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Volcana (Marvel Comics)
Volcana (Marsha Rosenberg) is a fictional character (a supervillainess turned superheroine) appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Secret Wars #3 (July 1984) and was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck. Fictional character biographyMarsha Rosenberg is a day care employee from Denver who, along with her friend Skeeter, is transported to Battleworld during Secret Wars. Seeking power and respect, she and Skeeter agreed to serve Doctor Doom in exchange for superpowers, with Marsha gaining the ability to transform into a molten lava-like form.[1] During the series, Volcana develops a relationship with the supervillain Owen Reece / Molecule Man.[2] She bargains with the Enchantress,[3] and then battles her with the intent to renege on her bargain.[4] In Secret Wars II, Volcana assists Earth's heroes in battling the Beyonder.[5][6][7] Some time later, she accompanies Molecule Man and the Fantastic Four to the Beyonder's universe, but is separated from the former when he is fused with a Cosmic Cube.[8][9][10] After Molecule Man is resurrected, he gives Volcana part of his power, enabling her to assume new volcanic rock forms.[11][12] The two ultimately break up, though Molecule Man vows to prove his love to her and carves her face into Mount Rushmore.[13][14][15][16] Nightwatch later hires Volcana and Titania to fight She-Hulk to keep her from obtaining documents that would incriminate him. However, She-Hulk defeats the two with help from her secretary Angie Huang, her supernatural monkey Hei Hei, and Hellcat.[17] Powers and abilitiesMarsha Rosenberg gained superhuman powers through cellular augmentation performed by Doctor Doom. She can transform into living plasma as well as a basalt-like form with immense strength and durability and a malleable pumice-like form.[18] In other media
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