The Vision and the Scarlet Witch

American comic book series

The Vision and the Scarlet Witch

The Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 2 #1 (October 1985), art by Richard Howell.

Publication information
Publisher| Marvel Comics
Schedule| Monthly
Format| Limited series
Genre| Superhero
Magic
Publication date| Volume 1: November 1982 – February 1983
Volume 2: October 1985 – September 1986
No. of issues| Volume 1: 4
Volume 2: 12
Main character(s)| Scarlet Witch
Vision
Creative team
Written by|

List

* Volume 1: Bill Mantlo
Volume 2: Steve Englehart

Penciller(s)|

List

* Volume 1: Rick Leonardi
Volume 2: Richard Howell

Inker(s)|

List

* Volume 1: Ian Akin and Brian Garvey (#1–4)
Volume 2: Andy Mushynsky (#1–2), Jim Mooney (#3–4), Jack Abel (#5), Mike Esposito (#5), Frank Springer (#6–12)

Editor(s)|

List

* Volume 1: Mark Gruenwald
Volume 2: Jim Salicrup

The Vision and the Scarlet Witch is a series of comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic features the Vision and Scarlet Witch, a couple and longtime members of the Avengers.

## Publication history

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### Volume 1

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Their first key series together was published in the beginning of November 1982 which contained four issues. The limited series was written by Bill Mantlo and pencilled by Rick Leonardi.[1] In this series, the villain Magneto is retconned as the father of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver while intending to give up his villainous ways of life.[2] The reveal had some previous clues which were released during Avengers and X-Men titles. This stayed as comic book canon for many decades until it was undone in the 2014 crossover storyline AXIS.[3]

### Volume 2

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The second series which lasted twelve issues was published in 1985 and was written by Steve Englehart.[4] In this series, Scarlet Witch becomes pregnant magically and delivers two sons, William and Thomas.[4] Englehart tried to keep the series self-contained and made the characters resign from the Avengers.[5] He also omitted the theme of racism towards mutants, considering that it was already dealt with in the X-Men titles.[5] The series was focused on family drama rather than superhero exploits. Magic was also a common topic but was toned down in comparison with Englehart's run on Doctor Strange.[5] Englehart lamented that Scarlet Witch's motherhood did not stick, as the children were killed shortly after he ended writing the character.[6] The children were later retconned to be alive and joined Young Avengers as Wiccan and Speed.

## Collected editions

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* Avengers: Vision and the Scarlet Witch collects Giant-Size Avengers #4 and The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1–4, 128 pages, May 2015, ISBN 978-0785197416
* Avengers: Vision & The Scarlet Witch - A Year in the Life collects The Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 2 #1–12, 344 pages, June 2010, ISBN 978-0785145080
* Vision & The Scarlet Witch: The Saga Of Wanda And Vision collects Giant-Size Avengers #4, The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982) #1-4, The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) #1-12 and West Coast Avengers (1985) #2, 472 pages, January 2021, ISBN 978-1302928643
* Marvel Masterworks Presents The Avengers Vol. 21. Vol. 310. collects The Avengers #217-226, Annual #11, The Vision and The Scarlet Witch #1-4 and material from Marvel Fanfare #3, introduction by Jim Salicrup, 392 pages, August 2021, ISBN 978-1302929350
* Marvel Masterworks Presents The Vision and the Scarlet Witch Vol. 1 Vol 375. Collects The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1-12, West Coast Avengers #2, Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #10, Marvel Fanfare #6, #14, #32, #48 and #58, Solo Avengers #5, What the--?! #3, introduction by Jim Salicrup, 488 pages, March 2025, ISBN 978-1302962210

## See also

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* WandaVision – an American television miniseries based on the Marvel Comics characters Scarlet Witch and Vision.

## References

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1. ^ The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982 series) at the Grand Comics Database
2. ^ Rigley, Ryan (May 31, 2013). "Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch: Required Reading". MTV. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
3. ^ Cronin, Brian (January 25, 2015). "The Abandoned An' Forsaked – Magneto is Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch's Dad…Or IS He?". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
4. ^ a b The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985 series) at the Grand Comics Database
5. ^ a b c Busiek, Kurt (August 1985). "The Marvel Age Interview: Steve Englehart". Avengers: Vision & The Scarlet Witch - A Year in the Life. Marvel Comics. ISBN 9781302488833. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
6. ^ Englehart, Steve (n.d.). "Steve Englehart Responds". Women in Refrigerators. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2017.

## External links

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* The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982 series) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
* The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985 series) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
* The Vision and the Scarlet Witch at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

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