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365 Marvel Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…

May 19th - Venom

The one time villain and current hero known as Venom is a composite being made up of a sentient alien Symbiote with a liquid-like form, who survives by bonding with a humanoid host. This parasite/host combination affords the symbiotic being enhanced powers and refers to itself as ‘Venom.’

The Venom Symbiote has bonded with a number of different humans, including Peter Parker, Mac Gargan and Flash Thompson, yet its preferred and most frequent host has been Eddie Brock. Brock is a former journalist who bore a grudge against Spider-Man. The Brock/Symbiote version of Venom has had numerous battles against Spider-Man as well as other heroes of the Marvel Universe. Eventually Brock was able to tame the bloodlust of the Symbiote and Venom would go on to be a vigilante, eventually becoming a lethal protector of the innocent in San Francisco.  Eddie’s path toward becoming a hero has been turbulent, with stints as a governmental assassin and periodic relapses into villainy.  

Temporarily parting ways with the Venom symbiote, Eddie began to seek redemption for his dark past, bonding to the Anti-Venom and Toxin symbiotes, before returning as Venom and finally becoming  a true hero.

Battles against Knull, the self-proclaimed ‘God of the Symbiotes,’ resulted in Eddie’s discovery that he has an adolescent-aged son named Dylan.  Eddie ended up freeing Knull from his prison so to save his son from the villainous Carnage, and then later defeated Knull during the Symbiote king’s invasion to Earth.  This resulted in Eddie becoming the new ‘King in Black’ and leader of the Symbiote Hive.  The Venom Symbiote has since been passed down to Eddie’s son, Dylan, whilst Eddie tends to the Hive.  

A version of Venom/Eddie Brock has appeared in the Sony Pictures’ movies, Spider-Man 3, portrayed by actor Topher Grace, as well as Venom and Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage, where the character is portrayed by actor Tom Hardy. 

The Symbiote first appeared in Marvel Super Heroes Secret War #8 (1984); Eddie Brock first appeared in Web of Spider-Man Vol. 1 #18 (1986); whereas Venom first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 #300 (1988).

365 Marvel Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…

May 18th - Hawkeye / Kate Bishop

Katherine ‘Kate’ Bishop grew up as the youngest daughter of an affluent Manhattanite family.  Although her father was an emotionally distant publishing magnate, Kate admired him and tried to gain his attention and approval during her summer breaks from boarding school.  Her mother Eleanor was estranged from her father and frequently absent on vacations until she died under mysterious circumstances when Kate was still young.

In her early adolescence, Kate’s father became involved in a criminal endeavor with the villain known as El Matador.  The scheme had soured and it resulted in El Matador kidnapping Kate.  She was rescued by the Avenger known as Hawkeye (Clint Barton) and the ordeal left a significant impression on her. Hawkeye became her role model and she strived to emulate him by helping people and learning archery (a skill she had a natural talent for).  

As a teenager, Kate was sexually assaulted while walking home through Central Park.  It was a terribly traumatic event and her therapist suggested that she try to sublimate her feelings of helplessness by learning self defense.  Kate took the suggestion a step further, training tirelessly in multiple types of martial arts, learning swordsmanship and honing her skills at archery to a point that they bordered on the superhuman.  

Kate was attending her older sister’s wedding when a group of armed men stormed the church and attempted to take the precession hostage.  The recently formed Young Avengers arrived on the scene to take down the criminals, but were still quite new at acting as a team ended up needing Kate’s help to save the day.  Afterward, Kate tracked down these young heroes and suggested she be to allowed to join their ranks.  In that Kate did not possess any actual super powers, the Young Avengers initially balked at this suggestion. Their minds were quickly changed, however, after Kate played a pivotal role in helping the team defeat Kang The Conquerer.  During the battle with the villain, Kate used weapons pilfered from the then-ruined Avengers’ Mansion, weapons that included Mockingbird’s staves, The Swordsman’s blade and Hawkeye’s bow and arrows.  

Early on in her career as a heroine, Kate had trouble choosing a codename. After an encounter with Clint Barton (who was at the time operating under the moniker of Ronin), Kate was encouraged to take on the mantle of Hawkeye.

Following numerous adventures alongside the Young Avengers, Kate went on to become partners with Clint Barton.  Clint had resumed his role as Hawkeye and the pair decided that they could share the name.  Some time thereafter, Kate joined a new iteration of The Young Avengers and battled the inter-dimensional parasite known as ‘Mother.’

