Miss America (Marvel Comics)

Miss America
Ms. America
Miss America; Ms. America
	Madeline Joyce / Miss America.; Variant cover of Miss America Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1 (June 2009).; Art by Marcos Martin.
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Mystery Comics #49 (November 1943)
Created by	Otto Binder (writer); Al Gabriele (art)
Characters	List Madeline Joyce Frank; Erika Kelley; America Chavez;
Miss America
Series publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Format	List (vol 1); One-shot; (vol 2–9); Ongoing series; (vol 10); One-shot ;
Publication date	List (vol 1); May 1944 (one-shot); (vol 2); September 1944 – January 1945; (vol 3); February 1945 – July 1945; (vol 4); September 1945 – March 1946; (vol 5); April 1946 – September 1946; (vol 6); October 1946 – March 1947; (vol 7); April 1947 – June 1947; (vol 8); July 1947 – February 1952; (vol. 9); April 1952 – June 1958; (vol 10); June 2009 (one-shot);
Number of issues	List (vol 1): 1; (vol 2): 6; (vol 3): 6; (vol 4): 6; (vol 5): 6; (vol 6): 6; (vol 7): 3; (vol 8): 45; (vol 9): 48; (vol 10): 1;
Main character(s)	List (vol 1–2) ; Madeline Joyce; (vol 2–9); Patsy Walker; (vol 10); Madeline Joyce ;
Creative team
Writer(s)	List (vol 1); Bill Finger; Otto Binder; (vol 10); Jen Van Meter; Allen Bellman ;
Penciller(s)	List (vol 1); Ken Bald; (vol 10); Andy MacDonald; Alan Mandel; Allen Bellman ;
Inker(s)	List (vol 1); George Klein; (vol 10); Andy MacDonald; Bob Oksner; Allen Bellman ;
Letterer(s)	List (vol 10); Dave Lanphear ;
Colorist(s)	List (vol 10); Nick Filardi ;
Editor(s)	List (vol 10); Stephen Wacker; Tom Brennan; Tom Brevoort; Vince Fago ;

Miss America (also spelt as Ms. America) is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of Miss America, Madeline Joyce, first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #49 (November 1943). The second incarnation, Erika Kelley, debuted as Ms. America in Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1 (January 2008). The third incarnation, America Chavez, made her first appearance in Vengeance #1 (September 2011).

Since their original introductions in comics, characters using the Miss America codename have appeared in a range of Marvel-licensed media, including films, television series, video games, and merchandise.