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The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby . She has since starred in two self-titled limited series with husband the Vision and appears as a regular team member in superhero title theAvengers . Within the Marvel Universe , Scarlet Witch is a mutant , born with the ability to alter reality in unspecific ways. Historically, she is the twin sister of Quicksilver as well as the daughter of Magneto and the paternal half-sister of Polaris . However, she was later retconned to be Magneto's step-child .
The Scarlet Witch was ranked 97th in Wizard 's "200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time" list[1] and 14th in Comics Buyer's Guide 's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.[2] The character has also appeared in other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated films; arcade and video games; television series and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards.Elizabeth Olsen portrays the Scarlet Witch in a mid-credits scene in the Marvel Studios film Captain America: The Winter Soldier and will reprise the role in Avengers: Age of Ultron as a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe .

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The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby . She has since starred in two self-titled limited series with husband the Vision and appears as a regular team member in superhero title theAvengers . Within the Marvel Universe , Scarlet Witch is a mutant , born with the ability to alter reality in unspecific ways. Historically, she is the twin sister of Quicksilver as well as the daughter of Magneto and the paternal half-sister of Polaris . However, she was later retconned to be Magneto's step-child .
The Scarlet Witch was ranked 97th in Wizard 's "200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time" list[1] and 14th in Comics Buyer's Guide 's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.[2] The character has also appeared in other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated films; arcade and video games; television series and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards.Elizabeth Olsen portrays the Scarlet Witch in a mid-credits scene in the Marvel Studios film Captain America: The Winter Soldier and will reprise the role in Avengers: Age of Ultron as a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe .