Garota Marvel

Garota Marvel is a Brazilian-original character created for Editora Abril's Portuguese-language Marvel comics, debuting in 1983 as a locally developed heroine rather than a translation of an existing Marvel character — giving Brazilian readers a superhero of their own.

Bursting onto the Brazilian comics scene in 1983 through Editora Abril's Superaventuras Marvel #14, Garota Marvel is a Bronze Age creation with a distinctly local flavor, brought to life by Miller and João Paulo L. B. Martins. Her catalog journey stretches an impressive four decades across titles like Superaventuras Marvel, Marvel Série I, and Edições GEP, speaking to a lasting place in Brazilian Marvel publishing history. Along the way she keeps remarkable company, sharing pages with luminaries like Jean Grey, Scott Summers, and Warren Worthington III. A fascinating piece of Marvel's international tapestry, she's a rewarding discovery for collectors with a passion for the global reach of the medium.