Character/Marvel

Miss America

Marvel, Madeline Joyce Frank

130 appearancesSince 1943

Miss America first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #49 (1943-11), published by Marvel. 130 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Madeline Joyce

While visiting a lighthouse during an electrical storm, Madeline Joyce was struck by a powerful electrical discharge. After spending a week in a coma, she woke to discover that she now possessed superhuman strength and durability, and had gained the ability to fly. She donned a costume and became the hero known as Miss America. Madeline Joyce married Robert Frank (The Whizzer) in the late 1940s. They had a mutant son, Robert Frank Jr. (Nuklo), but because he emitted dangerous levels of radiation, he was placed in suspended animation. Some time later, Madeline died while giving birth to a second stillborn baby. Her midwife, Bova, attempted to pass off twins who had been born days earlier as the couple's newborns. These twins would grow up to become Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.

Character history

Key issues

3 issues

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series