Following further adventures alongside Barton, Kate relocated to Los Angeles and began a private investigation firm.  She discovered that her mother was still alive and was in league with the villainous Madam Masque, leading to multiple altercations between Kate and Masque’s criminal organization.  Whilst living in LA, Kate helped to forge a new iteration of The West Coast Avengers.  The team had a number of adventures together before Kate ultimately decided that managing an Avengers squad was more trouble than it was worth.  As such, Kate relocated back to New York and more recently resumed her private investigatory work, taking a job for her older sister.

A version of Kate Bishop features in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, debuting in the Disney+ Series Hawkeye, and portrayed by actress Hailee Steinfeld.  The heroine first appeared in the pages of Young Avengers Vol. 1 #1 (2005).    

365 Marvel Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…

May 23rd - Dust

Sooraya Qadir is a young Mutant who was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan.  She discovered in her youth that she possesses the X-gene and was bestowed the ability to transform her body into a pliable cloud of dust-like particles.  She can control these particles with great precision, allowing her a degree of shapeshifting, a great resilience to injury and the capability to generate waves of dust that have both defensive and offensive capacities.  

One day the young woman was accosted by a would-be slave trader who attempted to abduct her and tore off her traditional niqāb.  Instinctively, Sooraya lashed out with her powers, creating a torrent of sand-like dust that effectively flayed her attacker.  

Accused of murder, Sooraya was rescued by the X-Men who were alerted to her plight by way of Cerebro.  Not seeing much choice in the matter, Sooraya accepted the X-Men’s offer for her to relocate to the United States and enroll in the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters.  She took on the alias of Dust and trained to better control her powers alongside her fellow young Mutants.  It took her some time to adjust to the very new world of super heroes; she was especially taken aback by the immodest nature of her colleagues’ tight-fitting costumes.  Still, her fellow students came to accept her regardless of her differences and so too did she become accepting of them.  

After numerous adventures alongside the X-Men, Dust decided not to become a citizen of the Mutant nation of Krakoa, choosing instead to act as a member of the young superhero team known as The Champions.  

Dust first appeared in the pages of New X-Men Vol. 1 #133 (2002).  

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May 22nd - Komodo

Melati Kusuma was born in Malaysia and she and her family relocated to the United States during her infancy.  Melati grew up a bright and highly precocious child whose intellect often left her feeling impatient with those around her.  This contributed to her becoming quite impulsive and prone to distraction.  Just days after earning her license to drive a car, Melati was driving far too fast and was involved in a terrible accident that caused her to lose both of her legs.  

Melati struggled with this turn of events and what she hated the most was feeling that other people pitted her.  She loathed being seen as just ‘the poor girl in the wheelchair.’  

As such, Melati became socially withdrawn and dedicated herself to her academics.  She particularly excelled in the fields of biology and cellular genetics.  Melati earned a full scholarship to Empire State University where she became a prized pupil of Professor Curt Conners.  Conners had previously devised a formula that used reptilian genetic material as part of an effort to regrow his lost arm.  The formula had unexpected side effects and caused him to transform into the monstrous super villain known as The Lizard.  Conners had reverted to his human form with the help of Spider-Man and ultimately returned to teaching.  When Melati discovered Conner’s formula, she felt certain she could improve upon it and regrow her lost legs without side-effects.  

Melati succeeded in this regard, yet not as completely as she had hoped.  Taking the formal did enable Melati to regrow her legs, but it also transformed her into a reptilian being, with enhanced straight and dexterity, sharpened claws and a long, prehensile tail.  Unlike Conners, however, Melati retained her original consciousness and could control this new form under her own volition.  

Professor Conners was both proud and upset over what Melati had done; all of this was occurring in the backdrop of the conclusion of the first superhero Civil War and Conner’s made arrangements for Melati to be registered as a super powered individual and attend Camp Hammond to better learn how to use her newfound super abilities.  As such, Melati (who had opted for the new alias of ‘Komodo’) became one of the first trainees of the Avengers Initiative program.  Although she continued to struggle with impulsivity and rash decision making, Komodo excelled as a part of The Initiative and was quickly placed on the program’s field team.  

Melati retained her reptilian form whenever she was conscious, yet reverted back to her human form whenever she slept.  She kept her original form a closely guarded secret and became very angry when her teammate, Hardball, accidentally saw her asleep, human and without her legs.  Hardball agreed to keep her secret and the pair ended up having a rather tumultuous romance together.  

