Object Details
- Marvel Comics
- Description (Brief)
- The Marvel Comics' superhero America Chavez, known as Ms. America, first appeared in the 2011 comic book series Vengeance. This March 2017 issue marks the character's debut in her own series. The comic's story was written by Gabby Rivera and illustrated by Joe Quinones.
- Ms America Chavez is a Latina LGBTQ student from another reality . Originally created by Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta, Chavez has been prominently featured as a member of such supehero teams as the Young Avengers, A-Force and the Ultimates.
- Chavez's powers include super strength, speed , flight and the ability to travel through alternate realities.
- An earlier version of Marvel's Miss America character existed in the 1940s.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 2017-03
- ID Number
- 2018.0171.01
- accession number
- 2018.0171
- catalog number
- 2018.0171.01
- Object Name
- comic book
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/4 in x 6 9/16 in; 26.035 cm x 16.66875 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Comic Books
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Latino
- Comics
- LGBTQ Rights
- Gay Rights
- LGBTQ
- Record ID
- nmah_1894227
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-e12f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
