The fact that Doctor Doom was defeated by such a ridiculous character (and in an equally ridiculous fashion), combined with the fact that said defeat was one of the few Doom losses never retconned as being Actually a Doombot, allowed Squirrel Girl to become a popular Memetic Badass in Internet fight threads. And once Doreen's debut was scanned and shared, her story gained many more readers. Well over a decade later, scans of comic books on the Internet became commonplace. Since the art and plot had a Silver Age touch that did not take itself seriously-and because the story was published in the Dark Age that marked The '90s-Doreen's debut was essentially a comedic one-off that attracted little attention. In her first appearance, she took down Doctor Doom without the help of a nearby Iron Man, who refused her request to become his new sidekick earlier that day. If you're the kind of fan who gets upset when a happy-go-lucky girl with the powers of a squirrel defeats god-level threats, you're exactly the kind of fan Squirrel Girl was written to upset. She basically serves as a litmus test for those who take comics too seriously, specifically those who think darker and edgier is automatically better. Squirrel Girl was specifically written as a response to the Darker and Edgier comics of the '90s. Oh, and she has a semi-prehensile squirrel tail and her lips taste like hazelnuts. She can speak with squirrels, who tend to do her bidding because of how well she treats them. She has also small, sharp claws rather than fingernails and retractable knuckle spikes-both principally used for climbing. Stats aside, her powers include enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, agility, and leaping ability "proportionate to that of a squirrel". According to her official Marvel powergrid, all of Doreen's stats are through the roof, putting her at the same level as the Living Tribunal. She's drifted through many gigs over her career: member of the Great Lakes Avengers, nanny to Danielle Cage, before deciding to enroll in Empire State University's Computer Science program.ĭespite the silly name, Squirrel Girl is one of the most canonically powerful superheroes in the entire Marvel Universe. moderate success, most famously defeating Doctor Doom during her first appearance. Doreen would go on to attempt a crime-fighting career in her mid-teens, with some. The girl/squirrel herself, who gained tree-rodent-based superpowers (proportional strength of a squirrel, razor-sharp nails, the innate ability to speak squirrelese, and, of course, the bushy tail) after her mother ended up going through squirrel-and-nut-themed versions of just about every Disposable Superhero Maker imaginable while pregnant with her. That was back when comic book worlds were places you wanted to escape to. Personally, I like the ones where good guys fight giant apes on the moon and stuff. "Maybe it's just me, but I'm not crazy about super hero stories where everything's all dark and moody.
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