10 Funniest Moments In Marvel Comics

Squirrel Girl defeating Thanos – and the comic explicitly making sure you know that she did it legitimately, with no outside interference or unusual shenanigans – is one of the best, and also funniest things Marvel could have possibly done with both characters.

It’s also funny on a meta level, because there’s been so much debate over who could beat Thanos, yet in these conversations Squirrel Girl was pretty much the last name on everyone’s mind. This makes sense, of course – she’s generally a minor character, and so she doesn’t immediately spring to mind – but Dorreen Green has beat major characters like Doctor Doom and Wolverine in battle before, so the comedy also comes from the realisation that actually, of course she could beat him.

After so many other incredibly powerful heroes had tried, the comedic joy that is Squirrel Girl having beat Thanos is nothing short of magical.