10 Comic Book Heroes Improved Through Retcon

10. Carol Danvers

Carol Danvers was a young girl who dreamed of the stars. She joined the Air force to become a pilot and pay her way through college. Her military service included spy work that had her cross paths with Logan, Ben Grimm, Nick Fury, and others. Retiring to become the captain of security at NASA, Carol soon became suspicious of Dr. Walter Lawson, secretly Kree Captain Mar-Vell. Becoming subjected to a Psyche Magnetron, Danvers was transformed and gained superpowers from Mar-Vell’s Negabands. Taking the name Ms. Marvel, she became a popular feminist superhero.

Ms. Marvel joined the Avengers and did well until she was subjugated and violated by the extra-dimensional being Marcus. Escaping, she was violated again when mutant terrorist Rogue stole her powers, psyche, and personality. Carol got the memories back thanks to Charles Xavier but never the feelings. She went to space with the Starjammers and developed vast cosmic powers as Binary. Returning to Earth and losing much of her power, she took the name Warbird and rejoined the Avengers. An alcohol problem nearly cost her that job, but she got help from Tony Stark.

Time as Earth’s most popular human superhero in the House of M and the revelation that she was the daughter of a Kree super-soldier caused Carol to fully embrace her heritage as Captain Marvel, making her one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe.