Femizon is the name of two fictional groups appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics
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.
Fictional team history
Earth-712 Femizons
The first group to be called Femizons were the women of Femizonia, a
gynarchic future world in an alternate timeline where women had become
Amazon-like warriors, ruling over male slaves. It was this world that produced
Thundra, a recurring enemy, and later ally, of
The Thing.
Earth-616 Femizons
The second group to be called Femizons was a group of all-female
supervillain
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s in the
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universe. They were enemies mainly for
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, and their goal was to conquer
Earth
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and create a utopia where women ruled. Led by
Superia, who claimed to be inspired by stories of Thundra's Femizons, the group consisted of a large number of established female criminals and super villainesses. Superia gained Blackbird, Iron Maiden, MODAM, Moonstone, and Nightshade as her lieutenants.
[''Captain America'' #386-388. Marvel Comics. The team disbanded due to the vast majority of its members (all but Blackbird, Iron Maiden, and Snapdragon) disapproving of Superia's misandristic and genocidal plans.]
Members
Earth-712 version
* Princess Lyra -
* Syrani -
* Thundra -
Earth-616 version
In the group shot, there are two unidentified members of the Femizons who are briefly shown.
References
External links
Femizons (Earth-616 version)at Marvel Wiki
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