Is Carol Danvers a lesbian?

Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, the character first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of the Kree superhero Mar-Vell in Marvel Super-Heroes #13.

Is Carol Danvers a lesbian?

In an Interview, Gerry Conway recalled the reason why Danvers was turned into a superhero, “It came about for fairly uncreative reasons, there was this idea, that I was kicking people off books to take over writing their books, Carol Danvers has never been a lesbian in the comics.

In fact, throughout the history of the character, she has dated quite several known male characters and has been seen with the likes of Spider-Man, James Rhodes, and Tony Stark.

Danvers resurfaces with superhuman abilities and becomes the hero Ms. Marvel in a self-titled series in January 1977, first written by Gerry Conway and later by Chris Claremont. In the series, she is the editor of Women Magazine, a spin-off of the Daily Bugle.