The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in X-Men #4 (Mar. 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

In 1964, the Scarlet Witch first appears with her brother, Quicksilver, as a part of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in Uncanny X-Men #4 (Mar. 1964). After several brief appearances in issues #5 (May 1964); #6 (July 1964); #7 (Sept.

1964); & #11 (May 1965), Wanda and her brother reform and join the Avengers in Avengers #16 (May 1965). The Scarlet Witch becomes a semi-regular member of the team until issue #49 (Feb. 1968), and then returns from issue #75 (Apr.

1970) and is a perennial member until Avengers #503 (Dec. 2004), the final issue. The Scarlet Witch also stars in two limited series with husband and fellow Avenger the Vision, being Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1 - 4 (Nov.

1982 - Feb. 1983), by writer Bill Mantlo and penciller Rick Leonardi, and a second volume with the same title numbered #1 - 12 (Oct. 1985 - Sept.

1986), written by Steve Englehart and penciled by Richard Howell. Magda — pregnant with the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver — takes sanctuary at Mount Wundagore in Transia, the home of the High Evolutionary, after seeing her husband Magnus use his magnetic powers for the first time. The twins are born, and as Mt.

Wundagore is the prison of the Elder God Chthon, his residual energies alter Wanda and will later give her the ability to use magic in addition to her mutant abilities. Fearing that Magnus would discover the children, Magda leaves the sanctuary and dies of exposure to the elements. The twins are attended by Bova.

Bova soon assists the World War II superheroine Miss America through labor, but the birth results in a stillborn child and Miss America loses her own life in the process. These complications are thought to be due to radiation poisoning deliberately caused by the villain Isbisa, the enemy of Miss America's husband Robert Frank, AKA Whizzer. Bova hides the truth from Frank and claims that only the mother has died, and that he now has twin children.

Frank is shocked at the death of his wife and flees at super speed. As Wundagore was no place for human infants, the High Evolutionary places them in the care of the gypsies Django and Marya Maximoff, who raise the twins as their own children. The twins are forced to flee a mob when Wanda uses her powers to protect herself and accidentally causes a fire that kills their adoptive gypsy mother.

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