Komodo would go on to have numerous adventures as part of the Initiative, ultimately assigned to the Arizona-based squad, The Heavy Hitters.  Once the Initiative program was shut down, Komodo was invited to join the Avengers Academy but she turned the offer down.  

The heroine first appeared in the pages of Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (2007).

365 Marvel Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…

May 21st - The Human Fly

The Human Fly was a young man who was severely injured during a car crash in North Carolina. His car was run off the road and his wife and children were tragically killed in the accident. After a long hospitalization, including a number of reconstructive surgeries in which 60% of his bone structure was replaced with steel, the young man was told that he would be unable to move for the rest of his life. Undaunted, he engaged in a grueling physical therapy.   After after several years of tireless training and rehabilitation he was able to attain peak physical shape.  

From here he took on the masked identity of the ‘Human Fly.’ In this guise, he performed daredevil stunts to benefit various charities, especially those helping children with disabilities.

His activities often drew him into conflict with criminals, who were often seeking to rob the charity events at which he performed. Additionally, he drew the attention of Spider-Man, who thought he might be the villain of the same name, and over the course of his career he worked with other heroes including Ghost Rider, White Tiger and Daredevil.

The hero first appeared in The Human Fly #1 (1977).  

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May 20th - Tempo

The Mutant hero known as Tempo was born Heather Tucker.  Her Mutant abilities manifested in late adolescence where she discovered she possesses the ability of chronokinesis, the capacity to mentally manipulate the flow of time in her immediate vicinity.  With this ability she can cause the flow of time around her to slow to stagnant crawl or speed up to a rapid blur; and has learned to use this power in a host of different offensive and defensive fashions.  The power additionally enables her the ability to fly.  

Tempo was originally recruited by the evil Mutant, Stryfe, who indoctrinated her into a Mutant Supremacist mindset.  She acted as a member of Stryfe’s Mutant Liberation Front and partook in battles against The New Mutants and X-Factor. Strife was ultimately defeated and the Mutant Liberation Front disbanded. Cable offered Tempo a place on his team, X-Force, but she declined opting instead to try to live a civilian life and go to college.  Unfortunately, The Superhuman Registration act made this an impossibility and Tempo was labeled a renegade super powered individual.  

Angered over how the world treats her fellow Mutants, Tempo fell in with Mr. Sinister’s team, the Marauders.  Following the Messiah Complex storyline, however, she sided with The X-Men in creating the Utopia Mutant sanctuary off the coast of San Francisco.  

More recently, Tempo has relocated to the Island of Krakoa and has shown interest in becoming a member of the X-Men.  She was in the running to be selected as a member of the new flagship X-Men squad, but ultimately lost out to Polaris.  Instead Tempo has joined Kitty Pryde’s squad of Marauders endeavoring on covert missions to protect Krakoa’s interests.   

The former villain turned heroine first appeared in the pages of New Mutants Vol. 1 #86 (1989).  

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May 30th - Iron Fist / Lin Lie

Born in Shanghai, China, teenager Lin Lie is believed to be the great descendent of the legendary hero of Chinese lore known as Fu Xi.  Lin’s father had been an archeologist who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.  Prior to his disappearance, Lin’s father had gifted Lie a sword propertied to have belong to the first mythical emperor of China.  

Not long thereafter, young Lin was attacked by demonic like creatures and he found that the sword moved on its own accord so to defend him.  Lin was sought out by the accomplished demon hunter, Ji Shuangshuang, who explained to Lin that the seals containing the malevolent entity known as Chiyou had been weaken thus unleashing his demon army.  Furthermore, as the descendent of the heroic Fu Xi, it was now Lin’s responsibility to use the sword of Fu Xi to put things right and defeat the forces of Chiyou.  

Shuangshuang trained Lin in the use of the sword and the teenager would go on to become ‘The Sword Master,’ setting out to take on Chiyou’s demons and find his lost family.  The Sword Master ended up allying with The Agents of Atlas during the War of The Realms event.  Following this, The Sword Master accompanied The White Fox to Korea to hunt down the demonic Kumiho.  The ensuing battle resulted in the Sword of Fu Xi being shattered into dozens of pieces and Lin himself appeared to perish.

