Ms. Marvel
Marvel.
Essential Ms. Marvel (1-23, Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine 10-11; w Gerry Conway, Carla Conway, Chris Claremont, Archie Goodwin, Jim Shooter, Simon Furman; a John Buscema, Jim Mooney, Keith Pollard, Sal Buscema, Carmine Infantino, Dave Cockrum, Mike Vosburg, Mike Gustovich). [From Marvel Comics: Ms. Marvel’s current successes are only the latest in a line of earth-shaking adventures that began in her original series, reprinted here in its entirety! New nemeses like Steeplejack and the Doomsday Man vie for the female fury’s attention alongside classic criminals like the Scorpion, Tiger Shark and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Featuring Namorita and Vance Astro, later of the New Warriors! Alien intrigue with the Kree and Shi’ar! Supernatural thrills! And the first appearance of the marvelously malicious Mystique! Plus: X-Men alumni including Grotesk and the Lizard People! Guest-starring Captain Mar-Vell and the Avengers!] 
1 Best of the Best (1-5, Giant-Size Ms. Marvel 1; w Brian Reed; a Roberto de la Torre). [From Marvel Comics: Straight out of the pages of New Avengers and House of M! Call your friends, wake the neighbors, shout it from the rooftops! Come along for one heck of a wild ride as Brian Reed (co-writer of the thrilling SPIDER-WOMAN: ORIGIN) joins forces with penciler extraordinaire Rob de la Torre for an action-packed adventure that includes special guest-stars Captain America and Jessica Jones. All this and an alien invasion that could mean the end of life on Earth, is tucked inside a cover by Eisner Award-nominated Frank Cho.] 
2 Civil War (6-10, Ms. Marvel Special; w Brian Reed; a Roberto de la Torre, Mike Wieringo, Guiseppe Camuncoli). [From Marvel Comics: Ms. Marvel enlists in the Civil War! With the Super Human Registration Act in full effect, Carol Danvers joins forces with Simon “Wonder Man” Williams and Julia “Arachne” Carpenter to police and train heroes. But there’s a traitor in their midst – someone who is undermining the registration movement and endangering everyone! Plus: BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! Rogue appears in the pages of MS. MARVEL! But if Rogue is a friend, why is Carol attacking? And finally, a child with the ability to turn anything he imagines into reality has begun to read Carol’s sci-fi epic “Binary,” based loosely on her own life among the stars. Within minutes, the library is overrun with visions from Carol’s book – and soon, all of New York City is threatened!] 
3 Operation Lightning Storm (11-17; w Brian Reed; a Roberto de la Torre, Aaron Lopresti). [From Marvel Comics: A new beginning for Ms. Marvel! Carol Danvers made herself a promise to be “the best of the best” -- but after the events of Civil War, has Ms. Marvel lost her way? As the stress mounts and Carol finds herself less and less sure about what she's doing or why, a crossroads is reached and a decision is made -- a decision that will change the course of Ms. Marvel's life -- and possibly the Marvel Universe! Brian Reed (New Avengers: Illuminati) and Roberto De La Torre -- plus guest-stars Iron Man, Araña and Wonder Man -- kick-off the new era!] 
4 Monster Smash (18-24; w Brian Reed; a Aaron Lopresti). [From Marvel Comics: The ongoing team of writer Brian Reed and artist Aaron Lopresti knock it out of the park with stories that will have fans of female heroes buzzing! Ms. Marvel drafts two recruits from the Initiative…Machine Man and Sleepwalker?! When Araña is kidnapped, it's time for Carol Danvers to use her newly expanded strike force to squash an evil that's hit too close to home! Plus: This is it - one of the biggest mysteries of Ms. Marvel's life is revealed. Carol Danvers heads to Monster Island, where the very fate of the planet Earth - and possibly the galaxy - hangs in the balance.] 3/5/08 