Superia

Superia
Superia fighting Captain America on the cover of Captain America (vol. 1) #392, art by Rom Lim and Danny Bulanadi.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America Vol.1 #386
Created by	Mark Gruenwald and Rik Levins
In-story information
Alter ego	Deidre Wentworth
Team affiliations	A.I.M. Dark Avengers Femizons H.A.M.M.E.R.
Notable aliases	Ms. Marvel
Abilities	Superhuman strength Concussive blasts Highly trained martial artist Genius scientist

Superia (Dr. Deidre Wentworth) is a fictional character, a supervillain and criminal scientist in the Marvel Comics.

She first appeared in Captain America (vol. 1) #386 (1991) and was created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Rik Levins.

Little is known of the past of the woman known as Superia, but she was first seen where she and a small army of female supervillains plotted to sterilize all other women in the world, making their reproductive capabilities valuable beyond measure. She was initially inspired to use her scientific knowledge to conquer the world when she discovered, via use of a "time probe", that a descendant of hers, Thundra, would rule the world-spanning matriarchy of the "Femizons". Her plan was thwarted by Captain America and his allies (Paladin, Diamondback, Asp and Black Mamba).

She later appeared alongside a much smaller group of Femizons, consisting of Blackbird, Iron Maiden, Nightshade and Snapdragon. This group fought against the criminal scientists of AIM, and were defeated, thanks in part to former Femizon M.O.D.A.M. Superia was saved from certain death by Captain America.

Superia again appeared as "Dr. Deidre Wentworth", and gave a young woman named Cathy Webster superhuman physical traits and subliminal performance-boosting messages. These messages also bound Webster (now called Free Spirit) to Superia's control, though Webster was quickly freed. After a failed negotiation with the Baroness Zemo, she convinced Diamondback to join her as penance for having killed her former lieutenant Snapdragon.