Putting the dis in distaff, Marvel unloads a misguided monument to mediocrity for that $125 you had no better use for. I see a lot of failed series and by-the-numbers miniseries here, but they seem to miss on some legitimately empowering stories like Kitty Pryde vs. The Brood or ’80s Ka-Zar/Shanna. With an Introduction providing context, even that ’70s story where the female Avengers rebelled against the chauvinistic males would have been fun, and what about Byrne’s solo Sue Storm FF story? There are a few good ones here, but what should have been a carefully spun celebration is more of a sad exposé of decades of disservice to some decent characters and readers of all genders. For the same money, why not buy a set of cheap tires and set them on fire? It’s more entertaining, and the fumes actually cause less brain damage*: 

Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #51-58, X-MEN (1963) #57, NIGHT NURSE #1-4, CAT #1-4, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #8, GIANT-SIZE CREATURES #1, MARVEL PREMIERE #42, SHANNA THE SHE-DEVIL (1972) #1-5, KA-ZAR: LORD OF THE HIDDEN JUNGLE #2, DAREDEVIL (1964) #108-112, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #3, MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #12, #16 & #18, FIRESTAR #1-4, SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK: CEREMONY #1-2, CAPTAIN MARVEL (1989) #1, CAPTAIN MARVEL (1994) #1, MILLIE THE MODEL #100, PATSY AND HEDY ANNUAL #1, SOLO AVENGERS #9, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #36 and MARVEL FANFARE #59!

* Trouble With Comics is not responsible if you do this, and the tire fire would in all honesty cause more brain damage than reading or even burning this book.

— Christopher Allen