Madeline Joyce
Madeline Joyce gained superhuman abilities after being struck by lightning while tampering with her uncle's experimental radio device, becoming the patriotic heroine Miss America. She honed her combat skills under Captain America's tutelage as a proud member of the wartime Invaders.
A genuine Golden Age treasure, Madeline Joyce made her debut in Marvel Mystery Comics #51 in 1944, brought to life by creator Harry Sahle during one of comics' most electric eras. She's kept extraordinary company across her long publishing history — sharing pages with legends like Captain America, the Human Torch, and Namor — and her appearances across Marvel Mystery Comics, The Invaders, and beyond span a remarkable 78 years, a testament to her enduring place in Marvel's mythology. With seven key issues to her name and roots stretching back to the wartime Golden Age, Madeline Joyce is exactly the kind of foundational figure that serious Marvel readers and collectors love to rediscover.
Real name. Madeline Joyce Frank
Powers. Hand-to-Hand Combat: Miss America was a natural athlete, with the gymnastic ability, agility, and reflexes of an Olympic contestant. She was schooled in unarmed combat by Captain America while she was a member of the Invaders.
Affiliations. Formerly: ; Invaders ; Liberty Legion ; All-Winners Squad ; V-Battalion
Top series
Covers through the years — 1944–2019
★ 1944 
★ 1969 
★ 1976 
1989 
2005 ![Avengers / Invaders #[nn]](https://comicbooks-covers-449901518064-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/covers/isbndb/9780785129424.jpg)
2009 
2011 
2019