Kamala Khan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kamala KhanMs. Marvel |
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Textless variant cover of Ms. Marvel #2 (March 2014)
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain Marvel #14 (August 2013) |
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| Full name | Kamala Khan |
| Species | Inhuman |
| Place of origin | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Team affiliations | Avengers Young Avengers Champions Secret Warriors Protectors New Avengers Agents of Atlas |
| Partnerships | Carol Danvers Miles Morales/Spider-Man Sam Alexander/Nova |
| Notable aliases | Ms. Marvel Mystic Marvel |
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Kamala Khan is a superhero from Marvel Comics. She was created by Sana Amanat, Stephen Wacker, G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona, and Jamie McKelvie. Kamala is special because she is Marvel's first Muslim superhero with her own comic book. She is also the first South Asian American character to have her own series.
Kamala first appeared in a Captain Marvel comic in 2013. She then got her own comic series called Ms. Marvel in 2014. In the Marvel Universe, Kamala is a teenage Pakistani-American girl from Jersey City, New Jersey. She discovers she has special powers because of her Inhuman genes. Kamala takes on the name Ms. Marvel after her hero, Carol Danvers, becomes Captain Marvel.
Marvel's announcement about a Muslim superhero getting her own comic book got a lot of attention. The first Ms. Marvel comic series even won a Hugo Award in 2015.
Iman Vellani plays Kamala Khan in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe show Ms. Marvel (2022). She will also be in the movie The Marvels (2023). Kamala has also been voiced by Kathreen Khavari in cartoons like Avengers Assemble and Marvel Rising. Sandra Saad voiced her in the video game Marvel's Avengers (2020).
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Kamala's Powers and Abilities
Kamala gets her superpowers after a big event in the Marvel comics called "Infinity." This event released special "Terrigen Mists" that activated her hidden Inhuman abilities. This happened on a night when she snuck out to a school party, even though her parents told her not to.
Kamala's main power is elongation, which means she can stretch her body parts. She can make her arms, legs, or neck super long. She can also change her size, making herself bigger or smaller. When she gets bigger, she becomes very strong and can lift heavy things. She can even make her body as thin as paper.
Kamala also has a healing power. She can heal from injuries like bullet wounds. But if she heals too much, she gets very tired. She can also change her shape to look like other people or even objects, but she doesn't use this power very often.
When Kamala's powers were brought to live-action in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they were changed a bit. In the show, she wears a special bangle from her grandmother. This bangle gives her the power to create and control glowing purple energy, which she can use to make giant fists or platforms.
Kamala's Cultural Impact
In 2015, pictures of Kamala Khan started appearing on city buses in San Francisco. This happened because street artists covered up hateful messages against Islam with images of Ms. Marvel. They added messages like "Calling all Bigotry Busters" and "Stamp out racism." The writer of Ms. Marvel, G. Willow Wilson, said this was part of a conversation about free speech.
In 2016, Sana Amanat, one of Kamala's creators, met United States President Barack Obama. Obama said that Ms. Marvel was a comic book creation, but Sana was a "real superhero" for many young people.
Kamala also appeared on the cover of The Village Voice magazine in 2016. The cover showed her in a pose similar to the famous "We Can Do It!" poster. The article inside talked about how comic books were becoming more diverse.
In 2018, the word "Embiggen" was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. This word first appeared in The Simpsons but became popular because Kamala Khan often used it when she used her shape-shifting powers.
Kamala in Other Media
Kamala Khan has appeared in many different cartoons, video games, and other media because she is so popular.
Animation
Kamala made her first TV appearance in the cartoon Avengers Assemble. She was a recurring character and part of the All-New, All-Different Avengers team.
She also appeared in the anime series Marvel Future Avengers and the animated movie Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors. Kamala continued to appear in the Marvel Rising series of specials. She was also in the cartoon Marvel's Spider-Man and Spidey and His Amazing Friends.
Live Action
Kamala is the main character in the 2022 Disney+ show Ms. Marvel. This show tells her origin story in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In the show, her powers are slightly different from the comics. She can create glowing energy shapes, like big hands or platforms. In the final episode, her powers are described as a "mutation."
Iman Vellani will play Kamala again in the 2023 movie, The Marvels.
Video Games
Kamala is a playable character in many video games. These include Marvel Puzzle Quest, Lego Marvel's Avengers, Marvel Avengers Academy, Marvel: Future Fight, and Marvel Contest of Champions. She is also in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, Marvel Strike Force, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. Kamala is a playable character in Marvel's Avengers.
Miscellaneous Appearances
In 2015, an audio book called Ms. Marvel: No Normal was released. It was based on the first five issues of her comic book series.
In 2017, a chapter book called Ms. Marvel: Fists of Fury was published. The story focused on Kamala dealing with bullying because of her background.
Iman Vellani also appears as Kamala / Ms. Marvel in a special attraction on the Disney Wish cruise ship. In this show, she helps the Avengers fight against Ultron.
See also
In Spanish: Kamala Khan para niños
