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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The Lady Liberators | + | ===Enchantress=== |
| + | [[File:AvengersV1-83.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Lady Liberators in Avengers v1 #83.]] | ||
| + | The Lady Liberators were a team of female superheroes who operated on [[Earth-616|Earth]]. The female members of the Avengers are gathered for a secret meeting by a person calling herself [[Valkyrie (Marvel)|Valkyrie]]. The heroes gathered included the Wasp, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, and Medusa. Valkyrie explains that she was a brilliant scientist who constantly suffered from the sexism and dismissive attitudes of men. One of her experiments granted her superhuman abilities, and now she wishes to help the women Avengers address the sexism in their own lives by confronting their male teammates and demanding their own power and formidability be recognized. She points out times each of the women present has been overlooked, ignored, or unfairly judged in relation to their gender. The female Avengers agree and join with Valkyrie as a new team, the Lady Liberators. The female members of the Avengers are gathered for a secret meeting by a person calling herself Valkyrie. The heroes gathered include the Wasp, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, and Medusa. Valkyrie explains that she was a brilliant scientist who constantly suffered from the sexism and dismissive attitudes of men. One of her experiments granted her superhuman abilities, and now she wishes to help the women Avengers address the sexism in their own lives by confronting their male teammates and demanding their own power and formidability be recognized. She points out times each of the women present has been overlooked, ignored, or unfairly judged in relation to their gender. The female Avengers agree and join with Valkyrie as a new team, the Lady Liberators. After the battle is finished, Clint Barton criticizes feminism in general, telling the women Avengers, ''"You birds finally learned your lesson about that women's lib bull!"''. The Scarlet Witch immediately defends feminism and warns that if necessary the Lady Liberators may reform one day with Wasp agreeing. (Avengers v1 #83) | ||
| − | After her previous encounters with the | + | ===She-Hulk=== |
| + | Soon after the events of World War Hulk, a new [[Red Hulk]] appears and begins pursuing a sinister agenda. The Red Hulk then fights Bruce Banner, the original Hulk, to a standstill. To help the Hulk against the Red Hulk, Iron Man recruits a group of heroes, including Banner's cousin Jennifer Walters, the hero called She-Hulk. Despite their efforts, the Red Hulk defeats most of the heroes gathered or fights them to a stand-still. The original green Hulk defeats the Red Hulk, then leaves, satisfied. Seeing the Red Hulk as a threat that should not simply be left alone to wander freely, S.H.I.E.L.D. recruits She-Hulk to form a task force to subdue him. S.H.I.E.L.D. hopes that when the Red Hulk was unconscious, he will revert to human form and his identity will be revealed, as often happened with the original Hulk and sometimes She-Hulk herself when they were rendered unconscious. She-Hulk was particularly eager to fight the Red Hulk again. Having served as an Avenger and member of the Fantastic Four, and due to meeting other heroes during various adventures, She-Hulk calls on several allies she's made whom she believes have the necessary power to effectively fight the Red Hulk. After her previous encounters with the Red Hulk, She-Hulk decided to make out a call to various female superheroes with Valkyrie and [[Thundra]] agreeing to re-form the Liberators. She warned them of the danger posed by this new foe where they agreed to hunt down the villain down. (Hulk v2 #7) The trio fight the Red Hulk, damaging Mount Rushmore in the process. They are then joined by Susan Richards of the Fantastic Four, Tigra, Black Widow, Patsy Walker in her identity as Hellcat, Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), and Storm of the X-Men. It is said that Carol Danvers wanted to join the team as well, but she was in the middle of a situation in Las Vegas with Bruce Banner, who had transformed into the gray-skinned version of the Hulk. (Hulk v2 #9) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The Lady Liberators were created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema where they made their first appearance in Avengers v1 #83 (December, 1970). | *The Lady Liberators were created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema where they made their first appearance in Avengers v1 #83 (December, 1970). | ||
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| + | ==Alternate Versions== | ||
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| + | ==In other media== | ||
| + | ===Video games=== | ||
| + | *In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, the Lady Liberators appeared in the setting of the Facebook video game. After a mysterious '''Pulse''' affected technology worldwide, the Lady Liberators consisting of various female superheroes helped S.H.I.E.L.D. in the mission to face new threats, such as supervillains who wanted to acquire a mysterious element the Pulse left on Earth, the Isotope-8. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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[[Category:Superhero Teams]] | [[Category:Superhero Teams]] | ||
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[[Category:Marvel Comics Superhero Teams]] | [[Category:Marvel Comics Superhero Teams]] | ||
[[Category:Marvel]] | [[Category:Marvel]] | ||
[[Category:Roy Thomas]] | [[Category:Roy Thomas]] | ||
[[Category:John Buscema]] | [[Category:John Buscema]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:37, 1 October 2024
The Lady Liberators are a team that feature in Marvel Comics.