Gravely injured, Lin was rescued by the monks of K’un-Lun who brought him to their secluded monastery to try to save his life.  A number of the shards of the broken sword had become embedded in his hands and wrists and he was near death.  The dragon, Shou-Lao, chose to bestow its chi onto Lin, saving his life and granting him the power and title of the Iron Fist.  These powers were augmented by the sword shards embedded in Lin’s hands and forearms.  

As the new Iron Fist, Lin has set out to discover the remaining pieces of the sword of Fu Xi and put an end to the threat posed by Chiyou.  Herein he has teamed up with the fellow Iron Fist, Danny Rand.  

Lin Lie first appeared in the pages of Warriors of Three Sovereigns #1 (2018).  

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May 28th - Grid

Dinesh Deol had been an engineering student living in Mumbai, India.  A latent Inhuman, Dinesh experienced terrigenesis when the Terrigen Cloud passed over the Konkan Coast.  The transformation caused young Dinesh to lose both his hands, yet he gained the power of magnetokinesis (the ability to see and mentally control magnetic fields).  

A fellow latent Inhuman named  Ajay Roy had also been transformed and was changed into a rampaging monster.  Dinesh managed to use his new powers to protect a group of civilians from Roy’s rampage.  Soon thereafter, Dinesh was approached by Queen Medusa of the Inhumans of New Attilan.  She offered to help Dinesh better learn to control his new powers and he chose to accompany her back to New Attilan.  

Now calling himself ‘Grid’ the young inhuman used his powers to construct for himself a pair of metallic prosthetic hands.  He became a part of Princess Crystal’s team, traversing the world in search of new Inhumans created by the Terrigen Cloud.

Grid was among the newer Inhumans who ended up siding against the Inhumans of Attilan during the X-Men/Inhuman War when it was discovered that the Terrigen Cloud would ultimately render the planet completely inhabitable to Mutants.  Grid helped in the building of the device that destroyed the Terrigen Cloud.  

The Inhuman hero first appeared in the pages of Free Comic Book Day: Avengers (2015).  

365 Marvel Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…

May 27th - Yukio

Little is known about the early life of the adventurous master thief known as Yukio.  She pulled off capers alongside Gambit some years back, before falling in with the league of assassins known as The Hand.  Yukio ended up in the employ of the Japanese crime boss, Lord Shingen, leader of The Clan Yashida.  This resulted in her facing off against Shingen’s foe, The X-Man known as Wolverine.  Intrigued by Wolverine and having grown contemptuous of Shingen, Yukio decided to assist Wolverine in taking the crime lord down.  

Following Shingen’s death, Yukio aided his daughter, Mariko, and Wolverine against attempts by The Viper to take over Clan Yashida. During this time, Yukio began a lasting friendship with one of Wolverine’s teammates in the X-Men, Storm.  Storm very much admired Yukio’s free-spirited nature and devil-may-care attitude; so much so that Storm cut her hair and changed her costume as part of an effort to be more like Yukio.    

As an ally of the X-Men, Yukio would go on to have numerous adventures alongside the Mutant heroes.  This included battles against The Phalanx, Lady Deathstrike and Omega Red.  Wolverine entrusted the care of his foster daughter Amiko, to Yukio, who has promised to raise her as though she were her own.

Two versions of Yukio have appeared in the Fox Films’ X-Men movies.  Actress Rila Fukushima portrayed the character in the movie, The Wolverine; while actress Shioli Kutsuna portrayed a different version of Yukio in the movie, Deadpool 2.  

The heroine first appeared in the pages of Wolverine Vol. 1 #2 (1982).  

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June 2nd - Hulkling

Theodore ‘Teddy’ Altman is the son of the Kree hero, Mar-Vell, and the Skrull princess, Anelle.  The two had a brief affair in the midst of the Kree/Skrull War and the child was a closely guarded secret.  Fearing for his safety, Princess Anelle sent the infant away with her nursemaid.  The nursemaid brought the child to Earth hoping to leave him in the care of his father.  Upon learning Captain Mar-Vell had died, however, the nursemaid decided to raise the child herself and used her Skrull abilities to assume the guise of a single mother named Mary-Jo Altman.  

Teddy appeared human throughout his childhood yet discovered his ability to shapeshift in early adolescence.  He had inherited this ability from his mother; along with greatly enhanced physical strength inherited from his father.

As a teenager, Teddy was asked by Iron Lad to help him form a new team of ‘Young Avengers’ in an effort to defeat Iron Lad’s older self, Kang the Conquerer.  Teddy agreed and assumed the alias of Hulkling.  The Young Avengers were successful in fending off Kang.  Teddy and his fellow Young Avengers, Wiccan, began dating shortly after forming the team.  

