The Vision and the Scarlet Witch

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.

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

Publication history

Volume 1

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

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

• 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

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