (Ultimate Marvel)
| Scarlet Witch | |
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Scarlet Witch
Art by Frank Cho |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The X-Men #4 (March 1964) |
| Created by |
Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Wanda Marya Maximoff |
| Team affiliations | |
| Notable aliases | Wanda Frank, Ana Maximoff, Wanda Magnus |
| Abilities | |
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character has since starred in two self-titled limited series with husband the Vision, and has historically been depicted as a regular team member in superhero title The Avengers.
Scarlet Witch has the superhuman ability to alter reality in unspecific ways. In most depictions, she is a mutant, a human born with natural superhuman powers. Originally revealed to be the daughter of the Golden Age superhero Whizzer, it was later established she and her twin brother Quicksilver were the children of X-Men villain Magneto, and the half-siblings of his daughter Polaris. This parentage was their status quo until 2014, when a further retcon revealed that she and Quicksilver were in fact non-mutants who had been kidnapped and experimented on by the High Evolutionary, and then misled to believe that Magneto was their father.
The character has appeared in other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated films; arcade and video games; television series and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards. Elizabeth Olsen portrays Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Scarlet Witch debuted, together with her brother, Quicksilver, as a part of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in X-Men #4 (March 1964). They were depicted as reluctant villains, uninterested in Magneto's ideologies. Scarlet Witch is depicted as calm and submissive, as with most female comic book characters of the time. Her costume was mainly composed of a bathing suit with straps, opera gloves, short boots, a leotard covering her body, a superhero cape, and a wimple, all of which were colored in shades of red. All those early X-Men characters were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
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