List of female supervillains

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This is a list of female supervillains that can be found in American comic books and associated mediums. They are a counterpart to the superheroine, just as the villain is the counterpart to the hero.

Contents

Comic books

Marvel Comics

Avengers villains

Black Widow villains

Captain America villains

Captain Marvel villains

Cosmic villains

Daredevil villains

Ghost Rider villains

Hulk villains

Iron Man villains

She-Hulk villains

Spider-Man villains

Spider-Woman villains

Thor villains

X-Men villains

Other Marvel villains

DC Comics

Other comics

American Animation

2D

3D

Live action TV

See also

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