Besides Valeria Richards, who is: THE SMARTEST WOMAN IN 616 MARVEL?

[Memnoch]

You know, I think one big problem with the scarcity of female genius in the MU is the ridiculous overbundance of polymaths in the MU. When you have folks like Reed Richard who are great in EVERY science field, it doesn't leave alot of room for any other genius characters, much less seeing them used. Got a science problem? Call Reed.




Agreed. But Athena seems to be used as an avatar of intelligence also, in the MU. And the intelligence of a goddess should still be higher than most mortals.

Strongly agree, besides wisdom is acquired knowledge put into action and she has 3000 plus yrs of it.

[Wellman]

And it's a shame it takes a little kid to make Marvel create a female character who isn't sexualized for the male readers.

Technically, Val's earliest incarnation as a time traveling teen in the 90s was sexualized and Marvel while not doing anything with present Val, still has the time traveling future Val if they ever wanted to 'sex up' her image.

[Marveluted]

Ooh, this is a definite head-scratcher. I'd say it's probably between Alyssa Moy and Maya Hansen, based solely on their creations. As a side note, I think it would be great if Marvel actually had a woman in their frequently Amadeus Cho-referenced list of the smartest minds.

[SuperCooper]

Here Comes Honey Val Val?

I just threw up a little.

Voted for Monica, seeing as Sage is currently outta the 616 for the time being.

[Jottma]

OP, you listed Dr. Jean Grey, as a possible runner-up in the smarts department, but I do believe that she was only designated as a Doctor in the FOX Movie Universe. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I do not believe she has accomplished this distinction in the Marvel 616 Universe.

[PwrdOff]

OP, you listed Dr. Jean Grey, as a possible runner-up in the smarts department, but I do believe that she was only designated as a Doctor in the FOX Movie Universe. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I do not believe she has accomplished this distinction in the Marvel 616 Universe.

To be fair she was only 24 when she died, it's quite difficult to get a doctorate by that age. In the movies she was presumably in her mid 30s to early 40s, and had the comic version lived to this age she would certainly have also earned the degree by then. It's sad really, Jean is supposed to have a very sharp intellect, which combined with her telepathic talents should easily make her one of the smartest people in the entire MU, but this is almost never highlighted in the comics themselves. An adult, fully Phoenix-powered Jean would have been an excellent addition to the New Avengers cast, especially since she is a far more logical successor to Xavier than Beast is. Oh well, that ship sailed long ago.