What If?...Marvel Super-Gals

[Bizarro Amy]

Spider Woman seems like an obvious choice, especially since Mego could have marketed her as a counterpart to Spidey. I know, that's not necessarily the case, but they could have used her that way. Black Widow would be my next pick, and then Ms Marvel.

[PNGwynne]

Yeah, Ms. Marvel looks surprisingly good in retrospect & she's a big gun, now.

I'll bet Mego would have recycled the Conan belt-scabbard & sword for Sonja; part of her "costume" could've been from that silvery Knights knit.

For me, Scarlet Witch is as essential as Sue Storm.

[MegoAddict]

i like that artwork..very cool

[The Toyroom]

1977. Were there any significant stories at that point that really spotlighted the Scarlet Witch that could have been included in this volume?

Not really....they didn't start to break her out as a character until a few years after "Superhero Women" was released during Byrne's 1st Avengers run. And then a few years later the various Vision and Scarlet Witch mini-series. Probably her most iconic storyline during the 70s was her marriage to the Vision but that also included Mantis marrying the Swordsman so it's really not a stand-out story showcasing Wanda.

[hedrap]

Marketing trumps longevity. She-Hulk would have made it, as would Spider-Woman. Hulk and Spidey were huge sellers of all things in the late 70's/early 80's so a female extension would have been a natural, especially with Spider-Woman's cartoon and solid sales for She-Hulk. Also, I'm sure Marvel would have nudged them to the forefront. It's the same reasoning behind Supergirl and Batgirl.

Ms. Marvel and Scarlet Witch before Wasp.

The original X-Men were put out to pasture by this point, so Storm would have been cost-productive by re-rooting Uhura.

IMO, Valkyrie could have made it before most others. She can stand alone as a counter to Thor and isn't as "risque" as Red Sonja.

As for villains I tend to go with Enchantress and Black Widow.

So following the same pattern

1. She-Hulk
2. Spider-Woman
3. Ms. Marvel
4. Black Widow
5. Valkyrie
6. Scarlet Witch
7. Storm
8. Enchantress
9. Medusa
10. Wasp
11. Jean Grey

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Tough question. I don't think Spider-Woman would have made it; Marvel seemed to be pushing her at the time, but cartoon or no I don't remember her being that popular. Black Widow and Wasp definitely; they were everywhere. I'd say the Scarlet Witch too; she wasn't a lead character but she showed up everywhere and seemed pretty iconic for the time. Medusa shgowed up a lot too, so I think she would have made it. MAYBE Valkyrie, and maybe Jean Grey.

Don C.

[samurainoir]

I have noticed that Storm managed to get into some PSA comics of that era (along with Luke Cage).

[bgrimm77]

I would have killed for a Spiderwoman figure...... followed by a Black widow. That would have been great. And beside that... if they extended their western line to include the original Ghost Rider...... That would have been Awesome!!!