Following further adventures, Teddy was abducted by The Super Skrull known as Kl’rt.  Teddy was told that his true name was Dorrek VIII, grandson to the former Skrull Emperor and heir to the throne.  Teddy had trouble believing this but was convinced when Kl’rt used a device that neutralized Ms. Altman’s shapeshifting abilities and revealed her to be a Skrull.   Kl’t then killed Ms. Altman and insisted Teddy return to Skrull space with him so to unite the fractured Skrull Empire.  Just then, solders of The Kree arrived, claiming Teddy as their own.  A battle ensued between the Kree and Skrull forces as well as Teddy’s Young Avenger allies.  The only solution that Teddy saw to end the conflict was to surrender.  The Kree and Skrulls came to agree that Teddy would spend half the Earth-year with the Kree and the other half with the Skrull and decide on his on which side he would ultimately declare his ultimate allegiance to.  After the two sides left it was revealed that the ‘Teddy’ who had departed was actually Kl’rt who had used his super Skrull powers to impersonate Teddy thus allowing the young man to remain on earth with his friends.  

Following many more adventures, Teddy was once more approached by representatives of the Kree and Skrull peoples.  A tentative alliance between the two empires had been achieved and Teddy was asked to lead this new alliance and acted as a type of figurehead to further strengthen the union.  The prospect of being able to help put an end to countless centuries of war was too great of a responsibility to pass up and Teddy agreed to this request.  At the same time, Teddy’s relationship with Billy had deepened and the idea of being separated for good was too much to bare for either of them.  The Kree/Skrull union would likely not agree to Teddy’s being with a human mate so he and Billy superseded any such disagreement by arranging a quick marriage and a small marriage attended by the Young Avengers.  

Teddy became Dorrek the Eighth, leader of the Kree/Skrull Alliance and commander of their joint forces.  The first great challenge to his rule was the threat of the Cotati.  Teddy had to devise a means of defeating these enemies without the use of The Pyre (a super weapon that would cause the earth’s sun to detonate in supernova).  Despite betrayals among his own forces, Teddy was able to prevail with the aide of The Avengers and Fantastic Four.  The victory cemented Billy’s position as king and greatly strengthen the union between the Kree and Skrull peoples.  In the aftermath of the victory, a celebration was held on the Alliance’s flagship where Teddy and Billy redid their wedding with a lavish ceremony in which Billy was formally inducted as prince consort and court wizard.  It was really nice.  

Now situated on Throneworld II, Teddy has continued to guide the fledgling alliance in the hopes of a better tomorrow for the united citizens of the union, guarding it against the countless threats that are sure to come.

Hulkling first appeared in the pages of Young Avengers Vol. 1 #1 (2005).

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June 1st - Wiccan

Billy Kaplan was born to a family living in Manhattan.  He is both the son of Jeff and Rebecca Kaplan as well as the reincarnated son of The Scarlet Witch.  The Scarlet Witch had used her magical powers to manifest twin sons for her and her husband, The Vision.  This magic was undone and young Billy and his twin brother’s souls were sent a handful of years back in time to be born to new parents.  

Billy connection to The Scarlet Witch resulted in his manifesting magical powers in his early adolescence; powers that he originally attributed to his being a Mutant.  Although he would go on to wield vast magical abilities, earlier on his skills were limited to mid-range flight and lightning-like energy projection.  

Billy was among the young heroes recruited by Iron Lad to form The Young Avengers.  Herein, Billy called himself ‘The Asgardian’ as a nod to The Mighty Thor, who at the time was believed to have perished in battle.  Billy and his Young Avenger were able to thwart the schemes of Kang the Conquerer and went on to have further adventures together.  Billy would choose to change his superhero alias, taking on the new moniker of ‘Wiccan.’

One such adventure resulted in Billy meeting Tommy Shepherd and their uncanny resemblance led the two to conclude that they must be brothers.  Just as Billy possessed magical powers similar to those of The Scarlet Witch, Tommy possessed speed powers similar to the Scarlet Witch’s brother, Quicksilver.  The mystery ultimately led Billy, Tommy and The Young Avengers to seek out The Scarlet Witch and therein the two brothers learned the complicated truth of their origins.  