Contents |
History
Enchantress
The Lady Liberators were a team of female superheroes who operated on Earth. The female members of the Avengers are gathered for a secret meeting by a person calling herself Valkyrie. The heroes gathered included the Wasp, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, and Medusa. Valkyrie explains that she was a brilliant scientist who constantly suffered from the sexism and dismissive attitudes of men. One of her experiments granted her superhuman abilities, and now she wishes to help the women Avengers address the sexism in their own lives by confronting their male teammates and demanding their own power and formidability be recognized. She points out times each of the women present has been overlooked, ignored, or unfairly judged in relation to their gender. The female Avengers agree and join with Valkyrie as a new team, the Lady Liberators. The female members of the Avengers are gathered for a secret meeting by a person calling herself Valkyrie. The heroes gathered include the Wasp, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, and Medusa. Valkyrie explains that she was a brilliant scientist who constantly suffered from the sexism and dismissive attitudes of men. One of her experiments granted her superhuman abilities, and now she wishes to help the women Avengers address the sexism in their own lives by confronting their male teammates and demanding their own power and formidability be recognized. She points out times each of the women present has been overlooked, ignored, or unfairly judged in relation to their gender. The female Avengers agree and join with Valkyrie as a new team, the Lady Liberators. After the battle is finished, Clint Barton criticizes feminism in general, telling the women Avengers, "You birds finally learned your lesson about that women's lib bull!". The Scarlet Witch immediately defends feminism and warns that if necessary the Lady Liberators may reform one day with Wasp agreeing. (Avengers v1 #83)
She-Hulk
Soon after the events of World War Hulk, a new Red Hulk appears and begins pursuing a sinister agenda. The Red Hulk then fights Bruce Banner, the original Hulk, to a standstill. To help the Hulk against the Red Hulk, Iron Man recruits a group of heroes, including Banner's cousin Jennifer Walters, the hero called She-Hulk. Despite their efforts, the Red Hulk defeats most of the heroes gathered or fights them to a stand-still. The original green Hulk defeats the Red Hulk, then leaves, satisfied. Seeing the Red Hulk as a threat that should not simply be left alone to wander freely, S.H.I.E.L.D. recruits She-Hulk to form a task force to subdue him. S.H.I.E.L.D. hopes that when the Red Hulk was unconscious, he will revert to human form and his identity will be revealed, as often happened with the original Hulk and sometimes She-Hulk herself when they were rendered unconscious. She-Hulk was particularly eager to fight the Red Hulk again. Having served as an Avenger and member of the Fantastic Four, and due to meeting other heroes during various adventures, She-Hulk calls on several allies she's made whom she believes have the necessary power to effectively fight the Red Hulk. After her previous encounters with the Red Hulk, She-Hulk decided to make out a call to various female superheroes with Valkyrie and Thundra agreeing to re-form the Liberators. She warned them of the danger posed by this new foe where they agreed to hunt down the villain down. (Hulk v2 #7) The trio fight the Red Hulk, damaging Mount Rushmore in the process. They are then joined by Susan Richards of the Fantastic Four, Tigra, Black Widow, Patsy Walker in her identity as Hellcat, Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), and Storm of the X-Men. It is said that Carol Danvers wanted to join the team as well, but she was in the middle of a situation in Las Vegas with Bruce Banner, who had transformed into the gray-skinned version of the Hulk. (Hulk v2 #9)
Overview
Members
- Valkyrie :
- Black Widow :
- Scarlet Witch :
- Medusa :
- Spider-Woman :
- Tigra :
- Hellcat :
- Invisible Woman :
- She-Hulk :
- Storm :
- Thundra :
Notes
- The Lady Liberators were created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema where they made their first appearance in Avengers v1 #83 (December, 1970).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Video games
- In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, the Lady Liberators appeared in the setting of the Facebook video game. After a mysterious Pulse affected technology worldwide, the Lady Liberators consisting of various female superheroes helped S.H.I.E.L.D. in the mission to face new threats, such as supervillains who wanted to acquire a mysterious element the Pulse left on Earth, the Isotope-8.
Appearances
- Avengers v1: (1970)
- Hulk v2:
- She-Hulk v2:
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