Volcana (Marvel Comics)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Secret Wars #3 (Jul 1984) |
| Created by |
Jim Shooter (writer) Mike Zeck (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Marsha Rosenberg |
| Abilities | Can become volcanic stone, fire or ash |
Volcana (Marsha Rosenberg) is a fictional character (a supervillainess turned superheroine) featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics who first appeared in Secret Wars #3 (July 1984). She was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck.
Marsha Rosenberg was born in Denver, Colorado. Marsha was a day care center employee who, along with her friend Skeeter, was a normal human resident of Denver who was spirited away to the Beyonder's "Battleworld" during Marvel Comics' Secret Wars series. Lusting for power and respect, she and Skeeter agreed to serve Doctor Doom, in exchange for super powers. Doctor Doom had managed to figure out how to operate a machine utilizing alien technology, and used it to grant her the ability to transform into a molten lava form, and fire powerful thermal energy blasts, hence her choosing the codename "Volcana". She allied herself with Doctor Doom and the criminal faction, and battled the She-Hulk in a confrontation with the heroic faction. During the series, she developed a relationship with the supervillain Molecule Man. She bargained with the Enchantress, and then battled the Enchantress with the intent to renege on her bargain.
Marsha later took up residence back on Earth with Owen Reece, and hosted the Beyonder upon his arrival on Earth. She tricked the Molecule Man into challenging the Beyonder, and then participated in the defeat of the Beyonder.
Some time later she accompanied the Molecule Man and the Fantastic Four to the Beyonder's universe, and separated from the Molecule Man when he apparently became irrevocably merged into another "cosmic cube" along with the Beyonder. Unlike her friend Skeeter, who became the supervillainess Titania, Marsha did some superhero work, She had battles with the Wizard and Moonstone. She also assisted the Avengers in repairing the damage to the Earth's crust caused by the Beyonder. Later, she was briefly reunited with a de-powered Molecule Man (who had mysteriously returned to Earth) and battled Klaw. It was at that time that she gained the ability to assume volcanic rock and volcanic ash forms. She subsequently discovered that, just before his supposed "death," the Molecule Man had secretly "willed" her a portion of his reality-warping power and it was this power that gave her the ability to manifest these other forms at critical times, just when she needed them. Once he regained his power from her, she found herself no longer able to tolerate the darker side of his personality and terminated their relationship.
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