Throughout his adventures, Tommy became involved in a romance with his teammate, Teddy Altman (the shapeshifting hero known as Hulking).  

As Billy’s magical abilities enhanced he found that he could manifest some things into being simply by stating or wishing them aloud.  The potential extent of his abilities was daunting for Billy; even more so when he was approached by Dr. Strange who saw the young mage as possible candidate for becoming the next Sorcerer Supreme.

Billy would later test the upper limits of his magic by attempting to wish Teddy’s dead mother back to life.  At first it appeared as though his magic had actually accomplished the feat, but it turned out that he had inadvertently released the inter-dimensional parasite called ‘Mother’ and Billy and Teddy had to put together a new team of Young Avengers to put a stop to this threat.  

Billy and Teddy later became member of the Roberto DeCosta’s new team of Avengers and they battled numerous foes including alien invaders and the evil sorcerer called Moridun.  Later Wiccan named up with his mother, The Scarlet Witch, and Dr. Strange to fend off the cosmic threat known as The Celestial Destructor.  

Meanwhile, Teddy had approached by representatives of a Kree/Skrull Alliance who sought to utilize him as a figurehead to cement this coalition.  Teddy is the son of the Kree hero Mar-Vell and the Skrull princess Anelle and with this lineage he was the perfect candidate to unit these two warring people.  With so many lives at stake Teddy could not refuse.  Unfortunately, the alliance would forbid Teddy relationship with Billy since Billy is from earth.  As such, the two arranged a quick  wedding in secret before Teddy had to leave for outer space.  

Following the Empyre Event where new Kree/Skrull union had to battle the Cotati, Billy and Teddy were able to have a more formal wedding aboard the Alliance’s flagship with a royal celebration attended by the couple’s many friends and allies.  Billy was formally inducted into the Alliance as prince consort and court wizard.

A younger version of Billy appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, debuting in the Disney+ series Wanda/Vision and portrayed by actor Julian Hilliard.  The hero first appeared in the pages of Young Avengers Vol. 1 #1 (2005).

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May 31st - Ms. Marvel / Kamala Khan

Kamala Khan grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of parents who emigrated from Pakistan.  Throughout her youth, Kamala loved video games, fantasy fiction and, above all else, superheroes.  Her favorite hero by far was Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers).    

A latent Inhuman, Kamala went through Terrigenesis when the Terrigen Cloud passed over the Easter Seaborne.  She was bestowed morphogenetic powers, the ability to stretch and reshape her body in almost any way imaginable.  Shortly after discovering these new powers, Kamala saw her classmate, Zoe, fall into the bay and was drowning.  Kamala used her powers to shape-shift into a facsimile of Captain Marvel and rescued Zoe.  

Kamala knew she was destined to use these fantastic abilities to become a super hero.  At first, she felt compelled to alter her appearance as part of her heroic guise, to assume the look of Carol Danvers.  She soon changed her mind, considering that  there were so few superheroes who looked like her, who were Muslim.  As such, she chose to created a new identity as ‘Ms. Marvel,’ crafting a costume reminiscent of that once worn by Danvers but with its own distinct look emblematic of her family’s culture.  

As Ms. Marvel, Kamala embarked on numerous adventures.  She met Wolverine of The X-Men, encountered Lockjaw who introduced her to the Inhumans of New Attilan, and fulfilled a lifelong dream by joining a new iteration of The Avengers.  

While Kamala greatly enjoyed being a superhero, she was conflicted over having to maintain a secret identity and how it caused her to have to essentially lie to her parents, friends and family.  Her duties as Ms. Marvel often interfered in her responsibilities to her family, to her faith, her pals and her schoolwork.  Kamala’s best friend, Bruno, helped her contend with her conflicted feelings on the matter; as did Sheikh Abdullah of The Jersey City Mosque.  Ultimately, Kamala’s mother divulged to her that she already knew of Kamala’s double life and that she was proud of her daughter for her selflessness and the good deeds she had done.  It proved a tremendous relief for Kamala and helped her feel more assured that she was doing the right thing.

Following the second Superhero Civil War, Ms. Marvel became frustrated by the adult heroes and she quit the Avengers, banding together with other younger heroes to form the second version of The Champions.  Kamala would go on to have many more adventures both on her own and as a part of The Champions.  

Actress Iman Vellani portrays Kamala Khan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, debuting in the Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel.  The heroine first appeared in the pages of Captain Marvel Vol. 7 #14 (3013).